There is no reason for Kuala Lumpur mayor Mohd Amin Nordin Abdul Aziz to resign over the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's (MACC) ongoing investigations of Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), said DBKL advisory board member Rizalman Mokhtar.
Rizalman said he disagreed with calls for the mayor's resignation as he was not involved and may not have been aware of the alleged housing graft.
"This (corruption allegations) has nothing to do with the mayor. We must remember, the head of any agency does not necessarily know everything.
"(This is) because we have the delegation of power process and it happened (in this case)," Rizalman told reporters when met after flagging off the Information Department Jalur Gemilang Merdeka convoy at the Bandar Tun Razak fire station in Kuala Lumpur this morning.
"It is possible the decisions were made at the department's level. So nothing to do with the mayor," added Rizalman, who is also chairperson of DBKL's housing committee.
He was responding to MACC's recent arrest of a senior DBKL officer with the "datuk seri" title who is believed to own 31 luxury condominium units worth more than RM15.5 million from his collaboration with housing developers.
Rizalman, who is also Bandar Tun Razak Umno division chief, said that any DBKL officers found guilty of the allegations investigated by MACC would have "betrayed" the people's trust.
"What is being investigated by MACC, if the allegations are true, I feel that stern action should be taken against any parties involved.
"This is because housing issue is one which involves public interest. We view the parties involved, if found guilty, as having betrayed the people who genuinely need houses," he said.
The MACC on Friday confirmed that it will summon 30 more DBKL officers for questioning following last week's arrest of the senior DBKL official.
New Straits Times reported that the officers could have been working with the "datuk seri" to receive gratification from developers by abusing their positions.
MACC also reportedly believed that corruption at an "unprecedented scale" may have taken place in DBKL. - Mkini
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