7 Apr 2009

KUCHING: Sarawak National Party (SNAP) has suspended the membership of its deputy president Ting Ling Kiew for a "very irritating and embarrassing press statement and putting the party into ridicule and disrepute".

The party also suspended the membership of central executive committee (CEC) member Augustine Sating for supporting the Barisan Nasional candidate, Malcom Mussen Lamoh, in the Batang Ai by-election.

The duo were also issued show-cause letters as to why they should not be expelled from the party. The party's secretary-general, Stanley Jugol, said the action against them was decided at the central executive committee emergency meeting yesterday morning.

Jugol said the decision against Ting and Sating was unanimous. He added that Ting and Sating had 30 days to reply to the show-cause letter. They could appeal against the suspensions of their membership. He said party president Edwin Dundang urged party members to remain calm and united in supporting the central executive committee and the leadership.

Ting could not be reached for comment.

Ting and his supporters were in Batang Ai just a few days ago, campaigning for Mussen. He was reported to have told reporters that SNAP was giving its support to the BN in Batang Ai. However, Jugol denied the claim, saying that the party, being a member of Pakatan Rakyat, was supporting Parti Keadilan Rakyat candidate Jawah Gerang.

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