MORE EXCESSES BY KHIR TOYO REVEALED

Former Selangor Menteri Besar Khir Toyo must be feeling the heat, not only as the opposition leader in the Selangor state assembly, but also from within UMNO itself. Having pointed a finger at Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim's alleged abuse and corruption over the 'cars and lembu issue', now the four other fingers are pointed at Khir Toyo over his alleged excesses when he was the chief executive of the state.

Khir Toyo was reported to be extremely angry when it was disclosed in the state assembly by Ulu Kelang assemblyman Saari Sungib, that Khir Toyo's wife was given a Range Rover vehicle costing RM 500,000 purchased by a subsidiary of Kumpulan darul Ehsan Bhd (KDEB), and for which he vehemently denied.

It was also reported that KDEB of which Khir Toyo was its Chairman, had sought to purchase two luxury Mercedes Benz cars costing RM 2.5 million, and of which RM 1 million has been paid to Cycle & Carriage prior to the March 8, 2008 General Elections. The car was never delivered, and the money has yet to be returned. Had BN/UMNO won the elections, the car would have been a grand present for KDEB's Chairman and President. To this, Khir Toyo claimed no knowledge of the purchase, and said that the decision to purchase was made by the management.

It was also revealed that the state subsidiary had to cough out RM 1.2 million being traveling expenses for the wives of former state excos (Balkis) for a trip to Disney land. One would have thought that visits to Disney land (where ever it may be) were meant for kids, but to see a group of elderly ladies wading through crowded Disney land seems like a joke. One wonders what benefits would the state derived out of this trip. To most, the trip is purely a joy trip and a waste of money.

Interestingly, it was also reported that the state subsidiary had presented Khir Toyo with a watch costing RM 159,000 for which he denies having received it. Imagine, the number of hungry families that can be fed with the money spent on just a watch. Whoever made the decision to buy the watch must be a dumb idiot.

The amount of money that Khir Toyo spent for his trips overseas during the period beginning September 2001 to January 2007 was also raised in the state assembly. A total of more than RM 300,000 was paid to a travel agency for the purchase of air tickets, and this amount does not include other expenses to cover the trip. Khir Toyo must have traveled First Class in full comfort, while many of the state's poor are left to live on a meager income and probably on just one meal a day.

Now, with just a few days before UMNO's General Assembly convenes, Khir Toyo a strong contender for the top UMNO youth post had claimed that there are internal politiking and manoeuvres out to 'sabotaged' him. Being an experienced politician, he should have known that this is a usual game in UMNO politics, and he should not be complaining.

The blame game in Selangor is getting to be more interesting by the day, and Khir Toyo seemed the obvious target. What of the other former excos..........not a word in support of their former boss. Why the absolute silence.........one wonders.


CRUSADE AGAINST CORRUPTION
Posted at 7.30 am March 13, 2009

PERAK STATE DRAMA GETS MORE EXCITING!

More drama emerging in Perak, and this time Ipoh Barat PKR Division Chief Fauzi Muda had claimed that he was brought to meet DPM Najib Tun Razak at his residence on March 11, 2008 by supposedly UMNO agents, and was offered RM 50 million to entice two PKR asemblymen to defect to BN. Former Deputy Defence Minister Zainal Abidin Zin was also mentioned to have been present during the meeting.

Fauzi Muda had also said that PKR de facto chief Anwar Ibrahim was informed of the meeting. But the question that need to be asked is why had not this matter been reported to the authorities on March 11, 2008 itself. Why now? And had the two Perak assemblymen not 'disappeared' from PKR's radar, will Fauzi Muda or Anwar Ibrahim ever bring this matter out to public notice? I sense that something is not quite right here, and I believe that there must be more truth to hide than to expose. Or is there a much larger 'conspiracy' between PKR and BN/UMNO to sideline PAS? Mind boggling.......but this seemed to be the game played by political parties today.........a game of 'I watch my back and you watch mine'.

I had just called a nephew of mine residing in Johor to seek his views concerning the current political scenario in Perak. And this is what he has to say, 'Orang politik sekarang perangi macam budak budak. Tidak ada kesetiaan langsung kepada parti dan kepentingan diri mengatasi segala galanya'.If this is the example shown by our politicians, who are we to believe? We voted a candidate for the party he represents, but only to defect to a party not of our choice. This is betrayal of the voters trust of the highest order, and it is only honorable that the candidate resigns.

The alleged involvement of Najib in 'candidate buying' is serious, and he had better defend himself against such allegation. Keeping quite, as he would normally do, does not make him look good this time, besides a sign of personal weakness. He has far too many allegations that remained unanswered, and adding another one so close to the UMNO's General Assembly makes him in the eyes of non UMNO members, an unsuitable candidate for the UMNO No. 1 spot.

The unfolding events in Perak will be interesting to watch, and will we see many more defections in the remaining states? Certainly, Negeri Sembilan state is the one to observe.


CRUSADE AGAINST CORRUPTION
Posted at 8.00am on Feb 3, 2009