Press Statement By DAP Secretary-General And MP For Bagan Lim Guan Eng In Kuala Lumpur On 22.3.2015.<\/p>\n
UMNO Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin’s claims that BN leaders had already declared their assets by making such asset declaration to the Prime Minister and Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is a sham perversion of the concept of public declaration of assets, and is contrary to internationally accepted anti-corruption practices. Failing to make public declaration of assets is akin to failure to establish integrity in leadership by blocking public accountability, transparency and scrutiny. <\/p>\n
Declaration of assets made to the Prime Minister by Ministers or Chief Ministers have shown to be completely ineffective in establishing integrity in leadership or curbing corruption. In contrast, public declaration of assets are much more effective by either prosecuting in court those wrongdoers or using public pressure to shame and hound from public office, those who accumulate extraordinary wealth. <\/p>\n
By failing to make public declaration of assets leaves the unfortunate impression that BN leaders have something to hide. There is nothing to fear in making public declaration of assets if one has no ill-gotten or unexplained wealth. Personal fears of private safety or their family members if the Minister publicly declares his or her assets have proven to be unfounded. <\/p>\n
The experience of Penang which became the first and only state in Malaysia to publicly declare the assets of Chief Ministers, EXCO members and State Assemblymen, which were then periodically updated, have shown that there were no threats to the person declaring their assets or their family members. <\/p>\n
Would any BN Minister dare to ask the people whether the rakyat opposed public declaration of assets? The public\u2019s demand call for transparency and public accountability has become more urgent following revelation of the lavish lifestyle of the family members of top BN leaders from the Prime Minister, Ministers right down to the Chief Ministers with luxury apartments in developed western countries. <\/p>\n
Further, the purchase of luxury jets for the use of BN government leaders, when BN has refused to cancel or postpone the implementation of GST has only widened the income inequality caused by GST. A public declaration of assets will enable BN leaders to prove that they also feel the rakyat\u2019s pain of the more difficult economic conditions.<\/p>\n
LIM GUAN ENG<\/p>\n
—– BM Version —-
\nKenyataan akhbar Setiausaha Agung DAP dan Ahli Parlimen Bagan Lim Guan Eng di Kuala Lumpur pada 22.3.2015<\/p>\n
Kegagalan mengisytiharkan harta sama dengan kegagalan mewujudkan integriti dalam kepimpinan dengan menghalang penanggungjawaban, tuntutan terhadap ketelusan dan soal-selidik daripada orang awam<\/p>\n
Dakwaan Ketua Pemuda UMNO Khairy Jamaluddin bahawa pemimpin BN telah mengisytiharkan aset mereka kepada Perdana Menteri dan Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia adalah menyeleweng daripada konsep pengisytiharan harta kepada orang awam dan bertentangan dengan amalan anti-korupsi antarabangsa. Kegagalan mengisytiharkan harta adalah sama dengan kegagalan mewujudkan integriti dalam kepimpinan dengan menghalang penanggungjawaban, tuntutan terhadap ketelusan dan soal-selidik daripada orang awam.<\/p>\n
Pengisytiharan harta yang dibuat kepada Perdana Menteri atau Menteri Besar telah terbukti tidak berkesan untuk mewujudkan integriti kepimpinan atau mengekang korupsi. Pengisytiharan kepada orang awam sebaliknya lebih berkesan kerana dengan cara itu pihak yang melakukan kesalahan boleh diheret ke mahkamah, manakala tekanan daripada orang ramai boleh mencegah pemegang jawatan awam daripada mengumpul kekayaan luar biasa.<\/p>\n
Kegagalan untuk membuat pengisytiharan harta kepada orang ramai menimbulkan pandangan bahawa pemimpin BN cuba menyembunyikan sesuatu. Tiada yang perlu ditakutkan untuk membuat pengisytiharan harta secara umum jika sumber harta yang diperolehi bukan dari jalan salah atau kabur. Selain itu, tiada asas untuk mengatakan bahawa keselamatan seseorang penjawat awam atau keluarganya akan terjejas jika pengisytiharan harta dibuat secara terbuka.<\/p>\n
Pengalaman Pulau Pinang sebagai satu-satunya negeri di Malaysia yang Ketua Menteri, EXCO dan ADUN-nya mengisytiharkan harta kepada orang ramai dan dikemaskini secara berkala menunjukkan bahawa langkah itu tidak menimbulkan sebarang bahaya sama ada terhadap diri atau keluarga pemimpin terbabit.<\/p>\n
Apakah Menteri BN berani untuk bertanya kepada rakyat sendiri sama ada mereka menentang pengisytiharan harta secara terbuka? Tuntutan ke arah ketelusan dan kebertanggungjawaban di depan orang awam semakin mustahak kerana mutakhir ini beberapa pendedahan telah dibuat tentang gaya hidup mewah ahli keluarga beberapa pemimpin tertinggi BN, dari Perdana Menteri, Menteri, sampailah kepada Menteri-menteri Besar yang memiliki pangsapuri mewah di negara-negara maju.<\/p>\n
Selain itu, pembelian jet mewah untuk kegunaan pemimpin kerajaan BN dalam keadaan BN enggan membatalkan atau menunda pelaksanaan GST hanya meluaskan jurang pendapatan. Pengisytiharan harta kepada orang awam akan membolehkan pemimpin BN membuktikan kepada orang ramai bahawa mereka turut merasakan penderitaan rakyat akibat kesempitan ekonomi. <\/p>\n
LIM GUAN ENG
\n—-Mandarin Version—-<\/p>\n
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