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Monday, August 18, 2014

COVER UP PLEA? Khalid to ask civil servants for admin support to clear his name over graft claims

COVER UP PLEA? Khalid to ask civil servants for admin support to clear his name over graft claims
KUALA LUMPUR - With a number of projects yet to complete, Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim is set to speak with Selangor’s civil servants today to clear his name of allegations of improper administration, a source close to the beleaguered mentri besar said.
According to the source, Khalid will be addressing the state’s monthly assembly for heads of department held at the Selangor state secretariat building in Shah Alam, attended by bureaucrats who are likely to serve under his leadership until at least the end of the month.
“He will be speaking on issues such as Bank Islam and Eco World,” said the source, who spoke to Malay Mail Online on condition of anonymity.
The source was referring to the allegations made in a recent 91-page report by Khalid’s former party, PKR, which had outlined six key reasons to remove and replace the incumbent mentri besar of Malaysia’s wealthiest state.
In its report, PKR claimed that in February, Khalid undertook a dubious out-of-court deal with Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd (BIMB) over a US$18.52 million (RM66.67 million) loan settlement suit.
The report also noted that in March, a month after BIMB dropped its loan settlement suit against Khalid, two business deals worth hundreds of millions of ringgit were signed between the Selangor government and Eco World Bhd.
Last week, Khalid demanded PKR secretary-general Datuk Saifuddin Nasution Ismail retract the report within 24 hours from August 11 or face a lawsuit for defamation.
Saifuddin has ignored the lawsuit threat and Malay Mail Online understands Khalid will be filing the lawsuit against Saifuddin today through his law firm, BON Advocates.
In his first step to tackle the allegations head on, Khalid’s aides submitted PKR’s report on the 67-year-old’s alleged links to dubious deals to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, requesting the anti-graft body investigate the party’s claims.
However, PKR’s disciplinary committee decided to expel Khalid last week ostensibly for his open defiance of the party’s decision that he must step down to make way for PKR President Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.
Khalid has since announced that he will stay on as MB despite the sacking, following a meeting with the Sultan of Selangor where he convinced the ruler that he has the majority support of the state assembly.
Despite his opponents claiming they command the majority support of the state assemblymen, the impasse is set to continue until at least August 27, when the Sultan of Selangor is scheduled to return from overseas. -Malay Mail

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