‘DAP’s CEC needs RoS okay to be recognised’

(NST) – The DAP’s new central executive committee (CEC) must receive the acknowledgement of the Registrar of Societies (RoS) before it can be recognised as a lawful body, said former Kedah Parti Kesejahteraan Insan Tanah Air (Kita) chairman Zamil Ibrahim yesterday.

“DAP national chairman Karpal Singh should remind secretary-general Lim Guan Eng that the new CEC must obtain the recognition of RoS.

“This is in accordance with the Societies Act 1966, which allows RoS to instruct a political party to hold a re-election if its leadership is deemed unlawful,” he said yesterday.

He said Karpal should advise Lim against delaying the submission of the party’s full re-election report, as well as its list of new office-bearers.

“This report is important for RoS to make an evaluation (on the re-election) before deciding whether the new CEC line-up is valid. Everyone has to abide by this law.”

RoS has yet to receive any document on the re-election of DAP’s CEC members. The polls were held on Sept 29.

RoS principal senior assistant director Desmond Das said DAP had between 30 and 60 days to submit such a document from the date the party’ special congress was held to re-elect its CEC members.

He said DAP should cooperate with RoS so that investigations could be carried out with regard to complaints from party members and former members on the new CEC line-up.