Prime Minister Dato\u2019 Sri Najib\u2019s speech at the opening of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities Conference urged leaders at all levels of society to exhibit the right values and ethical conduct in order to prevent corruption. Unfortunately Najib is long on rhetoric but short on action in fighting corruption. <\/p>\n
The drop in Malaysia\u2019s Transparency International\u2019s(TI) Corruption Perception Index(CPI) from No. 37 in 2003 to No. 60 in 2012 is the most damaging indictment of BN\u2019s failure to root out corruption. Worse, TI Malaysia Deputy President Mohammad Ali even noted that Malaysia\u2019s CPI has continued to decline as “elements of state\u201d that facilitated \u201cgrand corruption\u201d were still prevalent. Even Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Chor Chee Heung admitted that corruption cost Malaysia RM26 billion every year. <\/p>\n
Again Najib has failed to \u201cwalk the talk\u201d leading to not only the Melaka Chief Minister proudly showing off his son\u2019s wedding with 130,000 guests, never mind who paid for or how much it costs. So far there are no answers to disturbing questions about the extent of extraordinary wealth of Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Taib Mahmud with allegations that his family is worth billions of ringgit. The enormity of Taib\u2019s family wealth is corroborated by the current divorce proceedings of his son Datuk Seri Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib, in which his ex-wife has revealed that he is worth at least RM1 billion, with personal accounts all over the world. <\/p>\n
If Najib wants Malaysians to take his fight against corruption seriously, then he must institutionalise public declaration of assets. This has been done in Penang where the Chief Minister and the entire State Exco has made a public declaration of assets that has even been certified by an international accounting firm. If Penang can do it, why can\u2019t the Prime Minister and his Federal Cabinet do the same? <\/p>\n
At the same time, BN leaders with extravagant lifestyle owning luxury homes, cars and even number plates must be dropped. Family members must also be barred from being involved in government business to avoid another RM 250 million \u201ccows and condos\u201d National Feedlot scandal.<\/p>\n
Another necessary element in the battle against corruption is to institutionalise open competitive tenders. Without open competitive tenders, public projects are directly negotiated and awarded to cronies causing loss of public revenue such as the cheap sale of the Sungai Besi Air Force Base land. Can the RM386 million for 57 KR1M stores in Sabah and Sarawak or RM6.7 million per store be justified? At RM6.7 million per store, are the KR1M stores selling basic necessities like sugar, salt and rice or luxury items like jewellery and designer handbags? <\/p>\n
In Penang, open competitive tenders were implemented immediately after the change of government in 2008 and as a result the state government has been able to achieve surplus budgets every year since, with proceeds from the savings going back to the people annually in the form of an \u201canti-corruption dividend\u201d. <\/p>\n
This is a result of a zero tolerance of corruption policy where PR leaders pass the test to walk the talk by making a public declaration of assets, implementing open competitive tenders, bar family members from being involved with government business and do not have leaders with extravagant lifestyles. Can Najib apply the same anti-corruption test?<\/p>\n
Lim Guan Eng<\/p>\n
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\nKenyataan Akhbar oleh Setiausaha Agung DAP dan Ahli Parlimen Bagan Lim Guan Eng di Kuala Lumpur pada 5.10.2012<\/p>\n
