Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah has been given two days to clarify a statement he had made last week on the role of CIMB Group in evaluating 1Malaysia Development Berhad's (1MDB) power assets. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, March 31, 2015.
Pakatan Rakyat today said it would refer a minister to Parliament's Rights and Privileges committee for allegedly misleading the House on the role of CIMB Group in evaluating 1Malaysia Development Berhad's (1MDB) power assets.
PKR secretary-general Rafizi Ramli and DAP national publicity director Tony Pua said they would give Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah two days to clarify his statement, failing which the second finance minister would be referred to the committee.
The Pakatan duo were referring to Husni's statement in Parliament last Wednesday, when he said that CIMB had been appointed as a third party to perform an evaluation of 1MDB's power assets for an initial public offering (IPO).
However, CIMB later released a statement saying it had been appointed to act as adviser to the Finance Ministry on the potential sale of 1MDB's energy arm, Edra Global Energy Berhad (Edra).
"This is a misleading statement by the minister. It seems now they are not interested in the IPO any more," Pua said at a joint press conference with Rafizi at the Parliament lobby today.
"He should come to Parliament to clarify his statement on the role of CIMB. If he does not do this within the next two days, we will refer him to the Rights and Privileges Committee."
- TMI
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