DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang today promised the establishment of a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) on the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal should Pakatan Rakyat come to power.
"Let me conclude by declaring that if Pakatan Rakyat makes it to Putrajaya in the next general elections, expected any time now, a RCI would be set up to get to the bottom of the RM12.5 billion PKFZ scandal," he announced during a book launch at Petaling Jaya this morning.
Lim, an ardent campaigner for disclosure over the PKFZ scandal, said the Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has thus far shown no commitment towards pursuing the scandal.
This is evident from the premier's silence over the 'super task force' announced in Sep 2009, headed by government's chief secretary Mohd Sidek Hassan, to look into the scandal, said Lim, who is the Ipoh Timor MP.
"What has happened to this PKFZ super task force as two and a half years later, Najib has not released even an iota of news with regard to the activities and findings of this super task force," he said.
"The lack of action taken by this super task force is yet another example of a long list of gigantic U-turns made by Najib and his administration since becoming prime minister in 2009."
The book jointly launched by Lim and former transport minister Ong Tee Keat, titled "PKFZ: A Nation's Trust Betrayed", was authored by former journalist Lee Siew Lian and former Subang Jaya state assemblyperson Lee Hwa Beng.
Lee served as PKA chairperson during Ong's tenure and worked closely with Ong to investigate the scandal as well as implement reform initiatives in PKA.
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