DAP wants PM to compel NFC to repay loan...

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has been urged to respond to a minister’s call for Shahrizat Abdul Jalil’s family to repay the RM250 million government soft loan received by the National Feedlot Corporation (NFC).
DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said the premier’s input is important as the de facto law minister has drawn a direct link between Shahrizat and the NFC scandal.

“This is the first ever admission by a cabinet minister that not only Shahrizat is tied to the cows and condos scandal, but that there is wrong doing,” said Lim in a statement today.

He was referring to a Sinar Harian report in which Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz had urged Shahrizat’s family to repay the loan.

Nazri said this was more important that asking Shahrizat to step down as women, family and community development minister.

Repayment not enough

 Lim contended that Nazri would not have asked Shahrizat’s family to return the money if there was no wrongdoing.

“Even then, returning the money is inadequate. Action must be taken against those responsible and Shahrizat should also resign,” Lim said.
The NFC project was awarded to Shahrizat’s family in 2007 under the Abdullah Ahmad Badawi administration and when Muhyiddin Yassin was agriculture minister.

The Auditor-General’s 2010 Report has found that the project is off target and also highlighted other alleged irregularities.

Following this, PKR divulged details of how the soft loan has been used for various unrelated investments,  including the purchase of luxury properties and a piece of prime land in Putrajaya.

Shahrizat has disclaimed any wrongdoing, stressing that she was not involved in the project headed by her husband and therefore, she has no reason to step down from her ministerial post.

Mampukah Najib arah NFC bayar pinjaman?

DAP hari ini menuntut Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak mengulas kenyataan seorang menteri kabinetnya bahawa keluarga Datuk Seri Shahrizat Jalil perlu membayar balik pinjaman mudah RM250 juta yang diberikan kerajaan kepada syarikat projek ternakan lembu Perbadanan Fidlot Kebangsaan (NFC) milik mereka itu.
Setiausaha Agung DAP Lim Guan Eng berkata jawapan Perdana Menteri adalah penting kerana sebagai menteri yang bertanggungjawan ke atas hal ehwal undang-undang Datuk Seri Nazri Abdul Aziz telah mengaitkan hubungan langsung antara Shahrizat dan skandal NFC.

“Ini adalah pengakuan kali pertama oleh seorang menteri kabinet bahawa Shahrizat bukan sahaja terlibat kepada skandal lembu dan kondo tetapi juga (mengakui) bahawa kesalahan telah berlaku,” kata Lim yang juga mempersoalkan mengapa wang berkenaan harus dikembalikan jika tidak berlaku sebarang penyelewengan.

Beliau merujuk kepada laporan Sinar Harian, semalam yang memetik Mohd Nazri meminta keluarga Shahrizat membayar balik pinjaman yang diberikan kerajaan itu.
Harus letak jawatan

Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri itu dilaporkan berkata dengan berbuat demikian, maka Shahrizat yang juga Ketua Wanita Umno boleh mengekalkan jawatannya sebagai Menteri Wanita, Keluarga dan Pembangunan Masyarakat.
Namun, menurut Lim, pengembalian wang itu tidak memadai kerana tindakan juga harus diambil ke atas mereka yang bertanggungjawab, selain Shahrizat juga harus meletak jawatan.

“Ini bukan sahaja tidak boleh diterima tetapi merupakan penghinaan kepada standard kebiasaan kewangan, amanah dan kebertanggungjawaban. Rakyat Malaysia menuntut supaya tindakan diambil serta merta.

“Kegagalan untuk bertindak menunjukkan kegagalan Bidang Keberhasilan Utama Negara (NKRA) membasmi rasuah di bawah Program Transformasi Kerajaan,” katanya.

source:malaysiakini

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