In a 10-point manifesto unveiled today, the pact pledged to establish an independent commission of inquiry to investigate all allegations made against Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud, the country’s longest-serving chief minister, and all his leaders in the Sarawak government.
“We promise to set up an independent commission of inquiry to investigate the allegations of ill-gotten wealth of Barisan Nasional politicians and their cronies, to ensure the due process of law and prosecution and to return the wealth to the people of Sarawak,” its manifesto reads.
PKR’s Batu Lintang candidate See Chee How told reporters during the launch of the manifesto this afternoon that Taib had only succeeded in bankrupting the state in his lengthy 30-year rule since 1981.
He denounced the BN’s manifesto, unveiled in Sibu yesterday, scoffing at the ruling pact’s pledge to turn Sarawak into the richest state in Malaysia.
“Look, the CM (Taib) is still in the list of candidates for BN in the polls. So he will definitely continue on as the CM if BN wins the state election.
“But what has he achieved for Sarawak in his last 30 years as CM? He has inherited one of the richest states in Malaysia but turned it into the poorest state.
“Is this the transformation that BN wants for Sarawak? Can we trust Taib?” he thundered to the packed press conference room at PKR’s Kuching operations centre in Satok here.
PR’s manifesto concentrates on 10 major points — freedom of belief (in religion), good governance, land reform and native land commission, eradication of poverty, federal-state relations, greener Sarawak, a fair deal for all Sarawakians, culture and education, rights of women and those with special needs and investment into the future.
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