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A DAP assemblyperson has challenged the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to include a clause on a public declaration of assets for all elected representatives, including menteris besar and executive councillors, in its anti-corruption pledge.
Wong Hon Wai also criticised MACC chief Dzulkifli Ahmad over the latter's remarks concerning the Penang state government.
He claimed that Dzulkifli was not being professional, and appeared to be only interested in targeting the DAP-led Penang government.
“I challenge MACC to include the clause on a public declaration of assets for elected representatives in the pledge," said the Air Itam assemblyperson in a statement today.
This morning, Dzulkifli had asked what is so special about Penang in response to Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng claiming that the state was not invited to ink the pledge.
"I don't know why (chief minister) Lim Guan Eng said he needs to be invited.
“The other states even contacted us about signing the pledge. So why does Penang need to be invited?" he said.
Last Thursday, Lim said his administration was willing to discuss with MACC regarding the pledge.
However, he added that the pledge needed to include 10 items, including an open declaration of assets by the chief minister and state executive councillors, implementation of an open tender system, and that government officials be prohibited from buying state land.
Meanwhile, Wong said Dzulkifli's remarks proved that MACC had not issued Penang a letter regarding the signing of the anti-corruption pledge.
"If MACC had written a letter, he would have said so and told the people about the date of the letter that was sent or its content,” he said.
Wong insisted that Penang has shown its commitment in implementing integrity policies in its government administration.
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