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22 November 2018
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malaysiakini.comVerified account @malaysiakini 24 minutes ago
Tourism Minister blows his top over graft claim
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Tourism, Art and Culture Minister Mohamaddin Ketapi today blew his top when asked to comment about allegations that a ministry was being “controlled” by the son of a minister.
According to Astro Awani, Mohamaddin said that no Pakatan Harapan minister would be “stupid enough” to allow this to happen.
“You don’t believe this kind of s**t, and rubbish,” the Warisan politician said after attending a function in Kuala Lumpur today.
He said such allegations were made by those who are irresponsible and had bad intentions.
https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/452939
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KUALA LUMPUR : Menteri Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya, Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi hari ini menganggap dakwaan satu kementerian ‘dikawal’ oleh anak menteri berkenaan adalah tidak berasas sama sekali.
Ahli Parlimen Silam dari Parti Warisan Sabah itu berkata, tiada seorang pun Menteri dari Pakatan Harapan yang bodoh untuk membiarkan anak-anak mereka mengawal selia urusan mana-mana kementerian.
“You don’t believe these kind of s**t, and rubbish,” katanya ketika ditanya wartawan selepas merasmikan Majlis Konvokesyen Institut Kraf Negara kali ke-17 di Institut Kraf Negara, di sini hari ini.
Semalam, media melaporkan, wujud dakwaan seorang anak Menteri ‘mengawal’ aktiviti kementerian, termasuk menentukan syarikat yang berhak untuk menerima tender kerajaan secara terus.
Mengulas lanjut, Mohamaddin berkata, perkara itu sengaja dihebahkan pihak tertentu yang mempunyai sifat tidak bertanggungjawab, serta mempunyai hati yang busuk.
Bagaimanapun, dalam satu sidang media di Putrajaya semalam, Perdana Menteri Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad berkata perkara itu dalam pemerhatian pihak Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM).
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New Straits Times @NST_Online
Tun M: Let MACC investigate on ministry’s tender awarding claims
PUTRAJAYA: The graft busters will investigate allegations relating to a ministry which had awarded contracts directly without going through open tenders.
Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said this today when asked about the claims which also alleged to have an involvement of a minister’s son of the same ministry.
“The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will investigate,” he told reporters after chairing a Special Cabinet Committee on Anti-Corruption meeting here.
Recently, sources said the minister’s son allegedly had “control” over the ministry’s activities, including in awarding tenders.
A check has revealed that the person was not listed in the directory of the said minister’s office.
The ministry, when contacted, declined to provide any details, but had allowed the MACC to conduct its investigations.
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