{
  "id": 15702147,
  "title": "PN to challenge RoS deregistration in court",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/pn-to-challenge-ros-deregistration-in-court",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T04:47:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/20/pn-to-challenge-ros-deregistration-in-court"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Perikatan Nasional (PN), a coalition in Malaysian politics, has announced its intention to challenge its deregistration by the Registrar of Societies (RoS) in court. PN Secretary-General Takiyuddin Hassan made this statement, urging the attorney-general to clarify the decision at a High Court hearing scheduled for October 22. The RoS deregistered PN after finding that the coalition's response to a show-cause notice did not justify retaining its registration. Despite a High Court granting PN leave for judicial review, it did not grant an interim stay on the suspension of its activities. Takiyuddin also raised concerns about the timing of the deregistration, suggesting that it may have been politically motivated ahead of the Melaka state election scheduled for November 14.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Pas criticises RoS over PN deregistration before court hearing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/pas-criticises-ros-over-pn-deregistration-before-court-hearing",
        "published": "2026-10-20T03:55:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "PN to challenge RoS deregistration in court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/pn-to-challenge-ros-deregistration-in-court-15704422",
        "published": "2026-10-20T04:47:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Perikatan to challenge RoS deregistration, appeal to home minister, says Takiyuddin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/perikatan-to-challenge-ros-deregistration-appeal-to-home-minister",
        "published": "2026-10-20T05:46:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}