PUTRAJAYA: Selangor Umno has backed the call by Selangor PAS commissioner Datuk Dr Hasan Mohamed Ali who wants the state’s Select Committee on Competency, Accountability and Transparency (Selcat) to carry out investigations behind closed doors.
Selangor Umno deputy chief Datuk Noh Omar said that if the process was carried out openly, it could tarnish the image and dignity of government officers who were called in for questioning.
He said that Selcat should not carry out an “open trial” as the committee was not a court.
“It’s as though Selcat is trying to take over the role of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
“Open hearing will only embarrass the officers,” he told reporters at a Hari Raya open house hosted by former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and wife Tun Jeanne Abdullah here yesterday.
He said it was not fair for Selcat to call in officers to testify when it was MACC’s job to do so.
“This is like doing the job twice. The MACC should be the one taking action if there is abuse of power or corruption,” he said.
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