Samsuri rallies Perikatan machinery for Melaka polls after court freezes RoS deregistration

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) leader Datuk Seri Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar has expressed satisfaction with a High Court ruling that temporarily halted the Registrar of Societies’ (RoS) decision to deregister the coalition. Speaking in a statement, Mr Samsuri stated that PN is “on the right path in defending our rights through legal channels” and that political opponents attempting to “eradicate” the coalition would be unable to diminish its determination.

“PN remains resolute, and this battle will persist,” he affirmed, expressing appreciation to supporters for their prayers and praising the coalition’s legal representatives for successfully obtaining the urgent court intervention. The High Court Judge, Datuk Azizan Md Arshad, had earlier today granted PN’s request to suspend the RoS order revoking the coalition’s corporate registration while the final determination on the coalition’s substantive judicial review challenge is being made.

Concurrently, the court placed a freeze on the RoS directive mandating the immediate suspension of all PN activities nationwide. This interim stay eradicates a legal obstruction, enabling PN to function as a recognized political party and field candidates under its official emblem in the upcoming Melaka state election scheduled for Nov 14.

Upon lifting the legal impediment, Mr Samsuri directed the coalition’s grassroots divisions to shift their focus from legal confrontations to electoral preparations, urging party members to “enhance preparations, cultivate closer collaboration, and deliver the best to the electorate.” “We shall persist in our progress,” he declared.