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Press Statement By Penang Chief Minister And DAP Secretary-General Lim Guan Eng In Kuala Lumpur On 20.1.2012
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\nElected Public Officials Should Put Their Country First And Not Endanger Malaysia By Taking The First Necessary Step To Publicly Declare Their Assets To Promote Transparency And Accountability
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\nDAP urges BN to take a bipartisan approach towards promoting transparency and accountability in Malaysia by publicly declaring their assets. Whilst revealing the asset declarations of ministers and their immediate family members to the public may endanger the individuals concerned, as a first step those holding public office should disclose their assets publicly.<\/p>\n

In the interest of bipartisanship, DAP is willing to start only with Ministers, Deputy Ministers or state excos publicly declaring their assets instead of their family members. Declaring to the Prime Minister alone or only to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission(MACC) is not enough.
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\nFor this reason, the refusal of MACC to openly endorse the principle of public declaration of assets by Ministers, Deputy Ministers and state EXCOS deserve strong condemnation. I can understand BN\u2019s concerns that such asset declarations may endanger public officials. However BN should also understand public concerns that failure to do so may also endanger Malaysia.<\/p>\n

Those aspiring to be leaders should put their country first by being more willing to endanger themselves than endangering Malaysia. For this reason, a public declaration of assets by Ministers, Deputy Ministers and state excos is a necessary first step towards ensuring that public interest is protected over and above any private benefit.<\/p>\n

Penang state EXCO members created history last week by being the first elected public officials in Malaysia to publicly declare their assets. Information about the EXCO members\u2019 liabilities or loans and that the source of income were from their statutory allowances were also disclosed.<\/p>\n

The Penang state EXCO public allowances as EXCOs and ADUNs can be referred from the Enakmen Anggota Pentadbiran dan Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri(Saraan) 1980, which was also uploaded. Such information were even made available on the Penang state government website of www.penang.gov.my. This marks an important milestone towards ensuring that there is no accumulation of unexplained and extraordinary wealth by elected public officials.<\/p>\n

The Penang state government took a further step in appointing the internationally renowned accounting and audit firm, KPMG and its senior partner Chartered Accountant Ooi Kok Seng, for the verification exercise and to formulate the template of asset declaration. Ooi was present at the press conference on 12 January 2012 in Penang publicly declaring the assets, where he said that KPMG is required to uphold professional standards of compliance with the principles of objectivity, independence and no conflict of interest before undertaking any task.<\/p>\n

The Penang state government\u2019s faith in the MACC has been shaken by MACC\u2019s perceived failure to act against BN\u2019s leaders involved in questionable deals and contracts as well as their perceived willingness to be used by BN for political purposes and lack of independent action. Penang state government\u2019s lack of faith in MACC\u2019s commitment to fight corruption is evident not only by their failure to act against various reports made by me in the past but also by the present Penang state government to the MACC.<\/p>\n

The deteriorating state of corruption in Malaysia is highlighted by the decline in Malaysia\u2019s rankings in the Transparency International\u2019s Corruption Perception Index from No. 37 in 2003 to No. 60 last year. For this reason, verification by an internationally renowned audit and accounting firm would attract greater credibility and reliability than by MACC.<\/p>\n

Lim Guan Eng<\/p>\n

—- BM Translation—-<\/p>\n

Kenyataan Akhbar Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang dan Setiausaha Agung DAP Lim Guan Eng Di Kuala Lumpur Pada 20.1.2012
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\nAnggota-Anggota Pentadbiran Yang Dipilih Harus Mengutamakan Negara Dan Tidak Membahayakan Malaysia Dengan Mengambil Langkah Pertama Untuk Mengisytiharkan Harta Secara Terbuka Demi Menggalakkan Ketelusan Dan Kebertanggungjawaban.
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\nDAP menggesa BN untuk mengambil pendekatan dwipartisan untuk menggalakkan ketelusan dan kebertanggungjawaban dalam Malaysia dengan mengisytiharkan harta mereka secara terbuka. Walaupun pengisytiharan harta secara terbuka oleh menteri-menteri serta keluarga terdekat mungkin membahayakan bagi individu-individu tersebut, sebagai langkah pertama hanya mereka yang memegang jawatan awam harus mengisytiharkan harta secara terbuka.<\/p>\n

