Dukau Papau
The federal government is using the Registrar of Societies (ROS) to meddle in the affairs of political parties of Sabah and Sarawak, and in a single move it can deregister any strong political party in the Borneo states and split the natives, said Sabah Star chief Jeffrey Kitingan.
“Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak (PBDS) and Sarawak National Party (SNAP) which were then parties of strength in Sarawak, were deregistered by the federal ROS to split the natives.
“In Sabah, PDS (now Upko) and SAPP were approved at the speed of lightning in ROS terms for applications which take years to approve, and taken into the BN coalition to topple the ruling PBS which was in opposition to the BN in Sabah,” he said in a statement received by Malaysiakini last night.
He was commenting on the decision of ROS to deregister two branches of SUPP in Sarawak and the picking of the president of LDP in Sabah.
Jeffrey (left) said subsequently, Umno was then allowed into Sabah to replace USNO.
“Efforts to revive USNO, even Kelab USNO as an NGO society, were thwarted by the powers in Putrajaya despite assurances of approval after the 2008 general election given by the then-prime minister at a meeting to nail down USNO’s support for the election.
“After the election, the assurances were cast aside and then thrown down the drain by the current PM,” he said, adding that the federal ROS refused to approve any political party before the 13th general election for fear of affecting the BN’s chances of electoral victory.
“Post GE13, a total of 20 political parties were approved in a flurry, with 11 for Sabah, but not USNO.
“If Umno can be re-registered as Umno Baru, there is no reason for the federal ROS to disallow the re-registration of SNAP and USNO who were instrumental in the formation of Malaysia in 1963.
“It seems that the only way out for Sabah and Sarawak politics is to create a level playing field and to restore a resemblance of the autonomy before the manipulation of the federal government of Malaya masquerading as the federal government of Malaysia.
“This necessarily requires the revival of the Sabah and Sarawak ROS and the removal of the vice-like grip of the federal ROS over Sabah and Sarawak,” he said.
“The decision of the ROS in Putrajaya on SUPP and LDP shows the need for Sabah and Sarawak governments and their people to re-assess the de-merger of the Sabah and Sarawak arm of the ROS.
Loss of autonomy
“Before the abolishment of the Sabah and Sarawak ROS, they were separate bodies under the jurisdiction of their respective governments and governed by their respective Societies Ordinance.
“The Societies Ordinance in Malaya was then revised and passed as the Societies Act, 1966 and extended to Sabah and Sarawak,” he said.
Jeffrey said: “In a single move, this has resulted in the loss of autonomy of political parties in Sabah and Sarawak as the power now rests with the federal ROS and the home affairs minister in Putrajaya.
“This was where the meddling of the political parties in Sabah and Sarawak began.”
Like the efforts of the CM of Sarawak to keep out Umno from Sarawak, he said an autonomous Sabah ROS can act to send Umno back to the peninsula if that is the wish of the people in Sabah.
“If the revival of the Sabah and Sarawak ROS is done by the Sabah and Sarawak governments, there is a good chance of political parties in Sabah and Sarawak being able to truly form a partnership with their counterparts in the peninsula and truly form a federal government of Malaysia as envisaged by the founding fathers of Malaysia from Sabah, Sarawak, Singapore and Malaya,” he added.
“Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak (PBDS) and Sarawak National Party (SNAP) which were then parties of strength in Sarawak, were deregistered by the federal ROS to split the natives.
“In Sabah, PDS (now Upko) and SAPP were approved at the speed of lightning in ROS terms for applications which take years to approve, and taken into the BN coalition to topple the ruling PBS which was in opposition to the BN in Sabah,” he said in a statement received by Malaysiakini last night.
He was commenting on the decision of ROS to deregister two branches of SUPP in Sarawak and the picking of the president of LDP in Sabah.
Jeffrey (left) said subsequently, Umno was then allowed into Sabah to replace USNO.“Efforts to revive USNO, even Kelab USNO as an NGO society, were thwarted by the powers in Putrajaya despite assurances of approval after the 2008 general election given by the then-prime minister at a meeting to nail down USNO’s support for the election.
“After the election, the assurances were cast aside and then thrown down the drain by the current PM,” he said, adding that the federal ROS refused to approve any political party before the 13th general election for fear of affecting the BN’s chances of electoral victory.
“Post GE13, a total of 20 political parties were approved in a flurry, with 11 for Sabah, but not USNO.
“If Umno can be re-registered as Umno Baru, there is no reason for the federal ROS to disallow the re-registration of SNAP and USNO who were instrumental in the formation of Malaysia in 1963.
“It seems that the only way out for Sabah and Sarawak politics is to create a level playing field and to restore a resemblance of the autonomy before the manipulation of the federal government of Malaya masquerading as the federal government of Malaysia.
“This necessarily requires the revival of the Sabah and Sarawak ROS and the removal of the vice-like grip of the federal ROS over Sabah and Sarawak,” he said.
“The decision of the ROS in Putrajaya on SUPP and LDP shows the need for Sabah and Sarawak governments and their people to re-assess the de-merger of the Sabah and Sarawak arm of the ROS.
Loss of autonomy
“Before the abolishment of the Sabah and Sarawak ROS, they were separate bodies under the jurisdiction of their respective governments and governed by their respective Societies Ordinance.
“The Societies Ordinance in Malaya was then revised and passed as the Societies Act, 1966 and extended to Sabah and Sarawak,” he said.
Jeffrey said: “In a single move, this has resulted in the loss of autonomy of political parties in Sabah and Sarawak as the power now rests with the federal ROS and the home affairs minister in Putrajaya.
“This was where the meddling of the political parties in Sabah and Sarawak began.”
Like the efforts of the CM of Sarawak to keep out Umno from Sarawak, he said an autonomous Sabah ROS can act to send Umno back to the peninsula if that is the wish of the people in Sabah.
“If the revival of the Sabah and Sarawak ROS is done by the Sabah and Sarawak governments, there is a good chance of political parties in Sabah and Sarawak being able to truly form a partnership with their counterparts in the peninsula and truly form a federal government of Malaysia as envisaged by the founding fathers of Malaysia from Sabah, Sarawak, Singapore and Malaya,” he added.
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