The High Court in Kuala Lumpur has set Dec 14 to hear the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance’s (Muda) legal challenge against Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin’s refusal of the group’s appeal for registration as a political party.
Muda’s counsel Lim Wei Jiet (above) confirmed that the court fixed the hearing date during case management of the judicial review application (the online case management between parties began yesterday and was wrapped up today).
“The hearing was fixed on Dec 14,” Lim said when contacted by Malaysiakini this afternoon.
On Sept 21, the High Court granted leave to the fledgling group to proceed with the judicial review against Hamzah’s Aug 12 decision to refuse its appeal to be registered as a political party. This means that Dec 14 is fixed for parties to submit on the merits of the legal action.
On Aug 12, Hamzah denied Muda’s appeal for registration. As a result, the group withdrew an earlier legal action to compel the minister to decide on its appeal for registration.
Today’s matter is in relation to Muda’s third legal action to challenge Hamzah’s decision.
The group's second legal action had sought to compel the minister to make a decision over its appeal, due to alleged delay in decision-making. The legal action was filed earlier this year, prior to Hamzah's decision on Aug 12.
Muda is spearheaded by former youth and sports minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman. He is also the Muar MP.
Syed Saddiq was formerly the Bersatu Youth chief until he was booted out from the party. Muda aims to be a youth-centric and multiracial political platform.
It was reported that among the reasons for Muda's earlier failed legal bid was an allegation that the home minister had asked Syed Saddiq to "commit" himself to then prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin.
Previously, Muda had mounted an unsuccessful (first) legal bid for registration. The High Court in Kuala Lumpur on Feb 4 ruled that it should have appealed to the minister first over the issue before proceeding with the legal action.
Muda's first legal action was due to the ROS on Jan 6 rejecting its application for registration as a political party. The group had then proceeded to appeal to the minister on Feb 4.
However, the second legal action was filed as Muda claimed that there was a delay by Hamzah in deciding on its appeal for registration.
Lim, who is also the group's vice-president, had then expressed disappointment with the minister's Aug 12 decision to refuse Muda’s appeal, claiming that the timing of the decision showed the authorities merely sought to delay the group's registration. - Mkini
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