The RM10 million bond that PKR members signed prior to contesting in 14th General Election (GE14) is invalid as the Federal Constitution safeguards the rights to join or leave political parties, claimed its former vice-president Zuraida Kamaruddin.

In her Statement of Defence against PKR's lawsuit filed yesterday, the Housing and Local Government minister claimed that the bond is not required under law but was a unilateral move by PKR imposed on candidates wishing to contest under its name...