Screwed up!

"DAP members who did not receive the notice were denied the right to vote and choose the leaders they wanted at the congress" - ROS director-general Abdul Rahman Othman.

It other words, there were attempts by certain quarters to pool only those 'approved by the top leadership' into the Central Executive Committee (CEC). The 'qualified but unwanted ones' found themselves being axed in advance.

So much of a so-called democratic party!

KUALA LUMPUR: Investigations by the Registrar of Societies (ROS) found many DAP members who were eligible to attend its national congress on Dec 15 last year, did not receive notice, said ROS director-general Datuk Abdul Rahman Othman.
He said the finding was made after investigations were made on complaints by DAP members on not being given the notice.
"DAP members who did not receive the notice were denied the right to vote and choose the leaders they wanted at the congress," he said in a statement on Thursday.
In the statement, Abdul Rahman also stated that ROS would continue investigations on other issues raised by complainants, and go through all documents submitted before arriving at a decision on the validity of the congress based on the Societies Act 1966.
The election of DAP's Central Executive Committee (CEC) at the congress became a bone of contention after complaints were lodged by various members that the party did not give notice on it to 753 delegates who were valid voters. - Bernama

In the past five months, the ROS had interviewed six complainants and several office-bearers. The registrar had also received a detailed document from party election director Pooi Weng Keong and party strategist Ong Kian Ming.

The ROS had also met DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng in Penang to discuss the matter last month.

The ROS sent a letter to DAP on April 17 as a notification that the central executive committee (CEC) elected in December last year was not recognised. While Guan Eng promised a full cooperation, some party leaders took it lightly.

Let's wait for the investigation to conclude. I hope DAP remains 'democratic'... but will the leaders practice it?