PKR today refuted the explanation of defacto Law Minister Nazri Abdul Aziz yesterday that the Umno membership of Election Commission chief Abdul Aziz Yusof had lapsed because of non-payment of annual dues.
"I am drawing on my experience as Umno Youth secretary-general. A person who registers to be an Umno member has to pay two dues. One is the membership fee, you only pay once.
"The other is the annual fee. The annual fee is to allow you to participate in the Umno AGMs," explained the oposition party's secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution (right).He argued that even if Abdul Aziz does not pay the annual fee, it does not disqualify him as an Umno member, just that he cannot take part in the Malay party's AGMs.
"That does not deny his membership. That is all."
Saifuddin explained that a member is only considered no longer belonging to Umno if he or she is expelled or writes in to asked to be dropped from the party roster.
At a press conference in Parliament House yesterday Nazri said that Abdul Aziz's membership had lapsed as the latter failed to pay his annual dues for a number of years.
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