{
  "id": 15725841,
  "title": "PN plans appeal, premature to comment on status, says Azalina",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/pn-plans-appeal-premature-to-comment-on-status-says-azalina",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T09:19:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1559845/pn-plans-appeal-premature-comment-status-says-azalina"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Malaysian Minister Azalina Othman Said stated that it is too early to comment on the current status of Perikatan Nasional, which intends to file an appeal against its deregistration. The cancellation decision was made after the coalition failed to address the grounds for deregistration outlined in an earlier notice. Perikatan Nasional's secretary-general, Takiyuddin Hassan, announced that the party would challenge the deregistration and seek a court injunction. The Registrar of Societies had issued a show-cause notice to the coalition on September 22 and suspended its activities the following day, following a complaint from its component party, Bersatu. The High Court granted Perikatan Nasional leave to challenge the suspension, with a hearing scheduled for Thursday.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: It is premature to comment on Perikatan Nasional’s status following its deregistration, as the coalition intends to appeal, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.",
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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."
}