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Former Selangor menteri besar Dr Mohd Khir Toyo has claimed that his successor Khalid Ibrahim let the people in the state down by not implementing social development programmes.
Selangor Menteri Besar Dr Mohd Khir Toyo topped the list of 25 high-profile corruption cases in the country, with the highest number of reports lodged with the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) against him.
A quick check by malaysiakini showed that at least 10 complaints had been filed with the ACA over the past four years against Mohd Khir, who was appointed menteri besar in August 2000.
Other prominent figures that had been repeatedly subjected to ACA and police reports - some of which were lodged as far back as 1992 - included Works Minister S Samy Vellu, Pahang Menteri Besar Adnan Yaakob, Kelantan Umno chief Annuar Musa, ex-prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and ex-transport minister Dr Ling Liong Sik.
The list is not exhaustive as the check was based only on cases that had been reported by malaysiakini in the past five years.
Among the complainants who had made police and ACA reports against Mohd Khir included media activist Ahmad Lufti Othman, DAP leader Teng Chang Kim, the Parti Keadilan Rakyat Youth wing, an ex-Umno leader and a consumer cooperative.
Lufti, who had doggedly pursued cases against Mohd Khir with the relevant authorities, had filed so many reports that he could not remember the exact number.
He first lodged a report against the menteri besar in 2001 and this was followed by ‘about five to seven’ reports, which either provided for additional details or new allegations of graft.
Lufti had alleged that Mohd Khir abused his power in the awards of land and government projects worth over RM100 million to a few ‘cronies’.
Meanwhile, other individuals have made reports alleging Mohd Khir of being involved in “cronyism and nepotism� as well as his role is several cases such as the missing RM4.52 million Batu Caves temple fund.
Logging concessions
ACA also had been told to probe the Kedah and Perak state governments, both over logging concessions, Klang Municipal Council on ‘wasteful expenditures’ and the Seberang Perai Municipal Council on questionable awarding of contracts.
There had been no news from the anti-corruption agency on several major scandals such as the RM19 billion bond scandal in the Perbadanan Usahawan Nasional Berhad, a government-linked company, since it was first disclosed in 2001.
There has also been little new developments on the ACA report lodged against Ahmad Johan in 2003, president of aviation defence company Airod which holds major contracts with the Royal Malaysian Air Force. Airod was said to have paid RM5.7 million to a company set up by Ahmad and his son.
The police force, which has been found to be the ‘most-corrupted’ agency was not spared either. Its Selangor CID chief Abu Bakar Mustafa was called for ACA investigation last year over alleged abuse of power in a case involving a woman and a loan shark.
Money politics
Meanwhile, opposition party DAP lodged a report last year calling for investigation against all Umno members that had been suspended for money politics after the ACA classified vote-buying as an offence under the Anti-Corruption Act 1997.
Despite the ruling party’s argument that it was an internal matter, ACA had pointed out that money politics amounts to corruption and that under the Act, political parties are not immune to prosecution.
Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi had reportedly said the government would make public the cases which have been cleared by the authorities.
“This is to prevent the public from waiting for a long time to hear the outcome of investigations into alleged corrupt cases and to avoid the perception among the people that corruption is widespread.
“We want to ensure justice is done in corruption cases. We cannot merely rely on perceptions,� the premier said in the Dewan Rakyat last May.
He also vowed that the authorities would throw the book at those who are involved in corruption. So far only two notable public figures have been charged - former land and cooperative development minister Kasitah Gaddam and former Perwaja steel managing director Eric Chia.
Politicians cleared
On the same note, the authorities have cleared International Trade and Industry Minister Rafidah Aziz, ex-Malacca chief minister Rahim Tamby Chik and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz of any wrongdoing.
The decision to clear Rafidah and Rahim was particularly controversial as it had been widely reported that the Attorney-General's Chamber had enough evidence to persecute the duo.
