Ronnie Liu expected to quit DAP

Sungai Pelek assemblyperson Ronnie Liu is expected to quit DAP sometime soon.

Malaysiakini learned that Liu (above) will resign from his current party position and quit the party he has been with since the 1980s.

When contacted by Malaysiakini, Liu said he will issue a statement on the matter soon.

“Wait for my statement,” he said briefly.

Liu was elected as one of the DAP central executive committee (CEC) members, garnering 1,070 votes in the party election earlier this year.

However, the party maverick had constantly clashed with some of his fellow members and was even given a number of show-cause letters by the party in 2019.

The latest clash was between him and DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke regarding the party’s constitutional amendment.

Liu had said the party “may not be democratic anymore” following the anti-hopping amendments adopted in the party’s constitution, which led to Loke telling him to respect the party’s decision and not to publicly question it.

In March, Liu admitted that his open criticism of the party had caused him to suffer from a number of false perceptions.

“While they say I am a troublemaker or not a team player, I believe I am original DAP. I have never run away and have always kept to the party’s values,” said Liu in an interview with Malaysiakini in March this year. 

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