PAC chief chides PH duo for commenting on MAHB proceedings
PETALING JAYA : Public Accounts Committee chairman Mas Ermieyati Samsudin has indirectly chided two committee members from Pakatan Harapan for commenting on its proceedings involving the privatisation of Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB).
This comes after DAP MP Teresa Kok and PKR MP Sim Tze Tzin were quoted in news reports as saying the proceedings had gone smoothly with finance minister II Amir Hamzah Azizan cooperating well.
Mas Ermieyati, the Bersatu MP for Masjid Tanah, said the remarks by Kok and Sim were in their personal capacities and did not represent the PAC.
'I want to stress that every finding, discussion and document submitted during PAC proceedings are subject to Standing Order 85 and should not be made known to the media by anyone involved in the proceedings,' she said in a statement.
Standing Order 85 states that evidence taken before a parliamentary committee shall not be released by any committee member before the panel presents its report to the Dewan Rakyat.
Mas Ermieyati said the PAC has yet to finalise its recommendations from its proceedings, with several more witnesses to be summoned again, including a former independent director of MAHB.
She said there were some matters that needed to be clarified after going through the testimonies by witnesses who were called up so far.
The committee had held 16 sessions of proceedings up till now. 'The PAC appreciates the good cooperation that every witness has given,' she said.
The PAC is looking into the management of public airports involving MAHB, the finance ministry, and Khazanah Nasional Bhd.
Amir, former MAHB CEO Raja Azmi Raja Nazuddin, Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd CEO Lee Jim Leng, and Retirement Fund Inc (KWAP) CEO Nik Amlizan Mohamed are among the witnesses it summoned.
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