GEORGE TOWN: Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has admitted that there are Pakatan Rakyat state executive council minutes regarding Kampung Buah Pala, but says they will not be declassified.
In a statement issued yesterday, Lim said he had “refreshed his memory” by going through the minutes of all exco meetings which he chaired.
“The minutes reaffirm that the present state government did not give approvals to alienate the land to Koperasi Pegawai Kerajaan Pulau Pinang Bhd or development approvals to the developer, or issued eviction orders against the residents.
“During the Pakatan exco meetings on Kampung Buah Pala, the only conclusion reached was that nothing could be done because the Barisan Nasional government signed away all the residents’ rights.
“Therefore, there is no reason to declassify the Pakatan minutes when no approvals to the cooperative and developer were given by Pakatan,” he said.
Lim said the transfer of the Kampung Buah Pala land on March 27, 2008, was consequential after Barisan had given approval to the developer and cooperative to develop the land.
Lim’s stand on declassifying the exco minutes, however, differed from statements he gave on Monday where he said there were no minutes on the Kampung Buah Pala issue.
Meanwhile, state Gerakan chairman Datuk Dr Teng Hock Nan said although Lim did not sign the land transfer documents, it was done under his leadership.
“Who signed the documents is immaterial because as a chief minister he is 100% responsible for what is going on under his leadership,” he said.
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