Koh Tsu Koon Must Come Out To Tell the Whole Truth - 10 Questions For Koh
Press Conference Statement of Y.B. Ng Wei Aik, DAPSY Penang Secretary on 24th of July, 2009 (Friday) 11.00a.m. at DAP Penang Headquarters:
With an overwhelming 97% demanding a thorough explanation from Koh from a poll done on the Internet (results as of 12 July 2009, 8.15 am at http://www.anilnetto.com) and 88% opposing the State Government to acquire the land for Kampung Buah Pala villagers (results as of 24 July 2009, 9.00 am at http://dappg.org), Koh must come out to tell the whole truth regarding this issue:
1. Koh's government had utterly failed or deliberately set aside the whole truth about the history of Kg Buah Pala land ownership including the history of the Brown trust and the Housing Trust when they approved the sale of the land to the Koperasi Pegawai Kerajaan Pulau Pinang.
2. Koh must explain why the Koperasi was given a generous discount of the already low-priced offered the first time for a prime land, that is, RM6.4 million and then a further 50% discount to RM3.2 million.
3. Koh claimed that the low price charged for the prime land was due to a land-swap, Kg Buah Pala for the land beside Dewan Sri Penang where the Court building now stands which belonged to the Koperasi, but he failed to account for the value of both lands which was swapped.
4. Koh also failed to explain why his administration had given the Koperasi an unusually long period to pay up the premium in full. Under the National Land Code, the premium is to be paid up in 3 months, but from the declassified documents by the present State Government, although the sale was approved in 2005, the Koperasi only paid up the premium in full in Mac 2008.
5. Koh also must explain the special and unusual treatment given to allow the Koperasi to submit development plan and was given an approval before the premium was paid up. The new housing project was eventually launched to attract buyers in January 2008, with the Koperasi was still owing about 70% of the total premium (that is, more than RM2.24 million).
6. Koh must explain his role and the roles of each of his Gerakan-BN Exco then on the transaction of the land and whether each of them have any private interest in the transaction.
7. Koh must explain whether there are UMNO-BN leaders/members who have interest behind the companies involved in the transaction including the developer.
8. Koh must explain why the earlier applications to alienate the land by Pembinaan Baufort Sdn. Bhd. and Edaran Pelita Sdn. Bhd. were not approved while the application by the Koperasi was approved.
9. Koh should also declare whether he agrees to retain Kg Buah Pala as it is by acquiring the land from developer?
10. As a KPI Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, did Koh highlight this issue at Federal level and did he put in any effort to convince the Federal Government to assist the residents of Kg Buah Pala?
With an overwhelming 97% demanding a thorough explanation from Koh from a poll done on the Internet (results as of 12 July 2009, 8.15 am at http://www.anilnetto.com) and 88% opposing the State Government to acquire the land for Kampung Buah Pala villagers (results as of 24 July 2009, 9.00 am at http://dappg.org), Koh must come out to tell the whole truth regarding this issue:
1. Koh's government had utterly failed or deliberately set aside the whole truth about the history of Kg Buah Pala land ownership including the history of the Brown trust and the Housing Trust when they approved the sale of the land to the Koperasi Pegawai Kerajaan Pulau Pinang.
2. Koh must explain why the Koperasi was given a generous discount of the already low-priced offered the first time for a prime land, that is, RM6.4 million and then a further 50% discount to RM3.2 million.
3. Koh claimed that the low price charged for the prime land was due to a land-swap, Kg Buah Pala for the land beside Dewan Sri Penang where the Court building now stands which belonged to the Koperasi, but he failed to account for the value of both lands which was swapped.
4. Koh also failed to explain why his administration had given the Koperasi an unusually long period to pay up the premium in full. Under the National Land Code, the premium is to be paid up in 3 months, but from the declassified documents by the present State Government, although the sale was approved in 2005, the Koperasi only paid up the premium in full in Mac 2008.
5. Koh also must explain the special and unusual treatment given to allow the Koperasi to submit development plan and was given an approval before the premium was paid up. The new housing project was eventually launched to attract buyers in January 2008, with the Koperasi was still owing about 70% of the total premium (that is, more than RM2.24 million).
6. Koh must explain his role and the roles of each of his Gerakan-BN Exco then on the transaction of the land and whether each of them have any private interest in the transaction.
7. Koh must explain whether there are UMNO-BN leaders/members who have interest behind the companies involved in the transaction including the developer.
8. Koh must explain why the earlier applications to alienate the land by Pembinaan Baufort Sdn. Bhd. and Edaran Pelita Sdn. Bhd. were not approved while the application by the Koperasi was approved.
9. Koh should also declare whether he agrees to retain Kg Buah Pala as it is by acquiring the land from developer?
10. As a KPI Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, did Koh highlight this issue at Federal level and did he put in any effort to convince the Federal Government to assist the residents of Kg Buah Pala?
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