The Registrar of Society (ROS) should not interfere in tomorrow’s MCA emergency general meeting (EGM) because it is an internal affair of the party, said vice-president Gan Ping Sieu.
“The unity of MCA is a party matter; resolution one (to censure deputy chief Liow Tiong Lai) is a political decision by the central delegates, not a legal issue to be determined by the ROS.
“Nonetheless, it is stated in the report that this is not a directive, just an advice, so we thank you (ROS) for this kind concern.
“We need to stress further that MCA does not require outsider’s interference into our party affairs,” he said at a press conference today.
Gan was speaking as a spokesperson for the group of 20 MCA central committee members who had called for the EGM, of whom 12 were present at the press conference.
He was referring to earlier news reports that the ROS had sent a letter advising MCA to drop the motion to censure Liow for the sake of the party's unity.
In a separate press conference earlier today, MCA president Chua Soi Lek confirmed receiving ROS' letter, but maintained that the matter was beyond his powers and the EGM will proceed as planned.
“The unity of MCA is a party matter; resolution one (to censure deputy chief Liow Tiong Lai) is a political decision by the central delegates, not a legal issue to be determined by the ROS.
“Nonetheless, it is stated in the report that this is not a directive, just an advice, so we thank you (ROS) for this kind concern.“We need to stress further that MCA does not require outsider’s interference into our party affairs,” he said at a press conference today.
Gan was speaking as a spokesperson for the group of 20 MCA central committee members who had called for the EGM, of whom 12 were present at the press conference.
He was referring to earlier news reports that the ROS had sent a letter advising MCA to drop the motion to censure Liow for the sake of the party's unity.
In a separate press conference earlier today, MCA president Chua Soi Lek confirmed receiving ROS' letter, but maintained that the matter was beyond his powers and the EGM will proceed as planned.
Not meant to end Liow's career
Besides censuring Liow, the motions in tomorrow’s EGM pertain to reversing an earlier party decision not to accept government posts if its electoral performance worsens during the 13th general election.
Gan said the motion to censure Liow (left in photo) was made to curb the party’s culture of personal attacks each time there is a party election, which could destroy the party.
To a question on why this matter was not referred to the disciplinary board earlier as suggested by the ROS, Gan said he and the other central committee members sought only to censure Liow and not end his political career.
“If the outcome (of the disciplinary board) is to suspend (Liow’s membership), for example, for three months, that would practically terminate his political career.
“We don’t want resolution one to be seen as a political attack to terminate his political life,” he said.
He stressed that Liow is free to contest in the party election in December whatever the outcome of tomorrow’s EGM.
Gan said the motion to censure Liow (left in photo) was made to curb the party’s culture of personal attacks each time there is a party election, which could destroy the party. To a question on why this matter was not referred to the disciplinary board earlier as suggested by the ROS, Gan said he and the other central committee members sought only to censure Liow and not end his political career.
“If the outcome (of the disciplinary board) is to suspend (Liow’s membership), for example, for three months, that would practically terminate his political career.
“We don’t want resolution one to be seen as a political attack to terminate his political life,” he said.
He stressed that Liow is free to contest in the party election in December whatever the outcome of tomorrow’s EGM.
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