Malaysia dropped 0.2 points to 5.0 last year among the 146 countries surveyed in 2004, according to the Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (CPI). Malaysia was positioned at 39 with a score of 5 out of
In an interview with FMT, the dentist-turned-politician said: “Why did he stop the zero-squatter programme? Under my leadership, the state was 98% squatter free.”
To make matters worse, Selangor under Khalid stopped the low-cost housing programme under the state owned agency, PKNS, claimed Khir.
“How are the poor people going to purchase the houses when it only caters for the middle income group?” he asked.
The Umno leader also commented on Khalid’s administration, which he claimed wrongly focuses on having more flats.
“The present government should focus on enhancing the facilities in the flats area instead of setting up new flat projects,” he said.
Khir who helmed Selangor for two terms (about nine years) also criticised Khalid’s administration for providing more budget allocation for management costs compared to development cost.
“The management cost ratio to development cost is 70:30. It is dangerous for the state,” he said.
Pakatan Rakyat in Selangor led by Khalid had been subsidising water for those living in the state since taking over the administration in March 2008.
“I have checked with the professionals and they told me that it is not feasible to provide free water in the long run,” said Khir.
Sand mining project
A former federal minister from Umno claimed today that party leaders used money to win party elections and this practice went to the very top.
Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir told a press conference that Umno must “stop and abolish the despicable and disgusting acts of bribery and corruption.”
“This includes the political corruption whereby one has to pay money to his own fellow party members to be elected to various posts in Umno, including the top posts.
“If you give, it’s wrong. If you don’t, you lose. So it becomes widely accepted culture, so even leaders in top positions have to do it if not you lose,” the former Umno supreme council member said.
He cited as an example influential former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad who was unable to be elected as a delegate to the party general assembly after ending his 22 years as Umno president.
“Dr Mahathir has shed tears in his opening address at the general assembly, begging leaders not to buy votes. Can you imagine later he could not even win as a delegate?” Abdul Kadir said, adding he has never used money to win positions in the party.
The former information minister made headlines last month when he accused the ruling coalition of handing out RM200 to RM1,000 to win previous elections but said he personally did not use the strategy known as “bomb”.
He also repeated today that BN should “stop the ugly and primitive practice of bribing the rakyat... whether directly or indirectly, in order to win elections.”
Abdul Kadir, who was also a former culture, arts and tourism minister, told reporters today that he has been told that Umno’s disciplinary committee has been asked to investigate his comments although he has not received any formal notice.
“There is no need to investigate me because I will be sending them the full texts of the said interviews which are not edited in any way,” he said.
He said in his defence that Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Razak and other leaders “have gone around the country shouting we must change, otherwise we will be changed.”
“The question is what are those bad habits that need to be change of which the rakyat is so angry about?”
Abdul Kadir is now treasurer of Kulim Bandar Baharu Umno and deputy president of non-partisan pro-unity NGO Angkatan Amanah Merdeka (Amanah).
Sand mining project
The former MB was also critical of the state government’s sand mining project via state owned corporation, Kumpulan Semesta Sdn Bhd.
“You may rake in RM1 – 2 million in profits but what about the environmental losses that you have to endure? That is more priceless.
“That is why I discouraged KSSB’s venture into sand mining during my tenure,” he said.
Apart from that, Khir also highlighted that Khalid’s administration failed to draw the much needed foreign direct investment.
“During my time, I brought in investments amounting to RM11.7 billion. Now it is only RM6.8 billion – the same as in the year 2000,” he said, adding that the state government would only be able to create about 20,000 jobs with RM6.8 billion.
Khir also spoke about the Maha Mariamman temple in Kampung Rimba Jaya, Klang, that was demolished on Deepavali day in 2007.
The demolition was a key factor that led to the overwhelming support of the Indian community in favour of Pakatan in the 2008 general election.
“I was merely monitoring the demolition in my capacity as menteri besar,” said Khir, who explained that the demolition was done due to a court order.
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