PAS today questioned the appointment of Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) chairperson Abu Bakar Abdullah to his current position even though he had his tenure as director of the Public Services Department (PSD) terminated ‘in public interest'.
In a written answer in Parliament to PAS' Pokok Sena MP Mahfuz Omar today, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Shahidan Kassim confirmed Abu Bakar's termination for an offence he committed in July 2012.
Mahfuz said that if an offence was committed that violated public interest, Abu Bakar should not have been given the responsibility to lead BSN. He was appointed on March 1 this year, on a three-year contract.
"If he was found to have committed a disciplinary offence, what is his qualification to be a bank chairman?" Mahfuz queried during a press conference at Parliament today.
Shahidan (above) had said that Abu Bakar was terminated under Rule 49 of the Civil Servants Regulations 1993, but did not specify the exact offence.
Mahfuz said the government must explain the exact nature of the offence and if the offence was indeed serious, Abu Bakar would not be qualified to head a bank.
"When I saw that he was the BSN chairman, I felt there must be some discrepancy in the process of his termination and subsequently, the process of his new appointment," Mahfuz said.
"If you follow this particular rule (Rule 49), it is a serious offence and he can't even qualify to get his pension," he added.
In a written answer in Parliament to PAS' Pokok Sena MP Mahfuz Omar today, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Shahidan Kassim confirmed Abu Bakar's termination for an offence he committed in July 2012.
Mahfuz said that if an offence was committed that violated public interest, Abu Bakar should not have been given the responsibility to lead BSN. He was appointed on March 1 this year, on a three-year contract."If he was found to have committed a disciplinary offence, what is his qualification to be a bank chairman?" Mahfuz queried during a press conference at Parliament today.
Shahidan (above) had said that Abu Bakar was terminated under Rule 49 of the Civil Servants Regulations 1993, but did not specify the exact offence.
Mahfuz said the government must explain the exact nature of the offence and if the offence was indeed serious, Abu Bakar would not be qualified to head a bank.
"When I saw that he was the BSN chairman, I felt there must be some discrepancy in the process of his termination and subsequently, the process of his new appointment," Mahfuz said.
"If you follow this particular rule (Rule 49), it is a serious offence and he can't even qualify to get his pension," he added.
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