Communications and Multimedia Minister Ahnad Shabery Cheek will face the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Nov 14 to explain about the controversy surrounding the funding of the K-Pop concert during National Youth Day celebrations last year, the PAC has confirmed.
However, it is unlikely that his wish to have the proceeding telecast live will come true, as standing orders prevent any PAC proceeding from being made public until a final report is tabled.
“We will however write to the speaker ro reconsider this rule and we will let the parliamentarians debate on whether they would like to amend standing orders to allow PAC to make its proceedings public,” PAC chief Nur Jazlan Mohamed (left) told a press conference after a PAC meeting today.
Ahmad Shabery was the youth and sports minister at the time when the K-Pop concert, supposedly funded by sponsors, was organised.
However, the Audit Report said that the ministry had paid for the concert.
However, it is unlikely that his wish to have the proceeding telecast live will come true, as standing orders prevent any PAC proceeding from being made public until a final report is tabled.
“We will however write to the speaker ro reconsider this rule and we will let the parliamentarians debate on whether they would like to amend standing orders to allow PAC to make its proceedings public,” PAC chief Nur Jazlan Mohamed (left) told a press conference after a PAC meeting today.Ahmad Shabery was the youth and sports minister at the time when the K-Pop concert, supposedly funded by sponsors, was organised.
However, the Audit Report said that the ministry had paid for the concert.
Missing weapons
The PAC will also be probing another issue highlighted in the Audit Report, which is the 44 missing weapons reported by the police.
"The Home Ministry will be the sixth agency we will call in before the PAC over lost assets," Nur Jazlan said.
The Home Ministry is expected to face the PAC sometime in December.
"Though the amount we are looking at is small, this is a question of public confidence. So it is good if the police can come forward and issue an explanation," he said.
"The Home Ministry will be the sixth agency we will call in before the PAC over lost assets," Nur Jazlan said.
The Home Ministry is expected to face the PAC sometime in December.
"Though the amount we are looking at is small, this is a question of public confidence. So it is good if the police can come forward and issue an explanation," he said.
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