Press Statement By Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng In Komtar, George Town On 23.3.2016.<\/p>\n
I am not surprised at PAS and UMNO joining hands together, demanding me to go on leave pending investigations by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), on BN\u2019s allegations against me of corruption relating to the purchase of my 30-year old house and the sale of government land in Taman Manggis. These demands are clearly politically motivated. Both BN and PAS did not make the same demands to the Prime Minister to go on leave, when the Prime Minister was discovered with USD 700 million or RM2.6 billion in donation in his personal bank account.<\/p>\n
I have always conducted a clean administration of Penang according to CAT principles of competency, accountability and transparency. One of the key integrity measures is practicing open tenders, the implementation that garnered rare praise for the Penang state government from Transparency International. The Penang state government is justifiably proud of running a clean government free from corruption.<\/p>\n
The sale of government land in Taman Manggis is by open tender to the public and awarded to the company that paid the highest price. How can there be corruption when the company would have won the tender on their own merit by paying the highest price? Further the landlady that sold me the house was never ever a shareholder or director of the company. For this reason the corruption reports against me to MACC by BN and their supporters are false, and a conspiracy to character assassination and destroy me politically.<\/p>\n
However I will leave it to MACC to conduct investigations and would press them to complete it speedily so that my name and the state government\u2019s name can be cleared. I have stated my full co-operation to MACC and hope that there can be a fair, independent and professional investigation. I do not see why I should go on leave for blatantly false allegations against me, and when I have no influence and control over MACC investigations or on the Attorney-General, who exercises full prosecution powers. Only the Prime Minister exercises authority over both MACC and the Attorney-General.<\/p>\n
The late Menteri Besar of Kelantan Datuk Seri Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat was investigated by MACC on false charges of corruption over a sponsored haj trip to Mekah in 2009, which he subsequently cancelled. No one asked Datuk Seri Nik Aziz to go on leave because he had no control or authority over MACC and the charges were baseless.<\/p>\n
Furthermore if a Menteri Besar or Chief Minister is required to go on leave every time a corruption report to the MACC is lodged, even frivolous and baseless ones, this can be used as a political weapon. Everyone then has to go on leave.<\/p>\n
I would however be willing to discuss further the background of the baseless corruption allegations against me with independent and neutral parties, so that they can get a true picture of this conspiracy of lies by BN. I urge supporters to be patient in the face of ferocious attacks by TV3 against me with 30 minutes nightly news highlights whilst downplaying the huge RM100 million corruption scandal in the Youth and Sports Ministry.<\/p>\n
It is not surprising that the BN-controlled English and Malay media is demonising me daily. Some Chinese papers are also acting in concert with the BN media. I have faith that the people are not so gullible and can differentiate truth from lies as well as who has or has not stood up for integrity and fought against corruption.<\/p>\n
LIM GUAN ENG<\/p>\n
—–BM—–<\/p>\n
Kenyataan Media oleh Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Lim Guan Eng di Komtar, George Town pada 23 Mac 2016<\/p>\n
