PKR rejects Mukhriz claim linking party to PN deregistration

Kuala Lumpur, October 21 — The Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) has vehemently denied any association with the Registrar of Societies’ (RoS) decision to revoke the registration of Perikatan Nasional (PN). PKR's Secretary-General, Datuk Fuziah Salleh, labelled as defamatory the claim made by Pejuang president Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir that PKR recommended the decision.

Fuziah also dismissed a social media post by Mukhriz which purportedly outlined PKR's plan to deregister PN, which he claimed was presented at the party's 2026 National Congress in Melaka last August. Fuziah asserted that the utilization of slides that were never presented, aimed at linking PKR to the RoS decision on PN, constituted defamation.

She demanded that Mukhriz retract the allegation and apologize to PKR, stressing that political disagreements do not justify spreading defamatory allegations. Fuziah emphasized that the complaint triggering the RoS action against PN pertained to issues involving the coalition's component parties, and PKR had no involvement in the matter.

The RoS announced its decision to deregister PN after finding that the coalition's submitted explanation did not refute the grounds for deregistration outlined in an earlier notice. The RoS examined all documents and explanations provided by PN on October 12 and concluded that PN's reasons provided insufficient justification for maintaining the coalition's registration.