Lim Kit Siang

Tengku Zafrul has delivered a major blow to the Golden Jubiliee celebrations of Rukun Negara as he has become the latest recruit of the Malu Apa campaign

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Congrats to the Finance Minister, Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz, who delivered a major blow to the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Rukun Negara as he has become the latest recruit of the Malu Apa campaign.

Parliament has been reduced to a political market-place where the cheapest intrigues are played out, as on Monday, when Zafrul in response to the MP for Pontian Ahmad Maslan said that 101 projects worth RM6.61 billion had been approved through direct negotiations under the former Pakatan Harapan administration.

Barisan Nasional MPs jumped into the parliamentary fray suggesting that this was proof of impropriety and corruption – and as one government MP said: “Bagan talked about being clean, that DAP is clean. But how clean are you when you have direct negotiations?”

Former Finance Minister and DAP Secretary-General and MP for Bagan, Lim Guan Eng has challenged Tengku Zafrul to reveal details of the 101 government projects worth RM6.61 billion allegedly awarded by the Pakatan Harapan administration without open tender.

He suggested that Tengku Zafrul was unwilling to do so because it would expose the current Perikatan Nasional cabinet ministers who pushed for those direct-award contracts in the past.

Former Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad has also challenged Tengku Zafrul on the principle of transparency to publish the full list of 101 projects worth RM6.61 billion that were allegedly approved by the Pakatan Harapan government during its 22 months in power, including the names of those who received them regardless of who they are.

After being so brave in Parliament on Monday to reveal that 101 projects worth RM6.61 billion had been approved through direct negotiations under the former Pakatan Harapan administration, why is the Finance Minister so shy in revealing details of the 101 government projects worth RM6.61 billion awarded by the Pakatan Harapan government without open tender, including the names of who received them, as demanded by the former Prime Minister and the former Finance Minister?

If Tengku Zafrul pholds the Rukunegara principles of accountability, transparency and the rule of law, he should not join the “Malu Apa” camp but should return to Parliament to make a Ministerial statement to reveal details of the 101 government projects worth RM6.6. billion awarded by the Pakatan Harapan government without open tender, as well similar information with regard to the Perikatan Nasional and the previous Barisan Nasional governments.

Guan Eng had cited 12 projects in the five years from 2013-2018 which were approved via direct negotiations during the former Barisan Nasional (BN) administration worth RM139.336 billion and it was not a full list.

How many projects did Zafrul approve and what is their value during the five months he was Finance Minister? Can he bear up to public scrutiny?

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has been uncharacteristically fast in responding to the political play by government Members of Parliament, declaring that it will obtain from the finance ministry a list of the 101 projects or government procurements worth RM6.61 billion which were allegedly awarded by the previous Pakatan Harapan administration for a “thorough study” to determine whether there exist elements of corruption, irregularities, or abuse of power.

Will the MACC ask for all papers with regard to the 12 projects worth RM139.336 billion cited by Guan Eng which had been approved by the Barisan Nasional government from 2013-2018 to determine whether there had been corruption, irregularities and abuse of power?

Will the MACC also ask the Finance Ministry to furnish all particulars of projects approved without open tender during the five months Zafrul was Finance Minister, as well as all such projects during the six years under the Barisan Nasional government from 2013-2018?

(Media Statement (2) by DAP MP for Iskandar Puteri Lim Kit Siang in Parliament on Wednesday, 26th August 2020)

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Satu lagi tamparan besar di ambang sambutan Jubli Emas Rukunegara: Tengku Zafrul menyertai kelab Malu Apa Bossku

Saya ingin mengucapkan tahniah kepada Menteri Kewangan, Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz yang baru sahaja membawa satu tamparan besar kepada sambutan Jubli Emas Rukunegara dengan menyertai kempen Malu Apa Bossku.

Darjat Parlimen telah diturunkan kepada tahap sebuah pasar malam politik, sebuah tempat di mana helah politik dimainkan seperti pada hari Isnin lepas apabila Zafrul dalam menjawab persoalan daripada Ahli Parlimen Pontian, Ahmad Maslan, mengatakan yang terdapat 101 projek bernilai RM6.61 bilion telah pun diluluskan melalui rundingan terus di bawah pentadbiran Pakatan Harapan.

Ahli-ahli Parlimen Barisan Nasional telah melompat gembira dan cuba untuk mengatakan perkara ini adalah bukti penyelewengan dan rasuah — dengan seorang Ahli Parlimen kerajaan menambahkan lagi: “ Yang Berhormat Bagan cakap bersih, DAP bersih. Bersih macam mana pun, ada rundingan terus.”