Adakah Pemimpin-Pemimpin BN Mampu Buktikan Diri Dalam Usaha Membanteras Rasuah Dengan Melakukan Pengisytiharan Harta Secara Terbuka, Melaksanakan Tender Terbuka, Melarang Ahli Keluarga Daripada Urusan Perniagaan Dengan Kerajaan Serta Menggugurkan Pemimpin BN Yang Mempunyai Gaya Hidup Mewah?<\/strong><\/p>\n Adakah pemimpin-pemimpin BN mampu buktikan diri dalam usaha membanteras rasuah dengan melakukan pengisytiharan harta secara terbuka, melaksanakan tender terbuka, melarang ahli keluarga daripada urusan perniagaan dengan kerajaan serta menggugurkan pemimpin BN yang mempunyai gaya hidup mewah?<\/p>\n Ucapan Perdana Menteri Dato\u2019 Sri Najib semasa upacara pembukaan Persidangan Persatuan Pencegah Rasuah Antarabangsa telah menyeru agar pemimpin-pemimpin dari semua lapisan masyarakat menonjolkan nilai-nilai yang betul dan kelakuan beretika agar membantu dalam usaha membanteras rasuah. Malangnya, kenyataan Najib ini umpama ayam berkokok berderai-derai, ekor bergelumang tahi.<\/p>\n Penurunan Malaysia dalam tangga Indeks Persepsi Rasuah (CPI) Transparency International daripada nombor 37 pada tahun 2003 kepada nombor 60 pada tahun 2012 adalah bukti yang paling kukuh kegagalan BN untuk membanteras rasuah. Lagi teruk, Timbalan Presiden TI Malaysia Mohammad Ali sendiri telah menyatakan bahawa CPI Malaysia terus merudum akibat \u201celemen kerajaan\u201d yang menggalakkan \u201crasuah besar\u201d. Malah, Menteri Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan Datuk Chor Chee Heung sendiri telah mengakui bahawa rasuah di Malaysia merugikan rakyat sebanyak RM26 bilion setiap tahun.<\/p>\n Sekali lagi, Najib telah gagal buktikan diri dalam usaha membanteras rasuah sehingga Ketua Menteri Melaka sendiri boleh dengan bangganya menganjurkan kenduri kahwin anaknya untuk seramai 130,000 orang. Tidak kisahlah siapa yang bayar atau berapa jumlah harga kenduri tersebut. Sehingga kini tiada jawapan kepada soalan-soalan yang ditanya tentang kekayaan luarbiasa keluarga Ketua Menteri Sarawak Tan Sri Taib Mahmud yang didakwa bernilai berbilion-bilion ringgit. Betapa besarnya kekayaan keluarga Taib ini telah dibuktikan dalam kes perceraian anaknya Datuk Seri Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib, di mana bekas isterinya telah mendedahkan bahawa beliau mempunyai kekayaan bernilai sekurang-kurangnya RM1 bilion, dengan akaun-akaun peribadi di serata dunia.<\/p>\n Sekiranya Najib ingin meyakinkan rakyat Malaysia tentang usahanya untuk membanteras rasuah, maka beliau harus menginstitusikan pengisytharan harta secara terbuka. Ini telah dilakukan di Pulau Pinang di mana Ketua Menteri dan barisan Exco telah membuat pengisytiharan harta secara terbuka yang telah diperakui oleh firma akauntan antarabangsa. Jika Pulau Pinang mampu melakukannya, kenapa tidak Perdana Menteri dan Kabinetnya?<\/p>\n Pada masa yang sama, pemimpin-pemimpin BN yang hidup mewah dengan rumah-rumah mewah, kereta dan plat nombor yang mahal harus digugurkan. Ahli-ahli keluarga juga harus dilarang daripada urusan perniagaan dengan kerajaan untuk mengelakkan terjadinya lagi satu skandal RM250 juta \u201clembu dan kondo\u201d NFC. <\/p>\n Lagi satu elemen yang yang wajib dalam usaha membanteras rasuah adalah untuk menginstitusikan tender terbuka. Tanpa tender terbuka, projek-projek awam dirunding secara terus dan dianugerahkan kepada kroni, hatta rakyat kerugian seperti dalam kes penjualan tanah Pangkalan Tentera Udara Sungai Besi dengan harga murah. Adakah peruntukan RM386 juta untuk 57 kedai KR1M di Sabah dan Sarawak ataupun RM6.7 juta sebuah kedai boleh diwajarkan? Dengan kos RM6.7 juta sebuah kedai, adakah kedai-kedai KR1M ini menjual barangan harian seperti gula, garam dan beras ataupun barangan mewah seperti bag-bag tangan dan barang kemas? <\/p>\n Di Pulau Pinang, tender terbuka telah dilaksanakan sejurus selepas pertukaran kerajaan pada tahun 2008 dan sejak itu kerajaan negeri berjaya mencatat bajet lebihan setiap tahun. Wang yang dijimat pula diberi balik kepada rakyat setiap tahun melalui \u201cdividen anti-rasuah\u201d.<\/p>\n Ini adalah akibat dasar toleransi sifar terhadap rasuah di mana pemimpin-pemimpin PR telah membuktikan diri dengan melakukan pengisytiharan harta secara terbuka, melaksanakan tender terbuka, melarang ahli keluarga daripada urusan perniagaan dengan kerajaan dan tidak mempunyai pemimpin-pemimpin yang hidup dengan gaya mewah. 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Dato\u2019 Sri Najib\u2019s speech at the opening of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities Conference urged leaders at all levels of society to exhibit the right values and ethical conduct in order to prevent corruption. Unfortunately Najib is long on rhetoric but short on action in fighting corruption. The drop in Malaysia\u2019s Transparency …<\/p>\n