Malaysia Update

SHAH ALAM: Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim is in trouble over the purchase of 46 cows.

Gerak Malaysia (Civil Movement Against Corruption) claimed that Khalid had bought the cows, worth RM110,400, with state government money. The cows, bought before Hari Raya Aidiladha, were distributed in Khalid's parliamentary seat, Bandar Tun Razak, which is not in Selangor.

The movement yesterday lodged a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.

Gerak Malaysia chairman Mohd Nazree Mohd Yunus said the movement received evidence in the form of an official receipt and invoice from an officer who worked at a state government subsidiary involved in the purchase.

The official receipt and invoice were from Selangor Agricultural Development Corporation (PKPS), which stated Selangor Industrial Corporation Sdn Bhd as the payer in the receipt and invoice, both dated Dec 16.
"The flow of state funds out of the state border for personal advantage is against the principle of accountability preached by the state government."

He said the transaction was also against state finance procedures.

Apart from lodging a report with the Selangor MACC, Gerak Malaysia plans to request an audience with the Sultan of Selangor to ask him to advise Khalid to step down from his position, or take a temporary break, until he is proven innocent.

Edited from NST 22 Jan 09