ROS approves US auditor for Nov 12 DAP re-elections

DAP will hold re-elections for its central executive committee on Nov 12 and has appointed a US-based auditing firm to conduct the elections.

The Registrar of Societies (ROS) said DAP had appointed audit firm Grant Thornton to conduct and oversee the party polls.

"We have told DAP that we agreed to the appointment of the independent body (Grant Thornton), and it is up to the DAP to hold the CEC re-election," ROS director-general Mohammad Razin Abdullah (photo) was quoted as saying by Bernama.

Previously the DAP had appointed PKF Consulting to conduct the elections.

Bernama, however, reported that party members eligible to vote in the re-election had protested the firm as it was chosen by illegitimate leaders.

The ROS had instructed DAP to hold re-elections for its CEC in a letter dated July 7, claiming its re-election for the same committee four years ago was also invalid.

ROS claimed that there were qualified delegates who were not allowed to vote, as well as those who were not qualified to vote.

DAP denied this, claiming that ROS' decision was based on "fake news" but said it would still hold another re-election to safeguard the party's legality.- Mkini