‘ROS does not recognise DAP’s CEC’

In a letter to Lim Guan Eng, the Registrar of Societies states that until the dispute surrounding its elections are resolved, the CEC will not be recognised. 

(FMT) – The Registrar of Societies (ROS) has stated that it does not recognise DAP’s newly elected Central Executive Committee (CEC).

In a letter sent to DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng yesterday, ROS director-general Abdul Rahman Othman said this was due to the dispute surrounding the party elections.

“Until the disputed matters are resolved, the ROS under Section 3A of the Societies Act does not recognise the office bearers in DAP, formed by the CEC on Dec 15, 2012,” he said.

Abdul Rahman also warned that the explanations put forth by the party leadership with regard to the disputed matters must be satisfactory or DAP faced the risk of being de-registered.

Among others, the ROS wanted DAP to submit a list of legitimate CEC members and the steps taken to resolve the disputes within a month.

The letter was also copied to Election Commission chief Abdul Aziz Yusof.

After the CEC election results were announced, none of the eight Malay candidates who contested were elected.

On Jan 3, DAP announced that there was a technical error in the vote tabulation and declared defeated candidate Zairil Khir Johari Abdullah as a duly elected member of the CEC.

This prompted various quarters to accuse the party leadership of manipulation and demand for a fresh polls but Lim refused to do so.

Reports were also filed with the ROS.