Umno division got to buy land very cheap!

Tanjung Karang Umno division leaders have been accused of abusing their position to purchase land from the previous Umno state administration at an excessively cheap rate.

Selangor state assemblyperson Ng Suee Lim (left) produced documents at a press conference today, detailing the sale of 0.437ha of land to the Umno division at a mere one ringgit per square foot in November 2001.

"The original price of the land was more than one million ringgit, but it was eventually sold for only RM47,039.

"Such a price is normally only available for traditional settlements, not for commercial land," Ng said.

The Sekinchan assemblyperson challenged Agriculture Minister Noh Omar to either return the land or to compensate the state government for the loss in earnings.

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