Lim Kit Siang

Why was MP Tony Pua’s passport impounded and banned from travel overseas while Najib allowed to travel abroad when convicted?

(Versi BM)

Yesterday, the Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4) demanded an explanation as to why the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) did not object to the former prime minister’s application for his travel document despite a corruption conviction and ongoing criminal trials and how the government would ensure Najib would not abscond.

C4’s question is all the more pertinent as Tony Pua, then MP for PJ Utara, was prevented from leaving the country at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2) on July 2, 2015 for Yogyakarta although his passport was valid until April 23, 2020.

C4 has raised a legitimate public interest question which should be answered by the Attorney-General himself if he believes and upholds the rule of law and the principles of good governance on transparency and accountability.

(Media Statement (2) by DAP MP for Iskandar Puteri Lim Kit Siang in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, 20th October 2021)


Mengapakah pasport Ahli Parlimen Tony Pua disekat dan beliau dihalang daripada ke luar negara sedangkan Najib dibenarkan berjalan ke luar negara selepas didakwa?

Semalam, Pusat Melawan Rasuah dan Kronisme (C4), menuntut penjelasan mengenai mengapa Pejabat Peguam Negara tidak membantah permohonan daripada mantan perdana menteri untuk mendapatkan semula dokumen perjalanan beliau walaupun selepas disabit bersalah dan juga mempunyai perbicaraan yang sedang berlangsung, serta bagaimanakah kerajaan akan memastikan Najib tidak akan melarikan diri.

Persoalan C4 ini bertambah relevan lagi memandangkan sebelum ini Tony Pua, Ahli Parlimen PJ Utara, dihalang daripada meninggalkan negara di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur 2 (KLIA2) pada 2 Julai 2015 ke Yogyakarta walaupun pasport beliau masih sah sehingga 23 April 2020.

C4 telah membangkitkan persoalan berkepentingan awam yang perlu dijawab oleh Peguam Negara sendiri sekiranya beliau berpegang dan percaya kepada prinsip kedaulatan undang-undang serta prinsip-prinsip tadbir urus yang baik mengenai ketelusan dan kebertanggungjawaban.

(Kenyataan Media (2) oleh Ahli Parlimen DAP Iskandar Puteri, Lim Kit Siang di Kuala Lumpur pada hari Rabu, 20 Oktober 2021)

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