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Thursday, October 23, 2014

Azmin on water deal: Rakyat deserve to know details

Selangor MB says no plans to scrap water deal but terms must be made public to the rakyat.
azmin waterKUALA LUMPUR: Selangor Menteri Besar Mohamed Azmin Ali said that the rakyat as consumers deserve to know the full details of the water deal that was signed by his predecessor.
Azmin who is also PKR’s deputy president said that full disclosure of the agreement was necessary to justify the possible impact of the deal on consumers.
Speaking to a top English daily, he said, “How do you expect me and the new administration to defend the decisions taken on the project if we cannot explain to the rakyat the terms and conditions, the tariff rates that will be applied and how it will affect them as consumers?”
He said this in response to an outright refusal by Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Maximus Ongkili to reveal the contents of the water deal, following legal advice from the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC).
Azmin also said that while he is in possession of the memorandum of understanding, he cannot divulge details of it because the document is classified as an official secret (OSA).
He however did give his assurance that he would not scrap the water agreement as the needs of the people were of utmost importance to him.
He said, “I am not going to revoke it. I want the exercise to be completed as soon as possible so that the people can have enough water in the future.”
Since taking over as MB last month, Azmin has been persistently pursuing the federal government to disclose details of the agreement that continues to be shrouded in secrecy.

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