Some 11 cases of land improprieties totalling almost RM38 million had occurred during the tenure of former chief minister Koh Tsu Koon last year. MCPX
This was disclosed in the Auditor General's Report 2007, released two weeks ago. In one case, a piece of land belonging to a church - worth RM32.8 million - was misappropriated through the use of a false court order and transferred to an undisclosed individual. The AG's report also exposed various documentation frauds, including the falsification of court orders, grants of probate, land title registrations, signatures and beneficiaries' letters of authority. "The falsifications and subsequent land deals were all carried out without the knowledge of legitimate landowners," lamented the report, much of it is based on findings of an internal investigation by the Land and Mines Office. According to the investigation, information in the Land and Mines online databank had been tampered with. The report stressed on the lack of safeguards for legitimate landowners, who are being victimised by false documents. There were discrepancies in the entries of the counter logbook for incoming applications and the eventual verified documents that are issued by the Land and Mines offices. * Resolve issue 'once and for all'* These startling disclosures has lend credibility to the present Pakatan Rakyat government's contention that all was not well during Koh's rule. [image: lim guan eng and ramasamy with auditor generals 2007 report 100908]The AG's report, said Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng (*photo, right*) today at a press conference in Georgetown, "had rocked the state government's financial strength to its core." Lim asked Koh to assist him to *resolve the issue*<http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/86942>"once and for all if the acting Gerakan president was not guilty of any wrongdoings". "Otherwise, we shall draw our own conclusion," Lim said, who was accompanied by deputy chief minister P Ramasamy (*photo, left*) at the press conference. Lim and Koh had a *televised debate*<http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/88201>over incidences of alleged land scam last month. Lim also called on former deputy chief minister Abdul Rashid Abdullah - who was in charge of land portfolio - to help in getting to the bottom of the matter. During the last state legislative assembly sitting, Teluk Bahang assemblyperson Dr Hilmi Yahya apologised for his error in a land deal in central Seberang Perai when he was deputy chief minister, and was in charge of overseeing the land portfolio between 1999 and 2004. Hilmi's 'error' was estimated to cost the present state government at least RM40 million in compensation. Lim also demanded to know why Koh did not act against those involved in the botched land deals. "We are curious on the previous government's lethargy to punish those responsible for such crimes," said Lim. -- Berjuang,berjuang,berjuang dan terus berjuang!!! Visit My Blog : http://www.perisik-rakyat.com/ "WAHAI JIWA-JIWA YANG TENANG JANGAN SEKALI-KALI KAMU MENCUBA JADI TUHAN DENGAN MENGADILI DAN MENGHAKIMI.BAHWASANYA KAMU MEMANG TAK PUNYA DAYA DAN UPAYA,SERTA KEKUATAN UNTUK MENENTUKAN KEBENARAN YANG SEJATI.BUKANKAH KITA MEMANG TERCIPTA LAKI-LAKI DAN WANITA,SERTA SUKU-SUKU DAN BANGSA-BANGSA YANG PASTI BERBEZA.BUKANKAH KITA MEMANG HARUS SALING MENGENAL DAN MENGHORMATI,BUKAN UNTUK SALING BERCERAI-BERAI DAN BERPERANG ANGKAT SENJATA!" "Wahai orang-orang Yang beriman! jika datang kepada kamu seorang fasik membawa sesuatu berita, maka selidikilah (untuk menentukan) kebenarannya, supaya kamu tidak menimpakan sesuatu kaum Dengan perkara Yang tidak diingini - Dengan sebab kejahilan kamu (mengenainya) - sehingga menjadikan kamu menyesali apa Yang kamu telah lakukan.." ( al-Qur'an,al-Hujurat ( 49 ):6 ).
