Published: Tuesday September 22, 2009 MYT 1:29:00 PM
Updated: Tuesday September 22, 2009 MYT 2:36:41 PM
‘Chua should have used central committee, not EGM’ (Update)
By NG CHENG YEE
PETALING JAYA: PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek should have gone to the party’s central committee to overturn an earlier decision by the presidential council to sack him instead of pressing for an extraordinary general meeting, a central committee member said.
Datuk Ti Lian Ker said the party constitution stated a central committee member or party official could not be suspended or expelled without the support of two-thirds of the central committee present and voting at the meeting.
“In the case of Dr Chua, he only needed to garner the support of one-third of the central committee to overturn the decision of the presidential council.
“If he had failed to do that, he then had the added avenue in the general assembly by requesting an extraordinary general meeting to reverse the central committee decision,” he wrote on his blog.
Ti said Dr Chua however chose to “disregard and indignified the central committee” by calling it a rubber stamp.
“If he had garnered support of one-third of the central committee to reverse the presidential council decision, could the issue have been settled earlier and rendered the EGM, which is a waste of funds and energy, unnecessary?” he said.
Ti said that express protection provided by the constition was a condition precedent before any expulsion or suspension could be effected.
“The central committee, upon being convened on Saturday (Sept 19), must obtain the support of two-third of its members present before the presidential council’s decision to expel Dr Chua Soi as the deputy president could be effected.
“Therefore, the central committee cannot be denied of its right to deliberate on any actions taken to expel or suspend any party official or central committee member.
“The central committee is duty bound to deliberate and decide on the recommendation by the disciplinary council and presidential council with or without an appeal in the case of a party official or central committee member.
“This provision is a reminder to the presidential council to act prudently to avoid its decisions being overturned or overruled by the central committee,” he said.
On the EGM, he said the party was on the road to recovery and called upon all central delegates to exercise prudence and due diligence at the EGM on Oct 10 “ to stir MCA towards the right direction.”
Dr Chua’s supporters pressed for an EGM to reinstate him following the Aug 26 presidential council decision to endorse a recommendation by the party’s disciplinary board to expel him from the party over his sex video clip issue.
The central committee on Sept 19 however decided to suspend his membership and party post instead, effectively revising the presidential council’s decision.
The EGM would however still be held on Oct 10.
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