Federal Court upholds ROS’ decision to de-register Sarawak National Party


PUTRAJAYA: The Sarawak National Party (Snap), a political party formed in 1961, has been deregistered.

A Federal Court five-member panel on Thursday, upheld the Registrar of Societies' (ROS) decision in 2002 to cancel Snap's registration, after the party failed to comply with a notice requiring it to produce evidence that its leadership crisis had been settled.

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