By DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, Sept 12: Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) president Voon Lee Shan has reassured the public of his well-being following an interrogation by the Registrar of Societies (RoS).
According to Voon, the RoS called him on Sept 10 to Putrajaya for an investigation into PBK’s struggles and mission, but he appealed to provide his statement in Kuching instead, which was granted.
“I was interrogated for three hours for my statement, but (they) regret to mention that there was no official complaint made against the party or me, and I was not told what the specific allegations were made against the party or me. The interrogators could not answer my queries,” he said.
Furthermore, Voon said he was initially barred from bringing a companion to the office but insisted on doing so, as the officers could not cite any law prohibiting it.
Voon stressed that PBK’s struggles and mission are constitutional, as there is an intrinsic right to speak and to pursue independence by peaceful and legal means, like what Singapore did in 1965.
Additionally, Voon claimed that the RoS officers were unaware that PBK is a lawfully registered political party and did not know that he had been elected as its president.
He also lamented the difficulty in communicating with the officers, noting that they were not fluent in English despite it being an official language in Sarawak alongside Malay.
“I have, therefore, made this press statement to keep people calm and not have any anxiety about the matter. Please be cool and trust that nothing could be funny with me [sic],” he said. — DayakDaily
