KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — The DAP’s Lim Kit Siang today said the party’s constant pressure on the government over the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal has been effective but the battle has yet to be won.
He said the decision by the Port Klang Authority (PKA) to withold payment of RM660 million to turnkey contractor Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd (KDSB) is welcomed.
The action by PKA’s board comes in the wake of calls yesterday by the DAP’s Lim Guan Eng for the Transport Ministry to stop payments to KDSB or any other parties, until the culprits responsible for the scandal have been arrested and charged in court.
“I note that the voices of DAP leaders on how the PKFZ scandal should be handled are beginning to be taken more seriously by those in authority,” Lim told a press conference in Parliament today.
But Lim was quick to caution Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat that the DAP’s welcoming statement on the payment deferment doesn’t mean Ong can run away from his responsibility.
“Was this decision the result of Ong’s directive? If so, I will give credit where credit is due but if it’s not, then giving credit to him would be doing an injustice to the PKA board,” he said.
“But if Ong claims credit for the latest decision, he must be prepared to take full responsibility for all the other decisions of the PKA as he cannot choose to claim credit for praiseworthy PKA decisions while disclaiming for deplorable PKA decisions,” he added.
Lim also blasted Ong for accusing both him and his son of telling lies and distorting the truth about the PKFZ issue at an MCA function yesterday.
The DAP veteran said it is Ong who is running away from engaging DAP in a public debate on the matter saying “those who run are the liars.”
DAP launched an all-out assault on Ong and the government on the PKFZ issue vowing not to rest until the perpetrators are punished.
The party organised ceramahs and even launched a website on the issue to update the public on the PKFZ scandal.
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