Former Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo has confirmed receiving RM100,000 from the Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS), describing the payment as halal (legitimate) income.He said the sum was paid to him by the agency of which he was chairman after a profitable year.“I insisted that I would only accept payment if PKNS made a profit.
For 2007, PKNS made a RM500mil profit. All board members were given certain sums of allowances.“The staff received five months of bonus as well. So it is halal income,” he said when contacted.He was commenting on a statement by State executive councillor Ronnie Liu that the Pakatan Rakyat-led government would investigate several alleged irregularities by PKNS, including a RM100,000 “gift” to Dr Khir.Dr Khir insisted there was nothing irregular about the payment and it was recorded in the account books, checked by the State Treasury and audited.
He, however, welcomed any investigation including one by the Anti-Corruption Agency.“They have accused me of so many things, including losing billions of ringgit over lop-sided deals.“Prove it. I suggest they get an impartial party, such as the Auditor-General, to go through the books,” he said.
For 2007, PKNS made a RM500mil profit. All board members were given certain sums of allowances.“The staff received five months of bonus as well. So it is halal income,” he said when contacted.He was commenting on a statement by State executive councillor Ronnie Liu that the Pakatan Rakyat-led government would investigate several alleged irregularities by PKNS, including a RM100,000 “gift” to Dr Khir.Dr Khir insisted there was nothing irregular about the payment and it was recorded in the account books, checked by the State Treasury and audited.
He, however, welcomed any investigation including one by the Anti-Corruption Agency.“They have accused me of so many things, including losing billions of ringgit over lop-sided deals.“Prove it. I suggest they get an impartial party, such as the Auditor-General, to go through the books,” he said.
On Liu’s remarks that it was wrong for him to accept the payment on the ground that PKNS was formed in aid of the needy, Dr Khir said the DAP leader should get his facts right. “PKNS is a corporation set up to create new opportunities for Malays to own houses and to train Malay developers.“It is among the handful of profitable state economic development corporations in the country. It is not a corporation purely to serve the needy,” said Dr Khir.
By LOONG MENG YEE
2 comments:
What the fxxk Toyo.... which is halal and which not halal. God should know it. Jahanam betul and berdosa....
bagi dia semuanya halal mana ada haram, bila mata dah kelabu semuanya jadi halal.
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