Pakatan rep calls Khir Toyo’s bluff

By Neville Spykerman

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 – The controversy over Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo’s brand-new palatial mansion in Shah Alam threatened to descend into farce today when Sekinchan assemblyman Ng Swee Lim offered to become the former  Selangor mentri besar’s real estate agent to prove the property was worth RM24 million.

Ng had taken reporters yesterday to the site of Dr Mohd Khir’s new home — a Balinese-style resort-like home on two plots of land measuring over 50,000 sq ft or 1.17acres — and claimed the total cost of the property was estimated at RM24 million.

The Pakatan Rakyat (PR) man suggested that the former Barisan Nasional (BN) MB could not have been able to afford the home on his political income, and called for an investigation by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

But Khir denied any improprieties yesterday, and claimed he bought the house — which dwarfs the infamous Istana Zakaria built by the late Port Klang assemblyman Datuk Zakaria Md Deros — for only RM3.5 million.

Khir also mocked Ng, and offered the PR man to be his real estate agent to sell the house for that amount, adding that he would give the latter half the money.

Today, Ng took up the challenge in an attempt to continue putting the spotlight on his political rival, who is currently the state opposition leader.

The PR man even asked Khir to hand over the keys to the house.

Ng also continued to focus his attacks on Khir’s finances, and argued that it was also not possible for the BN man to afford the RM3.5 million loan he claimed to have taken from HSBC to buy the mansion.

He alleged that Dr Mohd Khir would have to pay RM16,000 a month to service the loan, while his allowance as opposition leader was just over RM8,000 a month.

 

“I have few buyers who are keen to view the house,” he said, adding that he welcomed the challenge by the Opposition Leader.

Khir said yesterday he had bought the mansion for RM3.5 million with a 30-year bank loan and spent a further RM500,000 to renovate it.

Ng, who took reporters to the entrance of the palatial mansion at Jalan Suasa 7/1L in Shah Alam yesterday, produced documents that showed Khir had purchased one lot measuring of 31,794 sq ft for RM2.9 million and another measuring 20,427 sq ft for RM900,000.

He claimed a further RM20 million was spent on the Balinese-style mansion, imported furniture from Bali, and the construction of a swimming pool.

Ng revealed today that he had met with some of the contractors involved with the work on the house and knew that it cost more than what was being claimed by Khir.

He denied allegations that he had a personal agenda his fellow state lawmaker from Sungai Panjang, who has threatened to sue him for defamation.

Ng said he was ready to meet Khir in court.

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