Guan Eng: ‘Arrest me if RM100 payout to senior citizens is corruption’
GEORGE TOWN (March 12, 2010): Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said today he is willing to be arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) if the state government’s Senior Citizen Appreciation Programme can be considered as corruption.
“I am inviting MACC chief commissioner Datuk Abu Kassim Mohamed to attend the launch of the programme on March 21 here. If the programme is considered as corruption, he can arrest me on the spot,” he said at a press conference in his office in Komtar.
Lim said the state government is also inviting Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon, who is also former Penang chief minister, to attend the launch.
“We will send out the invitations to them to attend the launch of the programme and if they feel the state government giving out RM100 to senior citizens annually is corruption, I will let them arrest me without a fight on that day,” he said.
Lim said he was irritated that the state’s effort is being sabotaged by his political detractors.
Earlier, Japanese Consul Tetsuro Kai visited Lim at his office.
Lim said there are now 1,700 Japanese staying in Penang, including businessmen, students and retirees.
“I hope more of them will make Penang their home,” he said.
Members of the Class F Contractors Association Penang also met with Lim at his office and had a closed door meeting with him to discuss problems faced by them.
The Sun - Opalyn Mok – 12 Mar 2010
http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=44293
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