Proof That @dapmalaysia Does Not Know How To Comply With The Law #KLChronicle

In the case of DAP, however, an issue which is about to blow up big time, this matter is more clear-cut and less open to interpretation.

The Registrar of Societies (RoS) received nine complaint letters from the party’s members and grassroots leaders regarding its party elections in December last year and the re-election in September this year.

The RoS ruled that the December 2012 party election is flawed and instructed DAP to hold another election, which it did in September 2013. However, there were also flaws in the re-election as well.

The nine complaints received by the RoS that will make the September 2013 re-election invalid are:

1. Inadequate notice period (which should have been 10 weeks, as what Karpal Singh himself admitted).

2. The 851 delegates who were absent or not invited to the re-election when they were eligible to attend and vote at the meeting.

3. The 985 instead of 865 branches that were involved in the re-election.

4. The delegates’ list 15th December 2012 was not used, as it should have.

5. The proper notice of the meeting was not issued.

6. The election was not transparent.

7. Suspected elements of fraud.

8. Suspicious election results.

9. Manipulation of votes.

The RoS then asked DAP to submit its report, which it did. But then the report was so skimpy and lacked a satisfactory explanation regarding the nine complaints.

If the RoS is still not satisfied with DAP’s response it can demand that a new election (or re-re-election) be held and if DAP fails to comply then it runs the risk of being deregistered like what happened to Umno 25 years ago.

DAP is taking this matter to the court of public opinion. I doubt, however, that DAP can win this fight even if it wins in the court of public opinion because this is not like sedition which is open to interpretation.

I fear that DAP is soon going to learn what ‘you can’t fight City Hall’ means. DAP can rant and rave and allege that it is being persecuted and is being subjected to unfair treatment. Nevertheless, the RoS can just go ahead and deregister the party unless DAP complies with the rules.

You may think that the law is an ass but then the law is the law. And, as we say in the west: you can’t fight City Hall.

So good luck to DAP.

The above article is excerpts taken from Raja Petra's Kamaruddin article. The article can be accessed HERE