Saifuddin: Fracases Masterminded by Non-PKR Members
Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Secretary General, Saifuddin Nasution today has claimed that the chaos that arose during the elections in several branches of PKR was caused by irresponsible people who are not the members of the party.
Speaking to reporters in a press conference at PKR Headquarters, Saifuddin said PKR took the matter seriously especially those involving election officials and members of the media. He also promises that such incidents will not happen again in the future.
“I would like to stress here that the incidents only happened at four branches only. That is Kuala Langat, Kapar, Klang and Sabak Bernam. We have identified that those who are responsible in creating the problem are not legitimate members of PKR,” said Saifuddin who is also Machang MP.
“For example, the problem that happened in Kuala Langat that was created by Abdul Razak Halidi who claimed that he is our member. We have investigated and we found out that he is no longer a member of PKR. He joined PKR from UMNO and then quit from PKR on July 5 2007 to rejoin UMNO,” he added.
Saifuddin also said that the unruliness that broke out in Klang and Sabak Bernam were the works of non-PKR members.
“For the incidents that happened in Klang where the ballot boxes were thrown, we also found that it was masterminded by someone who is not from our party. Same goes for the incident in Sabak Bernam, they are also not a members of PKR,” said Saifuddin.
According to him, PKR has lodged a police report and demanded for the police to expedite investigations and take appropriate action against those involved in the fracases.
PKR’s central leadership council elections will be held from October 29 to November 21. Three nominees have qualified to contest for the President post which is currently held by Datin Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail with 123 nominations, Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (15) and Zaid Ibrahim (3).
For the Deputy President post, current vice-president Azmin Ali is leading the race with nominations from 102 branches followed by Zaid Ibrahim (38) and Mustaffa Kamil (17). Overall eight names had been proposed by branches.
Meanwhile, for the vice-president post, 27 candidates had qualified to contest for the post.
