Khairy dan Paul Low Berani Letak Jawatan Sebagai Tanda Protes? - Fahmi Fadzil

KENYATAAN MEDIA

KHAIRY DAN PAUL LOW BERANI LETAK JAWATAN SEBAGAI TANDA PROTES?

Tindakan terhadap beberapa agensi kerajaan baru-baru ini termasuk SPRM menimbulkan persepsi tidak baik bahawa ada pihak yang sedang cuba mengganggu perjalanan proses penyiasatan berkaitan skandal kewangan 1MDB dan isu "derma" politik RM2.6 bilion yang didakwa dimasukkan ke akaun peribadi Dato' Sri Najib Razak, Perdana Menteri Malaysia.

Beberapa orang menteri termasuk Datuk Paul Low, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Khairy Jamaluddin, Menteri Belia dan Sukan telah jelas menyatakan pendirian tidak setuju mereka terhadap tindakan-tindakan mutakhir ini termasuk pemindahan serta-merta dua pegawai kanan SPRM pada Jumaat lalu.

Namun untuk hanya menyatakan pendirian - walhal mereka menteri - adalah tidak mencukupi.

Berasaskan konsep "kebertanggungjawaban bersama" ("collective responsibility"), selagi mereka masih berada di dalam kabinet Dato' Sri Najib selagi itu mereka tetap bersetuju dengan dasar dan tindakan-tindakan yang menghakis integriti dan kebebasan institusi-institusi kawal selia yang teramat penting ini.

Oleh itu, kedua-dua mereka sebenarnya patut mengambil tindakan yang lebih tegas sebagai tanda bantahan.

Jika mereka tidak mampu mengubah dasar pentadbiran Dato' Sri Najib, saya mencabar kedua-dua menteri ini untuk meletakkan jawatan mereka sebelum mesyuarat Jemaah Menteri hari Rabu ini, agar Dato' Sri Najib mendapat isyarat paling jelas bahawa anggota kabinet beliau sendiri tidak bersetuju dengan dasar serta tindakan-tindakan yang telah berlaku ini.

Rakyat sedang melihat adakah Khairy dan Paul Low orang yang cakap serupa bikin, atau adakah mereka berani untuk hanya mengeluarkan kenyataan?

Fahmi Fadzil
Pengarah Komunikasi KEADILAN
Naib Ketua Angkatan Muda KEADILAN

9 Ogos 2015

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MEDIA STATEMENT

DO KHAIRY AND PAUL LOW DARE TO STEP DOWN AS A SIGN OF PROTEST

Certain actions against several government agencies including MACC has produced a negative perception that there are parties who are trying to obstruct and disrupt the investigation process related to the 1MDB financial scandal and the RM2.6 billion "political donation" that went into the personal account of Dato' Sri Najib Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia.

Several ministers including Datuk Paul Low, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, and Khairy Jamaluddin, Minister of Youth and Sports, have clearly disagreed with certain actions taken of late including the sudden transfer of two senior MACC officers last Friday.

Although to merely state their position - while they are still full ministers - is insufficient.

Based on the concept of "collective responsibility", as long as they remain members of Dato' Sri Najib's cabinet, they in principle continue to agree with the policies and actions that appear to erode the integrity and independence of these key oversight institutions.

Therefore, the both of them must take a stronger line as a sign of protest.

If they are unable to change the policies of the Najib administration, I challenge both ministers to resign before this Wednesday's Cabinet meeting, so that Najib will get the clearest indicator that members of his own cabinet disagree with his administration's policies and actions thus far.

The Rakyat is watching to see whether Khairy and Paul Low will walk the talk, or whether they are only brave to release statements?

Fahmi Fadzil
KEADILAN Communications Director
KEADILAN Vice Youth Chief

9 August 2015