PUTRAJAYA, Oct 20 — The Registrar of Societies (RoS) has cancelled the registration of Perikatan Nasional (PN) after finding that the explanation submitted by the coalition failed to refute the grounds for deregistration stated in an earlier notice.

In a statement today, RoS said it made the decision after examining all the documents and explanations submitted by PN on Oct 12.

According to the department, the reasons given by PN also did not provide strong justification for maintaining the party’s registration.

“In this regard, the Registrar of Societies has decided to cancel PN’s registration under subparagraph 13(1)©(iv) of the Societies Act 1966,” the statement said.