MIC Youth, furnishing two letters as proof of abuse of power by RSN Rayer, questions DAP's silence on the matter.
KUALA LUMPUR: A state assemblyman from Penang has come under fire for alleged abuse of his power.
Penang MIC Youth chief J Dhinagaran, furnishing two letters to FMT, claimed that they were proof that the state assemblyman was involved in abuse of power, among other things.
“The first letter was from a Pakatan Rakyat supporter to the DAP national leadership. In his letter, one Rahman Mohd Zainal claims that RSN Rayer’s secretary, who goes by the name of Sivalingam, misused state education funds by allocating the money to his relatives.
“The second was penned by Rayer himself. In it, Rayer admitted to have donated a microwave oven to a particular department of the Penang northeast land and district office. He also admitted that the oven was donated to show gratitude for ‘finishing up several projects’ in 2012,” said Dhinagaran.
“I believe it is a case of you scratch my back, I scratch your back… both Rayer and the district office are guilty of corrupt practices,” he added.
Dhinagaran said such a donation was clearly a crime under Section 17(b) of MACC Act 2009 and asked why the DAP has remained silent on the issue although letters had been sent to the party’s top leadership.
“We believe [secretary-general] Lim Guan Eng and DAP refrained from taking action against Rayer because they did not want to hurt [DAP chairman] Karpal Singh’s feelings. Rayer is a strong supporter of Karpal,” claimed Dhinagaran.
He also wanted Rayer to explain the allegations levelled against his secretary, Sivalingam.
“Apparently Sivalingam has given RM6,000 to his niece and another RM3,000 to his relative who is from Ipoh. He spent the state education fund for this with Rayer’s knowledge. We want Rayer to come out and clear the air,” he added.
The MIC man also said a report would be filed with the MACC on the matter within a week.
KUALA LUMPUR: A state assemblyman from Penang has come under fire for alleged abuse of his power.Penang MIC Youth chief J Dhinagaran, furnishing two letters to FMT, claimed that they were proof that the state assemblyman was involved in abuse of power, among other things.
“The first letter was from a Pakatan Rakyat supporter to the DAP national leadership. In his letter, one Rahman Mohd Zainal claims that RSN Rayer’s secretary, who goes by the name of Sivalingam, misused state education funds by allocating the money to his relatives.
“The second was penned by Rayer himself. In it, Rayer admitted to have donated a microwave oven to a particular department of the Penang northeast land and district office. He also admitted that the oven was donated to show gratitude for ‘finishing up several projects’ in 2012,” said Dhinagaran.
“I believe it is a case of you scratch my back, I scratch your back… both Rayer and the district office are guilty of corrupt practices,” he added.
Dhinagaran said such a donation was clearly a crime under Section 17(b) of MACC Act 2009 and asked why the DAP has remained silent on the issue although letters had been sent to the party’s top leadership.
“We believe [secretary-general] Lim Guan Eng and DAP refrained from taking action against Rayer because they did not want to hurt [DAP chairman] Karpal Singh’s feelings. Rayer is a strong supporter of Karpal,” claimed Dhinagaran.
He also wanted Rayer to explain the allegations levelled against his secretary, Sivalingam.
“Apparently Sivalingam has given RM6,000 to his niece and another RM3,000 to his relative who is from Ipoh. He spent the state education fund for this with Rayer’s knowledge. We want Rayer to come out and clear the air,” he added.
The MIC man also said a report would be filed with the MACC on the matter within a week.
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