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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

No more bull please, PKR tells MACC

By Lee Wei Lian | Malaysianinsider

PKR leader Shamsul Iskandar (second left) gestures as he and other PKR Youth members try to present a bull to the MACC. — Pictures by Choo Choy May

SHAH ALAM, Feb 25 — PKR Youth today declared war on former Selangor Menteri Besar Khir Toyo and reminded the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) of the 20 corruption reports it had lodged against him.

To prove its point, PKR Youth paraded a bull on the back of a red Isuzu truck and tried to present it to the MACC.

Police, however, denied entry to the bull.

But several key youth leaders made their way to the MACC office to deliver their memorandum and give their statements.

“The MACC does not mean the Malaysian Commission for cows and cars,” said Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin, the PKR Youth chief for Malaysia.

“Why did they investigate the issue of 46 cows but sidelined all other reports?” he added, referring to allegations that Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim had used state funds to purchase cattle for mosques in his constituency and to pay for the maintenance of his personal car.

PKR Youth members display banners and shout in protest outside the Malaysian Anti-CorruptionCommission office in Shah Alam after bringing a cow to the office.

Apart from the 20 reports, PKR Youth said Khir Toyo is alleged to have bought a few luxury apartments in Saudi Arabia using state funds.

“When we declassify documents, we are going to file many corruption reports (against Khir),” said Shamsul.

Pakatan Rakyat has alleged that the MACC has been quick to investigate and issue statements regarding reports lodged against them but not those against the Barisan Nasional (BN).

“We want to tell the MACC not to be led by the nose like a cow,” said Khairul Anuar Ahmad Zainudin, PKR Youth chief for Selangor.

He added that the bull was given to PKR by a loyal supporter and had the necessary veterinary documents for it to be brought out in public.

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