DAP’s constitutional crisis (UPDATED with Chinese Translation)
Further to that, there is a complaint that 753 Indian members who were opposed to Lim Guan Eng did not receive their notice to the meeting and that 300 of the 1,823 delegates who attended the meeting were ‘illegal’. Lim Kit Siang got the highest votes followed by Lim Guan Eng and the anti-Lim group says that if the 753 delegates had not been excluded from the party election then the father and son would have come in 5th and 6th respectively.
THE CORRIDORS OF POWER
Raja Petra Kamarudin
Yesterday, on 17th April 2013, the Registrar of Societies (ROS) sent DAP a letter saying that a dispute has arisen regarding the legality of the officer bearers of the party that was elected on 15th December 2012. The dispute regards the appointment of Vincent Wu Him Ven to the central committee plus the allegation that 753 members of the party were not given the notice to the congress within the required ten weeks.
Hence the ROS is questioning the legality of the party elections plus its elected committee and within a month from 17th April 2013 DAP is to submit to the ROS the list of the central committee members that was actually elected on 15th December 2012. DAP has to also send to the ROS the notices that were sent to all the delegates who were eligible to attend the party congress and if there are any discrepancies then DAP is to hold fresh party elections failing which the ROS can deregister the party.
DAP said that a miscalculation caused by a technical glitch was discovered in the 15th December 2012 party election results. In the revised results, Zairil Khir Johari, who initially finished in 39th position with only 305 votes, leapt to 20th position with 803 votes. Vincent Wu Him Ven, who was initially elected to the CEC with 1,202 votes was relegated to 26th position with only 669 votes. He was then re-appointed into the CEC as a co-opted member.
Further to that, there is a complaint that 753 Indian members who were opposed to Lim Guan Eng did not receive their notice to the meeting and that 300 of the 1,823 delegates who attended the meeting were ‘illegal’. Lim Kit Siang got the highest votes followed by Lim Guan Eng and the anti-Lim group says that if the 753 delegates had not been excluded from the party election then the father and son would have come in 5th and 6th respectively.
It would be interesting to see how this whole thing unfolds with only 17 days to go before the general election of 5th May 2013. The ROS letter was copied to the Election Commission (SPR) hinting of a possible constitutional crisis that may affect DAP’s status in the 5th May 2013 general election.
Will DAP have to contest the general election under the banner of PAS after all? PAS has offered to allow DAP to contest under its banner if DAP gets deregistered.
What a twist considering that back in 1999 and 2004 the Chinese voters ‘punished’ DAP because of its association with PAS. Now, ironically, PAS may be stepping in to help DAP by offering the latter its banner.
Maybe this is good for Pakatan Rakyat after all. Then the Chinese may vote for PAS to reward it for helping DAP out of its dilemma. But imagine how much fun Umno is going to have telling the voters that Rocket sudah naik Bulan.
What a twist indeed. I suppose PAS will come to DAP’s aid just like Umno did to MCA when it, too, faced a constitutional crisis some time back.
I just love Malaysian politics.
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行動黨的憲制危機
不止于此，有753名反對林冠英的印裔代表作出投訴，他們根本就沒受到大會通知書。他們也投訴當日大會1823個代表裏有300名代表是‘非法’的。林吉祥當天獲得最高選票，而林冠英身居第二。那些反林人士聲明如果那753個代表當天有出席投票的話那林氏父子的排名將會降到第五和第六。
原文：Raja Petra Kamarudin
社團註冊侷于昨天4月17日給行動黨發了一封信，信中提到的是去年12月15日黨選舉内那些成功當選中委會會員們的合法性。這封信點出把伍薪榮被任命為委員的爭議和有753名大會代表並沒有在10個星期的期限前被通知有關黨選舉的事項。
社團註冊侷因此提出對這次黨選舉和當選人合法性的保留。在5月17號前行動黨必須向社團註冊侷呈交當天當選人的名單。行動黨也必須向社團註冊侷呈上當時派發給各個有資格出席大會代表的通知書。如果當中有落差的話，那麽這次的黨大會和選舉就會被宣告無效，而社團註冊侷就有權利撤銷行動黨的合法註冊。
行動黨宣稱12月15日黨選舉中出現的算錯票純屬技術上的錯誤。在更正后，原本以305票排名第39位的Zairil Khir Johari以803票躍升至第20位。而原本以1202票高票選入中委會的伍薪榮則滑落至第26位。他過後被指名進入中委會儅個增选委员（co-opted member）.
不止于此，有753名反對林冠英的印裔代表作出投訴，他們根本就沒受到大會通知書。他們也投訴當日大會1823個代表裏有300名代表是‘非法’的。林吉祥當天獲得最高選票，而林冠英身居第二。那些反林人士聲明如果那753個代表當天有出席投票的話那林氏父子的排名將會降到第五和第六。
現在距離大選日還有17天，我真的很想看看這件事會怎樣發展下去。選舉委員會也收到了這封信的副本，這似乎正暗示著行動黨在此次大選中將會被這個憲制危機所影響。
行動黨會否在伊斯蘭黨旗下競選呢？伊黨之前已表明了他們會讓行動黨以他們的名義上陣。
這是多麽的曲折啊!在1999年和2004年大選華裔選民因行動黨和伊黨結盟而以選票來‘教訓’行動黨。現在，很諷刺的，伊黨可能需要出手幫助行動黨。
這可能對民聯來講是件好事。華裔有可能因伊黨幫助行動黨而支持伊黨。但你可也想象儅巫統站出來對選民說“火箭已經上月亮了！”時那場景將會是多麽的幽默。
真的是曲折離奇啊。但我想伊黨是會出手相挺的，正如之前馬華面臨憲制危機是巫統出手一樣。
我真是很喜歡馬來西亞的政治。
