Parliament question on DPM use of Nuri helicopter for Umno functions

By Lim Kit Siang,

Question:

To ask the Prime Minister the guidelines on the use of government aircrafts by Ministers for personal and political party purposes, and why no action has been taken against abuses of power in August by Deputy Prime Minister who had crash-land in Sabah when using RMAF Nuri helicopter for Umno functions.

Answer: (Dato Seri Mohd Nazri Aziz)

Mr Speaker, Sir,

The guidelines for the use of aircrafts are based on the Surat Pekeliling Am Sulit Bil. 1 Tahun 1987 Peraturan Peraturan Penggunaan Jet Eksekutif Kerajaan dan Pesawat-pesawat TUDM which allocates government executive jet aircrafts for the use of DYMM Seri Paduka Baginda Yang Di Pertuan Agong, YAB Prime Minister and YAB Deputy Prime Minister.

Among the basic criteria for considering such applications are where there is no air services provided by MAS for these routes, and where it covers far-out areas which require the use of helicopters in order to arrive at such destinations at faster speed.

The MACC is still investigating the claims on the use of a Nuri RMAF helicopter by YAB Deputy Prime Minister to attend UMNO programmes in Sabah back in the month of August.

Thank you very much.