Najib should present White Paper on AG's Report - Lim Kit Siang

DAP Parliamentary Leader and MP for Gelang Patah Lim Kit Siang has urged Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to present a White Paper to the Dewan Rakyat when it reconvenes in a fortnight.

The White Paper should explain the initial actions and decisions taken by the Special Committee set up to scrutinize the 2012 Auditor-General’s Report, following reports of wastage and abuses of power.

“The Prime Minister should not only enumerate concrete measures which will end the ‘annual tale of horrors’ in the Auditor-General’s Reports, but also the disciplinary actions which have been taken by all the Ministries against their staff for the malpractices and breaches of government general orders causing unacceptable losses of public funds,” Lim said.

He added that the there’s a widespread skepticism the Special Committee will be able to make any difference to regarding the about rampant corruption, wastage of public funds and abuses of power in the public service based on the Auditor-General’s Reports which was presented to Parliament on October 2.

“If the government is serious about wanting to stamp out corruption, waste, extravagance and abuses of power running into billions of ringgit of public funds every year, such a high-level government committee should have been formed immediately after the Auditor-General, Tan Sri Ambrin Buang submitted the 2012 Report to the government in July, and not now,” Lim added.

Chief Secretary Tan Sri Dr. Ali Hamsa yesterday announced that he will chair the special committee which will also comprise of the director-general of the Public Service, the Attorney-General as well as representatives from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, Finance Ministry and Royal Malaysian Police.

The Dewan Rakyat will next reconvene on October 21.