Saya tidak hairan melihat PAS dan Umno berganding bahu, mendesak saya supaya bercuti sementara siasatan oleh Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) terhadap dakwaan rasuah BN ke atas saya berkenaan pembelian kediaman berusia 30 tahun saya dan penjualan tanah kerajaan di Taman Manggis. Desakan ini adalah jelas bermotifkan politik. Kedua-dua BN dan PAS tidak membuat desakan yang sama kepada Perdana Menteri untuk bercuti, ketika Perdana Menteri didapati memiliki derma tunai USD700 juta atau Rm2.6 bilion di dalam akaun peribadinya.<\/p>\n
Saya sentiasa menjalankan pentadbiran yang bersih di Pulau Pinang mengikut prinsip urustadbir CAT (Cekap, Akauntabel, Telus). Salah satu langkah integriti utama iala melaksanakan tender terbuka, suatu langkah yang mengundang pujian terhadap kerajaan negeri Pulau Pinang daripada Transparency International. Kerajaan negeri Pulau Pinang sewajarnya bangga dengan urustadbir yang bersih daripada rasuah.<\/p>\n
Penjualan tanah kerajaan di Taman Manggis dilakukan melalui tender terbuka kepada orang awam dan kemudian diberikan kepada syarikat yang sanggup membayar harga paling tinggi. Bagaimana mungkin wujud amalan rasuah jika syarikat tersebut memenangi tender itu dengan merit mereka sendiri dan membayar harga paling tinggi? Selanjutnya, pemilik yang menjualkan kepada saya rumah tersebut tidak pernah menjadi pemegang saham atau pengarah syarikat terbabit. Atas sebab ini, laporan rasuah terhadap saya kepada SPRM oleh BN dan penyokongnya adalah palsu, dan merupakan konspirasi utnuk membunuh karakter serta menghancurkaan saya secara politik.<\/p>\n
Pun begitu, saya serahkan kepada pihak SPRM untuk menjalankan siasatan dan menggesa mereka suapaya ia dilakukan secepat mungkin supaya nama saya dan nama kerajaan negeri dapat dibersihkan. Saya telah menyatakan kesediaan penuh kepada SPRM dan berharap siasatan akan berjalan secara adil, bebas dan profesional. Saya tidak faham kenapa saya perlu bercuti atas dakwaan palsu ini, malah saya tidak mempunyai pengaruh dan kawalan ke atas siasatan SPRM dan juga Peguam Negara, yang mempunyai kuasa pendakwaan penuh. Hanya Perdana Menteri yang mempunyai kuasa ke atas kedua-dua SPRM dan Peguam Negara.<\/p>\n
Mantan menteri besar Kelantan, Almarhum Datuk Seri Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat juga pernah disiasat SPRM atas dakwaan rasuah berkait perbelanjaan mengerjakan haji ke Mekah pada tahun 2009, yang arwah kemudiannya batalkan. Tiada siapa pun meminta Datuk Seri Nik Aziz bercuti kerana arwah tidak mempunyai kawalan dan kuasa ke atas SPRM, dan dakwaan tersebut juga tidak berasas.<\/p>\n
Tambahan pula, sekiranya seorang Menteri Besar atau Ketua Menteri perlu bercuti setiap kali laporan rasuah dikemukakan kepada SPRM, laporan-laporan yang mengarut dan tidak berasas juga boleh dijadikan senjata politik, dan semua orang akan terpaksa bercuti.<\/p>\n
Namun saya bersedia untuk membincangkan latar dakwaan rasuah terhadap saya ini bersama pihak-pihak yang bebas dan neutral, supaya mereka mendapat gambaran sebenar konspirasi dan pembohongan oleh BN ini. Saya menyeru para penyokong supaya bersabar berhadapan serangan-serangan oleh TV3 terhadap saya dengan laporan selama setengah jam setiap malam sambil mengesampingkan skandal rasuah RM100 juta di Kementerian Belia dan Sukan.<\/p>\n
Tidak hairan melihat media Bahasa Inggeris dan Bahasa Malaysia yang dikawal BN memburuk-burukkan saya setiap hari. Beberapa akhbar berbahasa Cina juga sedang bertindak seiring dengan media BN. Saya percaya bahawa orang ramai tidak begitu mudah percaya dan boleh membezakan kebenaran dan pembohongan dan siapa yang tidak memperjuangkan integriti serta memerangi rasuah.<\/p>\n
LIM GUAN ENG<\/p>\n
——-mandarin—-<\/p>\n
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Press Statement By Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng In Komtar, George Town On 23.3.2016. I am not surprised at PAS and UMNO joining hands together, demanding me to go on leave pending investigations by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), on BN\u2019s allegations against me of corruption relating to the purchase of my 30-year old house …<\/p>\n