{
  "id": 11697961,
  "title": "PKR terima kembali 3 bekas Ahli Parlimen",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/pkr-terima-kembali-3-bekas-ahli-parlimen",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T14:04:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/03/pkr-terima-kembali-3-bekas-ahli-parlimen"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Three former Malaysian Parliament members have rejoined the People's Justice Party (PKR) after leaving the party in 2020 and 2021, according to a report. Edmund Santhara Kumar, Kamarudin Jaffar, and Steven Choong are among the 11 former PKR MPs who left the party following the 2020 Sheraton Step. The Central Management Committee of PKR approved their re-entry during a meeting on September 27, according to Malaysiakini. Santhara and Kamarudin, who were among the 11 PKR MPs who left after the Sheraton Step in 2020, joined Bersatu thereafter. Choong, on the other hand, left PKR in February 2021 alongside Julau Larry Sng MP, following their support for the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government. The confirmation of their return to PKR, however, does not change the party's stance on the election deposit bonds they signed before the 2018 General Election. The acceptance of their return has not caused any controversy within the party, and any issues related to this matter will be discussed between the party treasurer, general secretary, and president. PKR had previously suspended Santhara, Kamarudin, and four other former MPs in February due to allegations of violating party deposit bond requirements, which demanded they pay RM10 million if they contested the PKR ticket, but later dropped their party positions and joined other political parties or became independent representatives. The return of these three MPs came after former PKR Deputy President Dr Xavier Jayakumar confirmed last month that he had rejoined the party. The PKR portal, Suara Keadilan, also reported that former Deputy President Tian Chua has been accepted back into the party. Recently, PKR has also witnessed the expulsion of former party vice-presidents Rafizi Ramli and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, who resigned in May to lead Bersatu, as well as Wong Chen who resigned in August. On Tuesday, Lee Chean Chung announced his intention to resign as Petaling Jaya MP and leave the party on Monday.",
  "summary": "Majlis Pimpinan Pusat dilapor meluluskan rayuan Edmund Santhara Kumar, Kamarudin Jaffar, dan Steven Choong.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Saya tak hilang daripada PKR, kata bekas Ahli Parlimen",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/saya-tak-hilang-daripada-pkr-kata-bekas-ahli-parlimen",
        "published": "2026-10-03T13:16:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}