DAP presents party polls evidence to rebut RoS, says Najib got it wrong
Loke with copies of the documents which he says are proof that Najib is lying. The Malaysian Insider pic by Nazir Sufari, August 19, 2013
(TMI) – The party, according to Loke, has on its own initiative collected over 500 signatures from absent delegates to acknowledge that they were informed of the party polls but could not attend for personal reasons.
The DAP has shown evidence to rebut allegations that it did not inform 753 delegates of its party polls last year and called on the prime minister to retract his statement that it did not follow procedures.
“We have the evidence of members’ attendance record, signatures and postal receipts that showed notices were sent out,” said national organising secretary Anthony Loke at a press conference at the party’s headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak had said the party did not adhere to regulations when it elected its central executive committee (CEC) last year.
“Najib is a liar. If he wants to sue me, go ahead. We want him to retract his comments.”
Loke argued that the Registrar of Societies (RoS) failed to interview the 753 members who were allegedly not informed of the polls.
“RoS chose to believe claims by certain members who have their own personal agendas.”
Last Thursday, party chairman Karpal Singh issued a statement that the party had decided to hold fresh CEC elections, as demanded by RoS.
On July 30, RoS director-general Datuk Abdul Rahman Othman ordered DAP to do that because he was not satisfied with the party’s explanation of a vote counting mix-up.
However, the government agency had only asked the party to submit evidence that notices were sent out and did not request for proof on the electoral glitch.
