Two DAP Youth leaders have lodged a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) over the alleged abuse of power by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Abdul Rahman Dahlan.
The duo urged the MACC to probe Abdul Rahman for abusing his power when he was the urban wellbeing, local government and housing minister by approving an extension of time (EOT) request by a developer.
They also urged the commission to probe Faridah Begum KA Abdul Kader who had allegedly made the request on behalf of developer BHL Construction Sdn Bhd in 2015, months after her husband Apandi Ali was appointed attorney-general.
After lodging the report in Perai today, Satees Muniandy and David Marshel, who are both Seberang Perai Municipal Council members, said Companies Commission of Malaysia records showed that Faridah Begum was not the director of the company at the material time.
Satees said Abdul Rahman had the necessary resources at the time to verify that Faridah Begum was indeed the director of BHL before he issued the approval of the EOT request.
"We hope the MACC will investigate this case without fear or favour," said Satees.
Satees and Marshel had lodged police reports on the same matter on Feb 28.
Ministry appealing decision
On Saturday, Abdul Rahman denied suggestions that he had abused his power and that he had acting within the law in granting the developer a one year EOT.
The matter came to light after the Kuala Lumpur High Court last week declared that the EOT granted by Abdul Rahman for the two condominium projects to be "invalid".
Justice Hanipah Farikullah had allowed a judicial review by 104 affected condominium buyers, saying the minister's decision was beyond the scope of the Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act.
The affected condominium buyers filed for a judicial review because BHL failed to deliver vacant possession of their property within the stipulated 36 months from the time of the signing of the sale and purchase agreement.
Abdul Rahman said that his former ministry was appealing the court's decision.
He also explained that the Housing Development Act 1966 was amended in 1989 to allow EOT to curb widespread abandoning of construction projects at the time.
The minister said the government had to balance the right to compensation and the possibility of the house buyers having to face abandoned projects.
Previous attempts to contact Faridah Begum and BHL for comments were unsuccessful.- Mkini
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