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PETALING JAYA: Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has confirmed that Umno has been given an exemption under the Societies Act 1966 (Act 832) regarding the resolution for no contests for the posts of president and deputy president passed during the party's 2022 general assembly.
KUALA LUMPUR: A PAS Member of Parliament has questioned if the Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail vetoed the Registrar of Societies' (ROS) decision on Umno's no-contest motion over the top two party posts.
PETALING JAYA: The motion not to contest Umno's president and deputy president posts made at the party's general assembly does not violate the party's constitution, says Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.
PETALING JAYA: There appears to be some breach of the Societies Act 1966 if the Home Ministry had to give an exemption to Umno's no-contest resolution for the president and deputy president posts, says Khairy Jamaluddin.
Home minister's decision indicates ROS did rule Umno's resolution invalid, adds KJ.