Snap to decide veep's fate
Joseph TawiePublished: Jun 16, 2009 11:12 AM | Updated: Jun 16, 2009 6:42 PM
Sarawak National Party (SNAP) is yet to take action against its deputy president Ting Lian Kiew for allegedly acting against the interests of the party.
Sarawak National Party (Snap) is yet to take action against its deputy president Ting Lian Kiew for allegedly acting against the interests of the party.
Its secretary-general Stanley Jugol said: “Ting replied to the show cause letter a couple of weeks ago. He remains suspended from the party until we meet to discuss his future.”
Although Ting’s reply was received well beyond the May 6, 2009 deadline and faced automatic expulsion, his letter was accepted.
Explaining this, Jugol (right) said the letter was sent to an address
provided by him in the forms that were submitted to the Registrar of Societies, but it was returned as he was residing there.
The letter was then redirected to his son's business address in Tabuan Jaya, Kuching.
“Now that he has replied to the letter, we will study its contents,” said Jugol.
Another show-cause letter was sent to vice-president Augustine Sateng for allegedly campaigning for the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate in the Batang Ai by-election on April 7. Stanley said Sateng did not reply to the letter.
Upset with decision
The charge against Ting was that he had acted against the interests of the party when he met Umno president and newly- appointed Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak in early April without the sanction of the central executive committee.
During the meeting he was alleged to have told the prime minister that Snap wanted to return to the BN fold and had expressed support for the BN-PRS candidate for the Batang Ai by-election.
He was said to have been furious with Snap for deciding to join forces with PKR. He said he met the prime minister for the sake of the party and had requested him to help settle its problems with the Registrar of Societies.
Snap, a Dayak-based party, was formed on the eve of Sarawak’s independence within the federation of Malaysia 48 years ago. Its founder, Stephen Kalong Ningkan, became Sarawak’s first chief minister.
The party has been saddled with numerous problems. On Nov 5, 2002 the registrar deregistered the party after a protracted leadership crisis.
However, Snap was given a stay of execution pending its appeal to the court against the registrar’s decision.
Its secretary-general Stanley Jugol said: “Ting replied to the show cause letter a couple of weeks ago. He remains suspended from the party until we meet to discuss his future.”
Although Ting’s reply was received well beyond the May 6, 2009 deadline and faced automatic expulsion, his letter was accepted.
Explaining this, Jugol (right) said the letter was sent to an address
provided by him in the forms that were submitted to the Registrar of Societies, but it was returned as he was residing there.The letter was then redirected to his son's business address in Tabuan Jaya, Kuching.
“Now that he has replied to the letter, we will study its contents,” said Jugol.
Another show-cause letter was sent to vice-president Augustine Sateng for allegedly campaigning for the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate in the Batang Ai by-election on April 7. Stanley said Sateng did not reply to the letter.
Upset with decision
The charge against Ting was that he had acted against the interests of the party when he met Umno president and newly- appointed Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak in early April without the sanction of the central executive committee.
During the meeting he was alleged to have told the prime minister that Snap wanted to return to the BN fold and had expressed support for the BN-PRS candidate for the Batang Ai by-election.
He was said to have been furious with Snap for deciding to join forces with PKR. He said he met the prime minister for the sake of the party and had requested him to help settle its problems with the Registrar of Societies.
Snap, a Dayak-based party, was formed on the eve of Sarawak’s independence within the federation of Malaysia 48 years ago. Its founder, Stephen Kalong Ningkan, became Sarawak’s first chief minister.
The party has been saddled with numerous problems. On Nov 5, 2002 the registrar deregistered the party after a protracted leadership crisis.
However, Snap was given a stay of execution pending its appeal to the court against the registrar’s decision.
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