CWC rejects Chin’s resignation as president
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Peter Chin Fah Kui will still helm 54-yearold Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) after its Central Working Committee ( CWC) rejected his resignation as their party president.
SUPP secretary- general Prof Dr Sim Kui Hian made this announcement to reporters during a press conference at the party’s headquarters yesterday.
“The CWC having discussed the letter of resignation dated May 7, 2013 from Datuk Seri Peter Chin, which was addressed to me, came to a conclusion that we do not accept the said letter,” said Dr Sim.
“CWC has concluded that it is not appropriate for Datuk Seri (Chin) to relinquish his post where he was unanimously elected in the Triennial Delegates Conference in December 2011,” he added.
Dr Sim stressed that the responsibility for the party’s poor performance at the recentlyconcluded 13th General Election should be collectively borne by the leaders of the party at all levels of its organisation.
He pointed out that the party was still awaiting the decision of the Registrar of Societies ( ROS) with regards to investigations into the alleged complaints of irregularities during intra party elections of delegates to the Triennial Delegates’ Conference
The CWC having discussed the letter of resignation dated May 7, 2013 from Datuk Seri Peter Chin, which was addressed to me, came to a conclusion that we do not accept the said letter. Prof Dr Sim Kui Hian, SUPP sec-gen
( TDC) in 2011.
Dr Sim revealed that the CWC had requested that Chin carry on his position as party president until the next TDC, scheduled to be held the latest by December 2014.
He disclosed that Chin had agreed to accept the decision of the CWC with regards to his resignation from the post of party president for the present moment.
SUPP lost six of the seven seats contested in the 13th General Election to Pakatan Rakyat, namely Bandar Kuching, Stampin, Sarikei, Lanang, Sibu and Miri.
The party only won Serian where incumbent Datuk Richard Riot successfully defended his seat for Barisan Nasional ( BN), garnering 19,494 votes.
With a majority of 13,151 votes, Riot defeated Democratic Action Party candidate Edward Andrew Luak who received 6,343 votes and STAR candidate Johny Aput, 390 votes.