Press Conference Statement
by DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Kerk Kim Hock
at Petaling Jaya at 3.30pm
on Saturday, 22.9.2001

DAP CEC resolves that the DAP ceases to be a member of the Barisan Alternative

The DAP and PAS leadership met for two hours in Kuala Lumpur this morning to discuss and resolve the Islamic State controversy.

This is the latest in a series of DAP-PAS meetings on the controversy. The DAP has put up a five-point formula to resolve the controversy but no agreement could be reached.

The recent DAP Party Congress which debated the issue at length gave the full mandate to the Central Executive Committee (CEC) to resolve the issue within the shortest possible time.

The CEC, at its emergency meeting held this afternoon, received a report on this morning’s proceedings and adopted the following motion: “In view of the failure of DAP and PAS to resolve the Islamic State controversy, the CEC resolves that it is no longer tenable for DAP to continue in the Barisan Alternative and the DAP ceases to be a member of the Barisan Alternative”

The motion was adopted with 13 votes for, 2 votes against and 3 abstentions.