In a statement today, Lim said that although Shahrizat was supposed to have done so voluntarily in view of police investigations on the National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) fiasco, he believes that she was pressured to do so.
“Nobody expects Shahrizat to return to the cabinet or Parliament after the expiry of her three-week leave expiring on Feb 3, 2012,” he said.
Lim said this in view of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s claim that he had held discussions with Shahrizat on the matter.
“I’ve discussed with her the decision to take leave. It is an appropriate decision as it allows the authority to carry out a thorough investigation,” Najib was quoted as saying yesterday.
This, said Lim, meant that Shahrizat had managed to resisted investigations into her alleged role in the scandal, which broke out following the publication of the Auditor-General’s Report 2010 last year.
Meanwhile, Lim also urged the government for the establishment of an independent public inquiry into the NFC scand al which must also encompass the roles played by Muhyiddin Yassin and Noh Omar as former and current agriculture minister.
Lim said that the freezing of NFC’s assets pending investigations by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and the police was inadequate without a full inquiry.
Commenting on Najib’s announcement yesterday, Lim said it was unacceptable for the premier to ask Muhyiddin and Noh to reso lve the NFC mess.
“This is totally unacceptable as Muhyiddin and Nor Omar are among the Ministers, one being Agriculture Minister at the time of the approval of the RM300 million NFC project and the latter as the current Minister in charge of the project, who owe the Malaysian public a fully accounting of why they had allowed the NFC scandal to reach such a disgraceful proportion under their charge,” said Lim.
Lim also asked if Najib was prepared to establish a royal commission of inquiry and declassifying relevant cabinet documents for a public inquiry.
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Memandangkan Ketua Wanita Umno Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil sedang bercuti rehat selama tiga minggu, pemimpin veteran DAP Lim Kit Siang berkata, rakyat Malaysia tidak boleh mengharapkan bahawa beliau kembali.
Dalam satu kenyataan hari ini, Lim berkata walaupun Shahrizat sepatutnya berbuat demikian secara sukarela memandangkan siasatan polis ke atas kemelut projek ternakan lembu Perbadanan Fidlot Kebangsaan (NFC), beliau percaya bahawa beliau ditekan untuk berbuat demikian.
"Tiada siapa yang percaya Shahrizat akan kembali ke kabinet atau Parlimen selepas tamat cuti tiga minggunya yang berakhir pada 3 Februari ini," katanya.
Menurut Lim, ini disebalik kenyataan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak bahawa keputusan bercuti Shahrizat yang juga Menteri Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat itu adalah sesuatu yang tepat.
"Ya, saya dah berbincang dengan Shahrizat. Keputusan untuk ambil cuti itu adalah keputusan yang tepat untuk membolehkan pihak berkuasa jalankan siasatan yang rapi,” kata Najib dipetik berkata di akhbar-akhbar hari ini.
Ini, kata Lim, bermakna bahawa Shahrizat berjaya menghalang siasatan dijalankan ke atas peranannya yang didakwa dalam skandal tersebut yang tercetus berikutan pendedahannnya dalam Laporan Ketua Audit Negara 2010 tahun lalu.Sementara itu, Lim juga menggesa kerajaan menubuhkan siasatan awam berhubung skandal NFC yang juga perlu merangkumi peranan yang dimainkan oleh Timbalan Perdana Menteri Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin yang juga menteri pertanian semasa kejadian itu dan Datuk Seri Noh Omar selaku menteri pertanian dan asas tani sekarang.
Lim berkata bahawa pembekuan aset NFC sementara menunggu siasatan oleh Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) dan polis adalah tidak mencukupi tanpa siasatan penuh dijalankan.
source:malaysiakini
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