PETALING
JAYA: PKR has claimed that Shahrizat Abdul Jalil’s family is still
profiting from hefty rents despite Putrajaya’s assurance that assets
owned by the National Feedlot Corporation (NFCorp) has been frozen to
facilitate investigations for criminal breach of trust.
Party strategic director Rafizi Ramli alleged that the former minister’s
family was cashing in on large rental yields from properties bought
“using” taxpayers’ money meant for the national cattle breeding project
and cast doubt over the sincerity of the probe.
The PKR leader said evidence obtained from the Land Office showed that
NFCorp directors, Shahrizat’s husband Mohamad Salleh Ismail and the
couple’s son Wan Izanur Izran, were still earning close to RM37,000 in
monthly rents from their office lots in upscale Mont Kiara.
The office lots, bought using the RM250 million worth of federal funds
injected into the NFC as leverage, were rented back to NFCorp, and
taxpayers’ money was going straight into the pockets of Salleh and Wan
Izanur.
Data from NFCorp’s finances showed the company would make scheduled
monthly payments worth RM28,000 to Wan Shahinur and RM8,240 to Mohamad
Salleh respectively.
Fat rent
“Are
the private purchases of the properties with rental yields collected
from NFC funds and its subsidiaries had the approval from the board of
directors? If not the two must be investigated for possible CBT,” Rafizi
told a press conference here.
“Are
the private purchases of the properties with rental yields collected
from NFC funds and its subsidiaries had the approval from the board of
directors? If not the two must be investigated for possible CBT,” Rafizi
told a press conference here.
He
said that the rent collected by Mohamad Salleh was 72% higher than
market price, saying that with a 25-year mortgage for the RM814,550
unit, the rent should only be RM4,800 monthly.
“This is a very high profit taken from public funds,” said the 34-year-old.
The two units linked to Wan Izanur are used to host high-end restaurant
Meatworks with the units costing RM8.4 million and RM5.7 million
respectively. The restaurant is owned by Rear Food Company, a subsidiary
of NFC, said Rafizi.
The PKR leader pointed out that this latest expose on the cattle
breeding project scandal was “far more devastating” than those made in
the past as Shahrizat’s family had blatantly violated laws to cash-in.
Gimmick
Rafizi
had led the charge in exposing the alleged abuse of funds meant for the
NFC, including the purchase of luxury properties and premium land worth
some RM70 million although the company denied any wrongdoing and
claimed they were “sound investments”.
Rafizi
had led the charge in exposing the alleged abuse of funds meant for the
NFC, including the purchase of luxury properties and premium land worth
some RM70 million although the company denied any wrongdoing and
claimed they were “sound investments”.
Fearing a potential voter backlash, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak
announced recently that all assets belonging to NFCorp would be frozen
pending police investigations while Putrajaya said it will be offering a
fresh tender to run the project.
Shahrizat on the other hand had decided not to seek renewal to her term
as senator, forcing her to relinquish her women, family and community
development minister post following pressure for her to quit after the
scandal threatened to hamper the ruling coalition’s poll preparations.
But Rafizi said the new expose showed Najib’s announcement was only a
political gimmick, saying the “temporary withdrawal” by Shahrizat was
only aimed at containing public anger while she and her family continue
to reap the profits off the NFC.
The PKR leader said the party will lodge a police report on the matter.
Shahrizat’s husband is already being investigated for possible CBT.
what the FISH!!! catch her and dump inside kemta at once!!!it's my money too!!! don't forget being Malaysians all of us have contributed to nation building in one way or another since our forefathers.
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