Lim Guan Eng must be cleared of any corruption charges before becoming the Finance Minister, said the Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4).
“The C4 Centre is troubled that Lim has been appointed as Finance Minister despite earlier statements by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad that he can only be appointed if he has been cleared of his corruption charge,” its executive director Cynthia Gabriel said in a statement on Tuesday (May 22).
Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/05/22/guan-eng-must-be-cleared-of-corruption-charges-before-becoming-finance-minister-says-c4/#lU5s2e4jcAiEGT5g.99
WTF.
When UMNO was in power, this NGO like many other NGOs were KPKBing that the charges against him were “fake” and “political”. So the least it could do now is to sit down and shut up until the court makes a decision (expected in late June I think).
I think this NGO (and a lot more) must prioritise what it wants. The new govt has prioritised growing and reforming the economy (Oil at US$80 is very helpful though abolishing GST is not), helping for the poor (abolishing GST has the poor cheering) and exposing the truth about 1MDB. Sounds about right.
Other things can wait, and rightly so. This what Maria Chin Abdullah a warrior who has been arrested, put in solitary confinement etc says
For 61 years, it was only criticism but now we have to implement what we say. It’s a tall order as the new coalition is not all homogeneous. Ironing out our differences and the principles of our new democracy will take some years.
It’s going to be hard work, and NGOs and others must focus on the big picture, not the details, especially irrelevant wants.
