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Umno will not be accepted into Pakatan Harapan, says Mahathir
Kow Gah Chie | Published on Today 8:18 am | Modified on Today 8:22 am
Pakatan Harapan will not accept Umno into its fold due to the uncertainty surrounding its legal status, prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad had said.
"Umno cannot join Harapan because it is uncertain is it is legal or not legal," he told a press conference yesterday.
The Harapan chairperson said it was up to the court to decide Umno's legal status, while the Registrar of Societies (ROS) could decide its status of registration.
On April 20, a group of 16, who were then still Umno members, filed a judicial review to quash the ROS' decision to allow Umno a time extension in order to hold its party elections.
They also sought the de-registration of Umno under Section 14(2) and 14(5) of the Societies Act for both provisional and permanent dissolution.
The ROS and Umno organising secretary Abdul Rauf Yusoh were named as respondents.
This followed their argument that the last day for Umno branches to hold their elections was on Feb 28 and the last day for the supreme council and 191 divisions to function was on April 19, this year.
Meanwhile, Mahathir also said yesterday that all the 'old policies' under his predecessor Najib Abdul Razak, will be reviewed.
This included the Transformation National 2050 (TN50), an initiative to plan for the future of Malaysia in the period 2020 to 2050, as well as National Blue Ocean Strategy (NBOS).
In an immediate response, Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin urged the government to put the people's best interest above anything and not to make decisions based on political differences.
Umno will not be accepted into Pakatan Harapan, says Mahathir
Kow Gah Chie | Published on Today 8:18 am | Modified on Today 8:22 am
Pakatan Harapan will not accept Umno into its fold due to the uncertainty surrounding its legal status, prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad had said.
"Umno cannot join Harapan because it is uncertain is it is legal or not legal," he told a press conference yesterday.
The Harapan chairperson said it was up to the court to decide Umno's legal status, while the Registrar of Societies (ROS) could decide its status of registration.
On April 20, a group of 16, who were then still Umno members, filed a judicial review to quash the ROS' decision to allow Umno a time extension in order to hold its party elections.
They also sought the de-registration of Umno under Section 14(2) and 14(5) of the Societies Act for both provisional and permanent dissolution.
The ROS and Umno organising secretary Abdul Rauf Yusoh were named as respondents.
This followed their argument that the last day for Umno branches to hold their elections was on Feb 28 and the last day for the supreme council and 191 divisions to function was on April 19, this year.
Meanwhile, Mahathir also said yesterday that all the 'old policies' under his predecessor Najib Abdul Razak, will be reviewed.
This included the Transformation National 2050 (TN50), an initiative to plan for the future of Malaysia in the period 2020 to 2050, as well as National Blue Ocean Strategy (NBOS).
In an immediate response, Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin urged the government to put the people's best interest above anything and not to make decisions based on political differences.
