Muhammad Nedim Nazri jadi pegawai khas no.5 di Kementerian bapanya...

Muhammad Nedim Nazri(atas), yang sebelum ini terlibat dalam insiden serangan yang melibatkan seorang pengawal keselamatan,kini memikat kontroversi lagi, kali ini di kementerian bapanya.

Menurut laman web Kementerian Pelancongan dan Kebudayaan, Nedim dilantik sebagai "pegawai khas" di Kementerian itu, yang kini diterajui oleh bapanya Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz,kini meningkatkan lagi persoalan "nepotisme dan kronisme".

Dia disenaraikan di laman web sebagai "Nedim bin Nazri Aziz", tetapi halaman itu tidak menyatakan apa tanggungjawabnya sebagai seorang "pegawai khas".

Ketika dihubungi, setiausaha akhbar Nazri berkata bahawa Menteri Nazri Aziz, tidak mahu respon terhadap perkara tersebut.

Isu ini mula dibangkitkan oleh seorang blogger Cucu Tok Selampit,seorang blogger pro-gomen yang menyatakan bahawa isu ini boleh menimbulkan masalah kepada gomen.

"Bagaimana penyokong kerajaan boleh mempertahankan pemimpin mereka jika mereka terus mengamalkan nepotisme dan kronisme?

"Kita tidak boleh bercakap tentang (pemimpin-pemimpin Pakatan Rakyat) Anwar Ibrahim, Lim Kit Siang, Karpal Singh dan Nik Aziz (Nik Mat) dan lain-lain yang menggalakkan anak-anak mereka jika pemimpin-pemimpin UMNO/BN sendiri berbuat demikian" kata blogger.

Blogger itu juga menimbulkan kebimbangan bahawa Nedim akan mendapat manfaat daripada lawatan percuma, kerana portfolio bapanya, dan mempersoalkan mengapa dia diperlukan bekerja kerana Nedim sudah "dipenuhi dengan kekayaan, warisan dan menjalankan perniagaan keluarga". Baca catatan cucu tok selampit berikutnya...



Ini adalah website rasmi Kementerian Perlancungan dan Kebudayaan Malaysia, rujuk di sini. Jelas tertera nama anak Menteri kementerian berkenaan, Nedim bin Nazri Aziz dilantik sebagai Pegawai Khas. Apa rasionalnya anak sendiri dilantik sebagai Pegawai Khas kementerian. Bukankah anaknya sudah kaya raya dengan harta kekayaan dan perniagaan keluarga? Apakah rasionalnya anaknya itu menghabiskan masa dengan jawatan yang rendah dengan gaji yang tidak seberapa?

Bagaimana penyokong-penyokong Kerajaan hendak mempertahankan pemimpin-pemimpin mereka sekiranya golongan ini mementingkan nepotisme dan kronisme? Tidak perlu kita berkokok mengatakan Anwar Ibrahim, Lim Kit Siang, Karpal Singh, Nik Aziz dan sebagainya menaikkan anak-anak mereka sekiranya pemimpin-pemimpin UMNO dan BN sendiri melakukan sedemikan. Tambahan pula si anak Menteri ini memang umum sudah mengetahui berperangai "playboy" dan gambar-gambar sensasinya bertebaran di internet.

Apakah tidak akan berlaku penyelewengan kuasa apabila bapa dan anak menerajui sebuah kementerian yang banyak menerima peruntukan perbelanjaan negara. Apakah lawatan Menteri ke mana-mana negara akan disusuli dengan Pegawai Khasnya serta artis yang tengah digila-gilakan oleh anak Menteri berkenaan iaitu Nora Danish? Apakah anak Menteri berkenaan berkuasa penuh di dalam kementerian seperti mana menantu seorang Mantan Perdana Menteri yang berkuasa penuh di Tingkat 4 suatu masa dulu?- cucu tok selampit

 

Nazri's son now special officer in dad's ministry...

Muhammad Nedim Nazri, who was previously in the spotlight over an assault incident involving a security guard, seems to be courting controversy again, this time at his father's ministry.

According to the Ministry of Tourism and Culture website, Nedim is "special officer" at the ministry, now helmed by his father Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz, raising questions of "nepotism and cronyism".

He is listed on the website as "Nedim bin Nazri Aziz", but the page does not specify what his responsibilities are as "special officer".

When contacted, Nazri's press secretary said that the minister does not want to respond to the matter.

The issue was first raised by seemingly pro-establishment blogger Cucu Tok Selampit, who said that the issue could turn off "supporters of the government".

"How can supporters of the government defend their leaders if they keep practising nepotism and cronyism?

"We cannot talk about (Pakatan Rakyat leaders) Anwar Ibrahim, Lim Kit Siang, Karpal Singh and Nik Aziz (Nik Mat) etc. who promote their children if Umno/BN leaders do so themselves," said the blogger.

Free trips?
 
The blogger raised concerns that Nedim would benefit from free trips, due to his father's portfolio, and questioned why he even needed the job as he is supposed to be "flushed with wealth, inheritance and is running the family business".

Nedim was last year also linked to controversial figure Michael Chia, as the luxury car Nedim was driving is registered to Chia.

Chia and Sabah Umno leaders were reportedly investigated for graft involving RM40 million, but were all cleared.

Nedim was also let off the hook over the case where his bodyguards allegedly assaulted a condominium security guard.

"The case has been resolved amicably by both parties," then Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said in a written reply in Parliament.

He was also asked on the assault case and on the death of law student Darren Kang at Uncle Don's restaurant in 2004.

On the latter case, Hishammuddin said that Nedim was not involved in the death and that five Thai nationals were found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to five years' imprisonment.-malaysiakini

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