The Pahang menteri besar says the issue has been manipulated by certain parties.
KUANTAN: Pahang Menteri Besar Adnan Yaakob says he has never received a sen from Lynas Malaysia Sdn Bhd to enable the rare earth processing plant to be built at the Gebeng Industrial area here.
He said that the issue of the factory’s construction has been manipulated, with various wrong statements and lies made by certain parties, making people nervous and anxious, especially residents in Kuantan.
“In the name Allah and the Prophet, I did not receive a sen from Lynas,” he said when winding up the debate for the 2012 state budget at the State Legislative Assembly here today.
Adnan said that he, members of the state executive council and Umno members never received any contract or payment to enable the factory to be built in Gebeng.
He said that he made a detailed explanation over the issue in his winding-up speech to quell any misconception that he was quiet because he was afraid of the issue.
He said that friends of the opposition members in the state assembly were the ones who obtained various construction projects for the factory.
Holding a document, Adnan said construction projects totalling RM35 million, RM25 million and RM2.4 million respectively were given to those linked to the opposition members.
Adnan said he did not intend to expose the full details of the matter at this juncture, saying “It’s not nice to expose all, releasing bit by bit will be more interesting.”
As the session wound up, Adnan also replied to various innuendoes raised by certain parties on the construction of the factory.
He said that questions of health and safety were the government’s main priorities before the pre-operation licence was issued to Lynas Malaysia.
He said the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), as well as foreign experts, confirmed that construction of the factory was safe, but the issue was manipulated by certain parties who claimed that the project was detrimental to human health
- Bernama
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