PETALING JAYA: The move by the Govern-ment to establish a Cabinet task force to look into the governance and future direction of the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) project has been welcomed by various quarters, including Transparency International (TI).
TI president Datuk Paul Low said the move would make the matter “less personal” to Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat.
“With this, it will not just be left in the hands of the Transport Ministry,” he said, urging the public to support the move.
He was commenting on the new task force set up by the Cabinet on Wednesday to look into whether the PKFZ project was carried out in line with good governance and its future direction.
Low said the report by the task force should be made public and the Government should make use of the report and make sure that the recommendations are implemented.
The report can also be a case study when it comes to investigating cases of a similar nature, he added.
“The task force involves civil surveillance and people who are in the position to change things in the government. What we learn from the PKFZ investigation can be applied in similar situations in the future,” he said.
Bar Council president Ragunath Kesavan wanted to see some end result from the move.
“Everybody wants to see the end result and whoever that is responsible being prosecuted. It has taken far too long. A lot of public money is involved,” he said.
“This is an issue of the credibility of the Government,” he said, adding that the Government had to get to the bottom of the PKFZ issue and find a solution.
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