ROS: DAP submitted election report on Feb 8

PETALING JAYA: The Registrar of Societies (ROS) received DAP's report on the results of its central executive council election on Feb 8.

Registrar Datuk Abdul Rahman Othman said his previous statement, which was based on information that was not updated, had “led to confusion”.

“The ROS apologises to all parties concerned over this mistake,” he said, adding that investigations into DAP's contentious CEC polls last December was now ongoing.

“This will be finalised as soon as possible,” said Abdul Rahman, adding that the report would make it easier for ROS to probe the complaints made by DAP members.

He was responding to a statement by Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein that the ROS had not received any report on the CEC election on Dec 15 although the deadline for the party to do so had passed.

Several DAP members had filed complaints with ROS claiming that there was manipulation in the elections following an announcement by the party leaders three weeks after the polls that there had been a “technical glitch” in the tabulation of the results.

Following a revised list due to the so-called errors, Zairil Khir Johari, an aide of party secretary-general Lim Guan Eng, was moved up from 39th spot to the 20th position, allowing him to be in the CEC as an elected member.

The alleged error also saw the resignation of its election director Pooi Weng Keong.

Earlier, DAP national organising secretary Anthony Loke said he had personally handed the report over to the ROS' office in Putrajaya at about 10am on Feb 8.

“Among the copies of documents in the report are the minutes of the CEC meeting and a list of all elected and appointed leaders,” he said, showing reporters a cover letter stamped with an ROS seal dated Feb 8.

In GEORGE TOWN, DAP national chairman Karpal Singh urged Hishammuddin to retract his statement.