Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim’s claims of injustice have been described by a PKR lawmaker as absurd and laughable.Padang Serai MP N.Surendran (pic) said the charges against Khalid were clearly stated in the show cause letter issued to him.
"Instead of replying to the charges against him, Khalid has decided to write lengthy letters to defy the PKR disciplinary board," Surendran said.
This morning, the embattled Selangor Menteri Bbesar made public a three-page reply in which he claimed that the PKR disciplinary board had rushed through the disciplinary proceedings against him.
"Khalid is claiming the action taken against him has been rushed and he has not been given sufficient time to respond to the charges," Surendran said.
"Yet, Khalid is able to find the time to promptly send long and combative replies to the party's disciplinary board.”
Surendran said the tone and manner of Khalid's replies indicated that the Selangor menteri besar had no intention of submitting to PKR's disciplinary process.
Surendran, who is PKR vice-president, said Khalid's attempts to portray himself as a victim of injustice were ridiculous and laughable.
"It is Khalid's actions which are injuring his own party and contributed to the present turmoil within Pakatan Rakyat," Surendran said.
"Khalid's refusal to accede to the party's wishes and resign from his position is indefensible. He should be subjected to disciplinary action," he added.
But instead of replying to the charges, Khalid chose to write lengthy letters to defy the board and party, questioning the disciplinary board's integrity, Surendran said.
Earlier today, Khalid claimed that state administration issues were beyond the purview of the PKR disciplinary board.
He posted on the Selangorku website a three-page reply addressed to PKR disciplinary board chairman Datuk Dr Tan Kee Kwong.
Khalid said in the show cause letter he had received from the party, he had been asked to give a detailed explanation on five issues.
The issues are the water restructuring deal in Selangor, the MB's new allowance, tax increase on business licences, the proposed Kidex expressway and the Bank Islam issue.
"The five additional issues which have been raised have been discussed by the state government committee which has the executive power to administer Selangor," Khalid said.
"The PKR disciplinary board only has the authority to decide on any transgressions related to the party and not state administrative issues," he said.
Khalid also said the show cause letter PKR had issued to him was "defective" as it lacked specifics for him to reply.
"When a notice is issued, it is a main consideration for the notice to clearly and specifically state the accusations against me by stating the relevant clauses as prescribed in the party's constitution, as well as clauses of punishments that could be taken against me.
"Such specifics have to be listed down but unfortunately the notice dated August 5 is defective without any relevant evidence for me to reply," he said.
Khalid, who is facing tremendous pressure from PKR to step down, also poured scorn on the engineered Kajang Move which he claimed, was unfair towards him.
Instead, he said the Kajang Move was a "directive" to him without giving him due consideration to his responsibilities as the menteri besar.
"I should be given the opportunity to answer charges which are specific instead of vague as stated in the show cause letter," Khalid said.
"Moreover, I find the actions of the party disciplinary board to be extremely suspicious," he added.
"It is also unreasonable for me to have to explain five additional issues given the short period of time that has been allocated."
Khalid accused the disciplinary board of going against Article 3 of the PKR Constitution which states "Justice for All".
"I am very concerned and worried at the hasty manner in which the disciplinary proceedings have been rushed through."
Khalid compared his situation with the sodomy conviction of PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, which had raised eyebrows.
"The speedy manner in which the Court of Appeal found Anwar guilty of sodomy charges has also caused a lot of concern," he said.
"Therefore, we cannot give the perception that PKR is also acting in the same manner as the appellate court," Khalid said.
Khalid also said he could not attend the party disciplinary hearing today due to his commitments as Selangor menteri besar, and proposed that the hearing be postponed to August 15 at 3pm.
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