Requisition for EGM

 

Dear fellow RLC members,

Is RLC still being governed by the rule of law, according to the RLC Constitution Rules and Club Bye-Laws? I have recently been wrongfully convicted and hit with a harsh DOUBLE punishment!  Three months’ suspension and a RM 500 fine, over a baseless charge of conduct unbecoming and injurious to the club! Yet the Investigating Committee (IC), Disciplinary Committee (DC) and GC ALL could not tell which byelaw I breached, which members I offended or what club properties I damaged! Here’s what happened:

On a quiet Saturday afternoon, I was listening to an online presentation on my laptop with my earphone in the Infant Feeding Room (IFR) located in the Ladies' Changing Room (LCR). There were no other members around to be disturbed or inconvenienced. Suddenly, a young man, who claimed to be the Duty Manager (DM), appeared unannounced and asked me to leave the IFR, stating that I was not supposed to occupy it. I explained to him that a few years ago, the GC had decided that the IFR could be used by other ladies if and when it was not occupied. Moreover, there is no byelaw in the LCR explicitly prohibiting its use. Despite this, after he barged in the second time to shoo me off, I left the LCR to maintain decorum. I should have complained to management about his breach of protocol and inappropriate behavior, but I chose not to.

I was shocked that 19 days later, he reported the incident to the General Manager (GM), a non-member and staff, who then filed a complaint directly to the IC!  I had to endure the whole disciplinary process of submitting my detailed and lengthy explanation to IC and then DC, followed by a hearing conducted by a DC panel where everything seemed to go well, without unnecessary argument or unpleasantness. The 2017 GC meeting minutes and an email from the GM to me were presented as solid evidence that the GC allowed the use of the IFR by ladies for purposes other than that of feeding infants.

I thought the DC would find me not guilty of the charge by IC. Unfortunately, I was terribly disappointed and shocked again by the guilty verdict and the harsh DOUBLE punishment, despite having done nothing wrong. This punishment is unjust, disproportionate, and severe in stark contrast -- as many members have come to know by now – to a certain GC member’s son who had blatantly breached a Man’s Changing Room byelaw on 3rd February 2024 with no disciplinary action taken!  Is this “selective prosecution” and double standards?  If this can happen to me, be forewarned that it can happen to any other members.  

I appealed to the GC, but it was rejected summarily without a hearing. I now have to call for an EGM where I hope the truth will prevail. The ICDC and GC members will have to explain how this guilty verdict and harsh sentence were determined and upheld. Please support and sign my petition for EGM. Members must find out the truths and do the necessary to ensure that the rule of law is upheld and will prevail in the RLC.

From now till 27th September, I will be at the Garden Café every Wednesday 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Friday and Sunday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Please come to support and sign the EGM requisition form. I will be there in my tennis attire and/or wearing a visor. Please feel free to call or WhatsApp me at 0163157420, or visit my blog https://gansiowcklee.blogspot.com for more details on the case. I hereby pledge to bear the cost incurred by the EGM should I fail in this last attempt for justice.  Thank you for your time and support.

Best regards,

Dr. Gan Siowck Lee (L0713)

20/09/2024