The International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) will investigate its current list of approved permit (AP) holders to uncover more alleged links to politicians from the previous BN administration, according to Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng.
Lim told reporters at the Parliament lobby that the move follows his statement yesterday alleging that a company linked to Umno Sungai Besar division chief Jamal Md Yunos was among the current list of 164 AP holders, 128 of which were approved during the previous BN administration.
"About Jamal, after that, the Miti deputy minister (Ong Kian Ming) came back to me after my speech in Parliament.
"He said his ministry will look into that, will investigate, whether there are Umno politicians who are AP holders, (and) still remain as owners of the companies, including Jamal," said Lim.
In his debate of the royal address yesterday, Lim suggested that the government should review its AP policy, which he claimed has continued to enrich a certain group of well-off bumiputeras.
He brought up Jamal as an example of an alleged beneficiary of the system.
When contacted, Jamal had dared Lim to repeat his allegation outside the Dewan Rakyat.
Lim said today that he will await the outcome of the ministry's investigations before commenting further.
[More to follow] - Mkini
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