United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation
The United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation ( UPKO ) is a political party that has its roots in the Malaysian state of Sabah. The party sees itself as ethnically rooted organization that occurs as the voice of Kadazan - Dusun and Murut in Sabah Orang Asli and the Malay Peninsula to the rights and promoting their indigenous members. Founder and chairman of the party is Bernard Dompok Giluk.
History
The party was founded as a Democrat Parti Sabah (PDS ) by Bernard Dompok Giluk and other political leaders who come from the Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS ), shortly after the elections to the state parliament in Sabah in 1994. Only later, the party was renamed in UPKO.
In 2009, the party founded four district associations in Perak on the Malay Peninsula. Thus, the party tried to make himself the political spokesman of the indigenous Orang Asli group.
In July 2012, the Deputy Party Chairman Wilfred Bumburing resigned from the party and founded on 29 July 2012, the Reform Party Angkatan Perubahan Sabah (APS). Other party members as the Vice President Maijol Mahap followed his decision.
Status within the party system
UPKO one of the parties of the Barisan Nasional coalition government (BN ).
Demarcation from other parties
This new UPKO stood in no relation to former United Pasokmomogun Kadazan Organisation, which was also abbreviated with the acronym UPKO. [Note 1]. The name of the "new UPKO " contains an equal footing, the words " Kadazandusun " and " Murut " and the logo of the party is no longer the water buffalo but the silhouette of Mount Kinabalu. Most political observers also assume that the predominant in the earlier UPKO " Kadazandusun - nationalism " in today's UPKO has no meaning.
Despite similar names, they must not be confused with the United Pasok party momogun Organization ( Pertubuhan Pasok momogun Bersatu ). [Note 2]
ISA legislation
On 23 September 2008, the Secretary-General turned the UPKO, Datuk Wilfred Madius Tangau, and three of his colleagues from the Barisan Nasional - the Secretaries-General of the parties MCA, Gerakan and MIC from Kota Kinabalu to the Prime Minister. They demanded a review of the Internal Security Act (ISA ) [note 3] Madius declared that his party would support the position of the former de facto Justice Minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, after which the ISA should only be used against persons who threaten the national security, or about terrorists. He pointed out that in most cases other laws of public policy can be applied. [Note 4]