Pay us or get sued, DAP warns 'millionaire' defectors

By Rahmah Ghazali - Free Malaysia Today,

VIDEO INSIDE KUALA LUMPUR: DAP today revealed that all its elected representatives have inked a loyalty pledge, and those who breached the contract must pay RM5 million to the party.

According to Perak DAP chief Ngeh Koo Ham, the representatives inked the document before contesting in the last general election.

Yesterday, Malim Nawar assemblyman Keshvinder Singh became the second DAP rep in Perak to quit the party since last year. The first was Hee Yit Foong, the assemblywoman for Jelapang.

Speaking to reporters in Parliament, Ngeh said if the two, whom he alleged could have received millions to abandon ship, paid the money, it will be channelled to the people.

"Hee and Keshvinder signed the agreement when they became candidates stating that they will pay RM5 million in compensation to DAP if they quit or joined another party,” he added.

Legal action threat

Meanwhile, Ngeh warned that if the two do not settle their debt, the party will initiate legal action against them.

"First, we will send them a letter of demand. If they can pay up immediately (with the money they had allegedly received), we don't need to go to court," he said.

According to him, DAP did not want to reveal the existence of the contract previously because it might give the public the wrong impression.

"People will think that DAP is trying to punish the state reps or benefit from this contract. But these people must not benefit from betraying the voters.

“Action will be taken against them over this contract, and rest assured, whatever sum we make from this will be for the people," he said.Ngeh said DAP will prepare the letter of demand after the party's central executive council meeting next Monday.

DAP to hold rally soon
Meanwhile in IPOH, the state DAP has decided to hold a rally in Mambang Di Awan New Village explain Keshvinder's defection.

Perak DAP secretary Nga Kor Ming said today DAP chairman Karpal Singh, DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng, and PAS MP for Bukit Gantang and former Perak menteri besar Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin would attend the gathering. No date has been set for the rally.

He said a meeting of the Perak DAP late last night also decided that a DAP community service centre be set up in the Malim Nawar state constituency, to be administered by Keranji state rep Chen Fook Chye.
Watch DAP secretary-general and Penang CM Lim Guan Eng's comments on Keshvinder's defection.