{"id":2141,"date":"2008-07-03T23:16:54","date_gmt":"2008-07-03T15:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/borninmalaysia\/2008\/07\/03\/criminal-councillors-in-ampang-2\/"},"modified":"2008-07-03T23:17:02","modified_gmt":"2008-07-03T15:17:02","slug":"criminal-councillors-in-ampang-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/borninmalaysia\/2008\/07\/03\/criminal-councillors-in-ampang-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Criminal Councillors in Ampang?"},"content":{"rendered":"
It seems that two nominees to a Selangor municipal council have been accused<\/a> of having been involved in criminal activities just few days before they are to be sworn in as Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) councillors next Tuesday. Those two candidates are being investigated by the police following complaints by the public. NST reports<\/a> that three of them have problems.<\/p>\n
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At least three candidates, already issued appointment letters as
\ncouncillors, are being scrutinised following claims by an Ampang
\nresident that two had police records for robbery and involvement with
\nthe underworld. Another is alleged to have served time under preventive laws. Checks with the police confirmed that at least one had a criminal record<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I have to blame the committee (including Ampang MP Zuraida Kamaruddin) who vetted the nominees. The naming of councillors were delayed for three over months due to different selection process as compared to previous government. <\/p>\n

Khalid had said that the three-month delay was due to the time taken to vet the list, which was sent to the respective councils last
week<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

However, all candidates should have been vetted by ACA, police, Insolvency Department, Bank Negara, Syariah court (for muslims), MPAJ and the rest of the cavalry. This would have ensured a better selection of candidates. Candidates who won’t be disputed. <\/p>\n

Now, Khalid Ibrahim says it will take another 6 months to vet the candidates, and those found guilty will be removed.<\/p>\n

Over the next six months, we will check the backgrounds of all the 288 councillors selected by the state government<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Zuraida also clarified that:<\/p>\n

Zuraida said a committee had vetted the list based on certain criteria and quotas. \u201cWe had submitted names of people who have worked hard and shown consistent performance. \u201cThe two nominees in question were genuine in helping us. They did not take a single sen from me,\u201d she said. Zuraida added that the nominees would be removed if there was evidence of criminal activities.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Meanwhile, MPAJ boss created an escape route by denying any knowledge:<\/p>\n

MPAJ president Mohammad Yacob said he was shocked by the allegation. He said the council did not have any details of the nominees because the state government provided the list.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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