3 BN members denied bid to challenge Umno’s ‘no contest’ exemption

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Umno had in their general assembly approved a motion for the post of president and deputy president not to be contested at the party elections.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/08/30/3-bn-members-denied-bid-to-challenge-umnos-no-contest-exemption/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2023/08/30/3-ahli-bn-gagal-cabar-usul-umno-tak-pertanding-2-jawatan-tertinggi/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2Rn6xEV Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2OCwH8a  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2OKJbc6 Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3cpbWKK Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/2VUfOrv Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3B1e8lN Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/39dBDbe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #BN #UMNO #KLHighCourt #FederalConstitution #RegistrarofSocieties

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00:00 The High Court has denied applications filed by three Barisan National members to challenge

00:06 Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail's decision to exempt the top two posts in UMNO

00:12 from being contested at the party elections last January.

00:17 Justice Amarjit Singh dismissed the leave applications by Sataria Abdul Karim, Zaidi

00:21 Abdul Majid and P. Velasamy on grounds that the courts cannot inquire into political parties'

00:28 matters, as stated under Section 18(c) of the Societies Act.

00:33 The three BN members claimed that Saifuddin's decision contravened Article 8(1) of the Federal

00:39 Constitution on Equality, adding that it had denied other members the chance of challenging

00:44 the incumbents for the posts of President and Deputy President.

00:48 The trio also pointed out that the Register of Societies had launched a probe into the

00:53 possible violation of UMNO's constitution over the no-contest motion for the two top

00:58 posts.

00:59 At the 2022 UMNO Annual General Assembly on January 14 this year, the party approved a

01:05 motion for the posts of President and Deputy President not to be contested at the party

01:11 elections.

01:12 (upbeat music)

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