Impromptu
and Premature Announcement By Ahmad Zahid Hamidi To Direct DAP To Reconvene Party
Elections When The Registrar of Societies(ROS) Has Not Even Prepared A Letter
To The DAP Of This Decision Is An Act Of Political Victimisation And Abuse Of
Power.
DAP is shocked at the pre-emptive and
premature announcement by Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to direct
DAP to reconvene party elections when the Registrar of Societies(ROS) has not
even prepared a letter to the DAP of this decision is an act of political
victimisation and abuse of power. Datuk Ahmad had made the announcement in an
impromptu speech during the ROS’ buka puasa function in Putrajaya completely
unprepared, without any written grounds on why DAP is required to call for
fresh party elections.
This is an act of political vengeance
and victimisation because DAP was never informed before hand, either verbally
or in writing of this directive to hold fresh elections. Further the letter
promised by ROS to be sent to DAP has not even been prepared or sent. When DAP
National Organising Secretary and MP for Seremban Anthony Loke visited the ROS
Headquarters in Putrajaya this morning, he was informed that the letter was not
ready to be sent yet. Has ROS surrenderred its professionalism and integrity to
UMNO and BN to be a willing tool to fix up BN’s political enemies?
These events lend suspicion that ROS had
clearly pre-judged and made up its mind to fix up the DAP. No serious consideration
was given to the explanations by DAP that the party elections in December last
year was conducted properly, legally and democratically where all qualified
delegates were fully informed without any dishonest practice of money politics
or hanky panky.
The only mistake was in the posting of
the results by the Returning Officer that led to the wrong votes being
announced for the successful candidates. When this error was discovered, this
was admitted to and rectified by the party voluntarily without being exposed by
any outside parties. The party is now punished for being refusing to hide
mistakes and by being honest and truthful.
DAP has given full co-operation to the
ROS and provided all information requested. For the ROS to claim now that the
DAP CEC is not recognised is self-contradictory as ROS Director-General
continues to address me as DAP Secretary-General in official letters this year and
even stated that DAP is authorised to use our Rocket symbol during the last
general elections.
DAP urges all leaders, members and
supporters to remain calm. An emergency CEC meeting will be held tomorrow night
at the DAP Headquarters to deal with this latest development. As this is a
clear act of political vengeance and an illegal abuse of power, the DAP CEC
shall consider all options as provided for under the Societies Act, after
receiving a written directive from ROS.
- LIM GUAN ENG
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