FT Ministry to start internal investigation into land sales

PETALING JAYA (July 3): The Federal Territories Ministry will start an internal investigation into the alleged sale of 64 parcels of government land by Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) to developers, reported Bernama.

Newly sworn-in Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad said the ministry will extend its full cooperation to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) if there were elements of abuse of power, embezzlement and corruption.

He added that the ministry would not compromise if there was abuse of power and would stress transparency, integrity, trustworthiness and responsibility in its staff.

However, the matter was not discussed today on his first day at work as a minister.

“I do not want to be like an investigator. I want to tackle everything and not just look at one issue,” he said.

Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng had earlier lodged a report with the MACC over the sale of 64 parcels of land to the Federal Territory Foundation since 2013 to 2018.

He claims that the land parcels measure 424.29 acres in total while the transactions were worth RM4.28 billion.

Khalid added that the “River of Life” is one of the projects that would be studied in terms of cleanliness, waste management and public awareness.

"I want to have a detailed study and I am looking at solutions. There are several issues like implementation, water quality, and waste from illegal industries that require close attention."