JOHOR BARU, March 14 -- PKR's Hassan Abdul Karim cautioned his party's leadership to uphold its standards and not turn the party into a "garbage bin" by admitting tainted applicants even if they were high-profile or senior politicians.

He said PKR must conduct proper checks and screening before accepting new members.

"Those with criminal records, bankrupt and have corruption-related cases should not be accepted into PKR.

"It is only appropriate and the party's responsibility to check on these new applicants, especially senior leaders from other parties, as PKR was built on the premise of justice and reform.

"Those who are parasitic, rowdy, opportunistic, rogue and corrupt must be rejected as soon as possible," said Hassan in a stateme...