Sacked PKR member Jenapala blasts party elections

Former PKR deputy secretary-general P Jenapala has made critical remarks about the party elections, despite the fact that the party says he is no longer a member.

Jenapala (centre in photo) today criticised the party's alleged underhand tactics to undermine his candidacy.

The party’s current secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution however says Jenapala is not even a party member, since he was expelled from the party some time ago for what he termed a serious breach of discipline.

“His sacking is by the disciplinary committee and it was made even before the defection of the five elected MPs (early last year),” said Nasution.

“Hence, Jenapala has no legal standing to make such allegations on the party in the run-up of the party's division and national elections,” he said.

Saifuddin said he will be issuing a full media statement to clarify the matter following Jenapala’s allegations

When told that Jenapala had checked his membership status on Sept 17, Saifuddin acknowledged there were some problems with the membership list but said any questions on a member’s status could have been directed to the party headquarters.

In 2008 PKR deputy president Syed Husin Ali had said that Jenapala had been removed as deputy secretary-general, after he was declared bankrupt.

Jenapala: Anwar and Azmin must clarify

Jenapala had made several damning allegations today in a press conference held in Kuala Lumpur.

He claimed that two candidates for deputy head for Permatang Pauh, Roselai Muhamad and Che Mat Hashim, were pressured into not contesting in order to allow Deputy Chief Minister I Dr Mansor Othman (left) to hold on to the post.

Malaysiakini has also reported that speculations were rife over Mansor's uncontested win.

Jenapala, who claims to be a PKR life member, also alleged that party vice-president Lee Boon Chye had blocked his candidacy for deputy president, when his name was erased at the Batu Gajah division meeting yesterday.

He asserted that Lee should have verified the facts first before deciding to erase his name.

Jenapala also claimed that certain people were using the Selangor state exco office to gather support and were also making offers of positions if a certain candidate should win.

He also pointed out discrepancies in several divisional elections in Kudat, Silam, Bandar Indera Mahkota and Raub that hinted that certain top party people were trying to influence the candidacy.

Jenapala went on further to wonder if Anwar and deputy president aspirant Azmin Ali were aware of such practices, and wanted them to come clean if they were involved in such incidents.