Isu rasuah di Perak yang melibatkan ahli politik Pakatan Rakyat masih menjadi topik hangat di dalam kanta politik semasa.
Hari ini, saya telah memberi kenyataan mengenai isu ini kepada portal berita Malaysiakini:
"The Perak MB's decision not to suspend the two PKR Excos who have been charged in court for corruption is a clear cut signal to the entire nation that Pakatan Rakyat does not practice what it preaches. The MB's political inertia is a slap in the face of Pakatan's claims of upholding good governance, accountability and a clean administration.
"Although the two Excos are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, a cloud of doubt and a taint of scandal now surrounds the state government which can only be lifted by asking the two Excos to take leave from their executive positions while clearing their names in court.
"In fact, this has been the standard practice of BN in demonstrating good governance. For example, Tan Sri Kasitah Gaddam was asked to leave the Cabinet when charged with corruption in 2004.
"The Perak MB's political inertia over this issue either betrays a serious lack of commitment towards good governance and accountability or his fears of a collapse of the Pakatan government in Perak. After all, the MB represents the smallest party in the Perak assembly and probably does not want to risk offending a bigger coalition partner even at the expense of doing the right thing. This is an indictment of not just the Perak State Government but the entire leadership of Pakatan Rakyat who have failed to live up to their own promises.
"I also urge everyone to support an emboldened ACA to discharge their duties without fear or favour. This is part of the reforms promised by this Administration and I hope that the ACA will continue to investigate corruption cases without prejudice, bias or political motive."
Pada pendapat saya, Pakatan Rakyat, yang selama ini melaungkan wadah keadilan, tadbir urus yang telus dan anti-rasuah dalam politik perlu mengambil tindakan sewajarnya dalam menangani isu ini.
Kepimpinan Pakatan Rakyat sebelum ini begitu konsisten dalam pendirian mereka. Lihat sahaja komen dari pemimpin DAP, YB Lim Kit Siang, pada tahun 2001:
"The failure of the UMNO Supreme Council on Monday to require Tan Sri Khalil Yaakob to immediately take leave as UMNO Secretary-General and Information Minister also made a total mockery of UMNO's commitment to wipe out money politics and corruption.
How can the UMNO Secretary-General and the Information Minister continue to be in office after a police report of corruption had been lodged against him by the UMNO Pahang State Assemblyman for Beserah, Datuk Fauzi?
Khalil must be required to set an example in the new political culture of zero tolerance for corruption in high political places by going on leave as UMNO Secretary-General and Information Minister until completion of Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) investigations and he has been cleared of any corrupt practice or wrongdoing."
Jika pada 2001 YB Lim Kit Siang berkeras meminta Tan Sri (sekarang Tun) Khalil Yaakob mengambil cuti daripada jawatan parti dan Kerajaan yang disandang ketika itu semata-mata kerana laporan polis yang dibuat terhadapnya, inikan kes dua Exco negeri Perak yang telah dituduh di mahkamah. Dalam erti kata yang lain, walaupun Tan Sri Khalil belum disiasat, YB Lim Kit Siang sudah mendesak beliau berhenti sebagai Menteri. Jadi dalam kes dua Exco Perak yang sudah dituduh di mahkamah, kenapa YB Lim ada "standard" yang berbeza? Kenapa YB Lim Kit Siang mengamalkan "double standard" dalam kes terbaru ini? Takkan dia sudah lupa "standard" yang dia telah guna dahulu bila nak serang BN? Mana prinsip dia hari ini?
Jadi kepada kepimpinan Pakatan Rakyat, soalan yang saya ingin ajukan ialah apabila terkena pada hidung sendiri, kenapa terus tidak bikin serupa dengan apa yang dicakap dahulu, tetapi hanya sibuk melaungkan konspirasi politik? Tidak mungkinkah terdapat juga salahlaku dikalangan ahli politik Pakatan Rakyat?
Jika benar kata keramat YB Lim Kit Siang pada tahun 2001 yang langsung tidak memberi ruang kepada pemimpin BN yang baru sahaja ada laporan polis terhadapnya dan belum lagi dituduh di mahkamah, mengapa dua ahli Exco Pakatan Rakyat Perak ini tidak diminta untuk melepaskan jawatan mereka?
YB Lim Kit Siang, sebelum nak mengata orang, cerminkan diri dulu
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