DAP Lodges Corruption Report Against Perak MB

IPOH, Feb 12 (Bernama) -- DAP today lodged a report with the Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) regarding the appointment of three advisers to Perak Menteri Besar by Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir.
Perak DAP secretary Nga Kor Ming said the appointment was without the approval of the State Executive Council and contravened the State Constitution.
"Datuk Zambry's move in making the appointment was clearly and obviously a form of power abuse and a form of political corruption to enrich Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders who had been rejected by the people in the 12th General Election," he told reporters at the MACC office compound here.
He said no posts with the executive councillor-status could be created unless provided for by the State Constitution and no individuals except members of the State Legislative Assembly were eligible to be appointed as state executive councillors.
"Bear in mind that without a motion in the Perak state assembly against the legitimate Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Nizar Jamaluddin, all actions by Zambry which bring financial implications to the state government are void and can be viewed as a form of abuse and abuse of power," he said.
Yesterday, Zambry announced the appointment of three advisers -- Datuk Chang Ko Youn (Chinese Community Affairs), Datuk S. Veerasingam (Indian Community Affairs) and Datuk Mohd Najmuddin Elias (Islamic Affairs) -- to Perak Menteri Besar and Datuk Hamdi Abu Bakar as State Information Chief.
Nga said they would receive all remunerations including salary and privileges of a state executive councillor estimated at nearly RM1 million.
He said Zambry's announcement was a betrayal against the Royal Institution in Perak because all executive councillor-status appointments require the consent and conferment of credentials by Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak.
Without the Sultan's consent, it was a conduct in disregard of the Constitutional Monarchy principle, he said.
He said the appointment of that many executive councillor-status advisers reflected Zambry's lack of credibility as Menteri Besar and the six appointed executive councillors.
MACC Director Bahari Mohd Zain said when contacted that the commission received the report by a political party representative at 11.15am but he refused to elaborate.

tunku : they are the advisers to the MB not exco members, so their appointments need not get the consent from Tuanku Sultan. Get A Life Nizar,Ngeh and Nga.It's over.Please move on and be a good opposition with constructive ideas.Zambry is the MB not Nizar.Get out from the hallucination.