Mantan Menteri Kewangan merangkap Setiausaha Agung DAP dan Ahli Parlimen Bagan, Lim Guan Eng telah mencabar Tengku Zafrul untuk mendedahkan butiran 101 projek kerajaan bernilai RM6.61 bilion yang telah dianugerahkan oleh kerajaan Pakatan Harapan tanpa melalui proses tender terbuka ini.

Beliau mengatakan yang Tengku Zafrul mungkin berkeberatan untuk berbuat demikian kerana butiran ini mungkin akan mendedahkan Menteri Kabinet Perikatan Nasional yang dahulunya menggesa supaya kontrak-kontrak runding terus ini dianugerahkan.

Mantan Perdana Menteri, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad juga telah mencabar Tengku Zafrul di atas prinsip ketelusan untuk menerbitkan senarai penuh 101 projek-projek ini yang bernilai RM6.61 bilio yang didakwa diluluskan oleh kerajaan Pakatan Harapan dalam tempoh 22 bulan ia mentadbir, termasuklah nama mereka yang menerima kontrak ini, tanpa mengira siapa mereka.

Selepas menunjukkan keberanian di Parlimen pada hari Isnin dengan mendedahkan mengenai 101 projek yang bernilai RM6.61 bilion yang diluluskan di bawah pentadbiran kerajaan Pakatan Harapan ini, mengapakah Menteri Kewangan kini kelihatan malu-malu kucing untuk mendedahkan senarai projek-projek ini, berserta dengan nama-nama penerima kontrak ini seperti yang digesa oleh mantan Perdana Menteri dan mantan Menteri Kewangan.

Jika Tengku Zafrul menjunjung prinsip-prinsip bertanggungjawab, telus, dan kedaulatan undang-undang seperti di dalam Rukunegara, beliau tidak sepatutnya menyertai Kelab Malu Apa Bossku. Sebaliknya beliau harus kembali ke Parlimen untuk membuat satu kenyataan menteri untuk mendedahkan senarai butiran 101 kontrak runding terus ini, bersama juga dengan maklumat rundingan terus di bawah kerajaan Perikatan Nasional dan juga rundingan terus di bawah kerajaan Barisan Nasional yang terdahulu.

Guan Eng telah memetik 12 projek dalam tempoh lima tahun yang lepas, di antara tahun 2013 sehingga 2018 yang diluluskan secara rundingan terus dalam zaman pemerintahan Barisan Nasional yang bernilai RM139.336 bilion, dan senarai ini belum lagi menunjukkan gambaran keseluruhan jumlah kontrak runding terus di waktu itu.

Berapa banyakkah projek yang telah diluluskan oleh Zafrul dan berapakah nilainya sepanjang lima bulan beliau menjadi Menteri Kewangan? Mampukah beliau untuk berhadapan dengan penelitian awam?

Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malayasia (SPRM) telah memberikan respons luar biasa yang amat pantas terhadap permainan politik Ahli-ahli Parlimen kerajaan ini. Badan tersebut telah mengumumkan yang ia akan mendapatkan senarai 101 projek runding terus yang bernilai RM6.61 bilion ini daripada Kementerian Kewangan untuk “siasatan lanjut” bagi menentukan sama ada terdapat sebarang unsur-unsur rasuah, penyelewengan, ataupun penyalahgunaan kuasa.

Adakah SPRM akan meminta dokumen-dokumen berkaitan dengan 12 projek yang bernilai RM139.336 bilion yang diluluskan di bawah pemerintahan kerajaan Barisan Nasional dalam tahun 2013 sehingga 2018 seperti yang didedahkan oleh Guan Eng untuk menyiasat sama ada terdapat unsur-unsur rasuah, penyelewengan ataupun penyalahgunaan kuasa?

Adakah SPRM juga akan meminta butiran semua projek yang diluluskan tanpa melalui proses tender terbuka dalam tempoh sepanjang lima bulan Zafrul menjadi Menteri Kewangan, bersama-sama dengan semua projek runding terus lain dalam tempoh enam tahun di bawah kerajaan Barisan Nasional di antara tahun 2013 ke tahun 2018?

(Kenyataan Media (2) Ahli Parlimen DAP Iskandar Puteri Lim Kit Siang di Parlimen pada hari Rabu 26 Ogos 2020)

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