PKR rejects Mukhriz claim linking party to PN deregistration

PKR secretary-general Datuk Fuziah Salleh described as defamatory the allegation by Parti Pejuang Tanahair (Pejuang) president Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir that the decision was made on PKR’s recommendation. — Bernama pic

First Published: Wednesday, 21 Oct 2026 8:53 AM MYT

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) has denied any involvement in the Registrar of Societies’ (RoS) decision to cancel the registration of Perikatan Nasional (PN) today.

PKR secretary-general Datuk Fuziah Salleh described as defamatory the allegation by Parti Pejuang Tanahair (Pejuang) president Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir that the decision was made on PKR’s recommendation.

She also refuted Mukhriz’s social media post featuring several slides purportedly detailing PKR’s plan to deregister PN, which he claimed had been presented at the party’s 2026 National Congress in Melaka last August.

“I consider the use of slides that were never presented, in an attempt to link PKR to the RoS decision on PN, to be defamatory.

“I therefore demand that Mukhriz retract the allegation and apologise to PKR. Political differences are no licence to spread defamatory allegations,” she said in a Facebook post.

Fuziah added that the complaint which prompted the RoS action against PN concerned issues involving the coalition’s own component parties, and PKR had absolutely no involvement in the matter.

In a statement today, RoS said it deregistered PN after finding that the explanation submitted by the coalition had failed to rebut the grounds for deregistration stated in an earlier notice.

RoS said it made the decision after examining all the documents and explanations submitted by PN on Oct 12.

It added that the reasons provided by PN also failed to offer sufficient justification for maintaining the coalition’s registration. — Bernama