Get Guan Eng to submit all documents, Karpal told

(NST) – DAP chairman Karpal Singh should order party secretary-general Lim Guan Eng to submit all documents required by the Registrar of Societies (RoS) relating to the party election on Sept 29, said former Kedah Parti Kesejahteraan Insan Tanah Air (Kita) chairman Zamil Ibrahim.

He said a mere three-page report submitted by the party was evidently too brief for the RoS to conduct investigations into allegations of fraud, distortion and manipulation of the delegates’ list during the party election.

“Karpal should adhere to the RoS’ order instead of engaging in a long-running battle and challenging the decision.”

RoS is requesting a full list of DAP’s 2,576 members, along with their branch affiliation and addresses, a full list of the 1,740 voting members, along with their particulars, and a list of 985 branches with an “A” certification.

The DAP central executive committee election last year was marred by a tabulation “glitch”, with party members claiming irregularities.

The glitch caused party activist Vincent Wu to be moved to the 26th spot from his original sixth position.

This gave way to Lim’s political secretary, Zairil Khir Johari, who was in the 39th position, to move up to the 20th spot in the CEC elections on Dec 15 last year.

The RoS sent a letter to DAP saying that it did not recognise the leadership, which led to the party to hold another election to avoid de-registration.