All information given to RoS, Zahid says on Umno no-contest motion

Umno says it has submitted all of the information required by the Registrar of Societies (RoS) on the no-contest motion for its top two posts, which was approved at the party’s 2022 general assembly.

Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is also the deputy prime minister, said that all necessary explanations and information had been submitted by party secretary-general Ahmad Maslan to the RoS.

"We were given 60 days to provide details and explanations. I believe our secretary-general has fulfilled all of the requests by RoS, and provided all details and information needed," he said at a press conference in Putrajaya today.

Zahid, who is also the rural and regional development minister, said this when asked to comment on the issue of two Umno members who lodged a report with the RoS three weeks ago, seeking an investigation into a possible breach of the party’s constitution.

It was previously reported that complaints on the two uncontested positions – president and deputy president – were lodged by Kuala Nerus Umno member Muhammad Aizat Fikri Mohd Nasir and Seremban Umno member Muhammad Fiqri Firdaus Muhammad Rom.

The majority of delegates at the 2022 general assembly had expressed support for the additional motion, proposed by Negeri Sembilan Umno representative Mohd Shukri Shamsudin, to keep the positions of president and deputy president uncontested at the next Umno election.

Zahid said that the 2022 general assembly had been conducted in accordance with the party's rules and constitution.

"In my opinion, it is only fair for the RoS to listen to explanations and complaints from both sides to create a harmonious atmosphere among members and the leadership so that there are no different interpretations," he said.

When asked if Umno had received appeal letters from Sembrong MP Hishammuddin Hussein and former Tiram assemblyman Maulizan Bujang, whose memberships were suspended for six years, Zahid said he had not.

"(If they submit the letter) I will accept it and leave it to the disciplinary board for review," he said.