The bail for 157 members of the outlawed Voluntary Patrol Unit (PPS) has been extended to Dec 1 and as of  now they are yet to be charged under the Societies Act 1966 for being involved in illegal activities.

Seri Delima assemblyman RSN Rayer said the group has to return to the Northeast District police headquarters at Jalan Patani on Dec 1.

"This is the second time the police have extended our bail. They can do it only three times. We are willing to cooperate," Rayer told reporters after meeting the police at Jalan Patani today.

Earlier, state executive councillor and PPS head Phee Boon Poh ( right ) said he has been informed by the police that the bail for those who were arrested after taking part in the Aug 31 Merdeka Day parade at the Esplanade in Penang will not be renewed.

"Everything is now left hanging in the air," Phee told Malaysiakini .

Phee, together with Tanjung MP Ng Wei Aik and Seri Delima assemblyperson RSN Rayer were arrested, along with the other members of the PPS, under Section 43 of the Societies Act  after Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar declared PPS was "illegal".

Khalid's declaration followed complaints made by Parti Cinta Malaysia vice-president Huan Cheng Guan that PPS was not registered with the Registrar of Societies.

ROS has not declared PPS illegal

Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has maintained that the PPS launched in 2011 was formed as a state government body to respond to urgent disasters and to carry out community services.

Lim argued that the PPS, like the Village Development and Security Committee (JKKK), does not need ROS registration.

Ng said since the ROS has not declared the PPS illegal, the arrest of its members can be construed as "wrongful" and can be challenged in court.

"The inaction of the Attorney-General's chambers in charging (or declaring as no further action) the PPS members is another delay tactic to ensure the unit cannot be revived in future," he added.

The 9,000 members recruited by the state government for PPS have been relieved of their duties since the arrests in September.

The arrest of the PPS members were carried out in the midst of the police crackdown on at least 20 individuals - opposition politicians, academicians, activists, students, preachers and a journalist - under the 1948 Sedition Act.