Demi kepentingan dwipartisan, DAP boleh terima sebagai permulaan jika hanya menteri-menteri, timbalan-timbalan menteri dan ahli-ahli majlis mesyuarat kerajaan negeri sahaja yang mengisytiharkan harta. Ahli keluarga mereka boleh dikecualikan. Sekadar mengisytiharkan kepada Perdana Menteri seorang atau pun kepada Suruhanjaya Pencegah Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) tidak memadai.<\/p>\n

Atas sebab ini, keengganan pihak SPRM untuk mengiktiraf prinsip pengisytiharan harta secara terbuka oleh para menteri, timbalan menteri dan ahli-ahli majlis mesyuarat kerajaan negeri perlu dikecam. Saya memahami kebimbangan BN bahawa pengisytiharan harta mungkin akan membahayakan penjawat-penjawat awam tersebut, namun BN juga harus memahami kebimbangan umum bahawa kegagalan untuk mengisytiharkan harta mungkin akan membahayakan Malaysia.<\/p>\n

Sesiapa yang berhasrat untuk menjadi pemimpin harus mengutamakan negara mereka dan harus rela untuk membahayakan diri sendiri daripada membahayakan Malaysia. Oleh itu, pengisytiharan harta secara terbuka oleh menteri-menteri, timbalan-timbalan menteri dan ahli-ahli majlis mesyuarat kerajaan negeri adalah langkah pertama yang wajar untuk memastikan bahawa kepentingan umum akan terpelihara.<\/p>\n

Minggu lepas, Ahli-ahli Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri (EXCO) Pulau Pinang telah mencipta sejarah dengan menjadi anggota-anggota pentadbiran dipilih yang pertama di Malaysia untuk mengisytiharkan harta secara terbuka. Maklumat mengenai pinjaman-pinjaman dan liabiliti-liabiliti Ahli-Ahli EXCO telah didedahkan. Pendapatan mereka juga jelas diperolehi daripada satu sumber sahaja, iaitu elaun sebagai wakil rakyat dan badan-badan berkanun.<\/p>\n

Elaun untuk Ahli-ahli EXCO Pulau Pinang boleh dirujuk daripada Enakmen Anggota Pentadbiran dan Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (Saraan) 1980, yang turut dimuat naik. Maklumat ini boleh didapati di laman sesawang Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang iaitu www.penang.gov.my. Ini adalah satu pencapaian dalam usaha untuk memastikan tidak berlaku pengumpulan harta yang luar biasa dan yang tidak dapat dijelaskan oleh anggota-anggota pentadbiran.<\/p>\n

Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang telah mengambil langkah yang lebih dengan melantik firma akauntan dan audit antarabangsa yang terkenal iaitu KPMG dan rakan kongsi kanannya Akauntan Bertauliah Ooi Kok Seng, untuk mengesahkan dan menetapkan templat yang akan dipaparkan kepada umum. Ooi juga hadir semasa sidang akhbar pada 12 Januari 2012 di Pulau Pinang apabila pengisytiharan harta itu dibuat dan telah berkata bahawa KPMG telah mendukung standard profesional yang tertinggi untuk memastikan pematuhan kepada prinsip-prinsip keobjektifan, kebebasan dan tiada konflik kepentingan sebelum menjalankan apa-apa tugasan.<\/p>\n

Kepercayaan Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang dalam SPRM sudah pun terhakis berikutan apa yang dilihat sebagai kegagalan untuk mengambil tindakan terhadap pemimpin-pemimpin BN yang terlibat dalam kontrak-kontrak yang mencurigakan serta apa yang dilihat sebagai tindak-tanduk mereka yang seolah-olah tidak bebas dan sanggup digunakan oleh BN bagi tujuan politik. Ketidakpercayaan Kerajaan Negeir Pulau Pinang terhadap komitmen SPRM untuk menangani rasuah adalah jelas bukan sahaja kerana kegagalan mereka untuk bertindak atas laporan-laporan yang dibuat oleh saya tetapi juga oleh Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang.<\/p>\n

Kemerosotan Malaysia dalam hal rasuah ini juga terserlah dengan penurunan kedudukan Malaysia dalam Indeks Persepsi Rasuah Transparency International dari tangga ke-37 pada tahun 2003 kepada tangga ke-60 tahun lepas. Oleh itu, pengesahan daripada sebuah firma audit dan akauntan antarabangsa yang terkemuka adalah lebih dipercayai dan boleh diharap berbanding dengan SPRM.<\/p>\n

Lim Guan Eng<\/p>\n

— Mandarin Translation–<\/p>\n

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