Khalid wants PKNS papers on Azmin's alleged dismissal

Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim wants the Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) to hand him all documents pertaining to the alleged dismissal of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) deputy president Azmin Ali as a member of the PKNS board of directors. He said it was necessary to have those documents to resolve the confusion which had arisen following the alleged dismissal of the Gombak MP from the board. "Normally, in administration, documents will have been prepared when making decisions. I have asked the PKNS general manager to hand me the documents so that the dismissal of Azmin can be explained for public knowledge," he told reporters after distributing oranges to the local community in conjunction with the coming Chinese New Year celebration, here, yesterday. Abdul Khalid declined to comment on Azmin's criticism of him on his Twitter account several days ago, but said he promised to end all the speculation that had surfaced following Azmin's alleged dismissal from the PKNS board of directors. The issue over Azmin's alleged dismissal has become a hot topic, with the state government and PKNS pointing fingers at each other. On Saturday, Abdul Khalid was reported to have refuted an allegation that he was involved in making the decision, saying that Azmin's alleged dismissal was proposed by PKNS general manager Othman Omar. However, PKNS executive secretary Norita Mohd Sidek refuted the menteri besar's statement, saying that the authority to appoint a member of the PKNS board of directors rested with the state executive council chaired by the menteri besar, and not with the general manager, as stated in Clause 4 (1) of the Selangor State Development Corporation Enactment. She said Azmin's alleged dismissal was also endorsed by the state executive council last December.