GERAK URGES PM ABDULLAH BADAWI RELOOK CBT SENIOR MINISTER

GERAK, the anti-corruption watchdog is moving again after a setback when its chief, Ezam Mohd Noor defected to UMNO to spearhead campaign against DSAI. Indeed GERAK needs a lot of energy and momentum to get it back to move from its inertia. Read Ezam now has got to say about corruption.

Mohd Nazree Mohd Yunus, Chairman of Gerak

Malaysia (R) and Mohd Faridzul Mohammed
Nasaruddin, Deputy Chairman of Gerak
Malaysia launches National Campaign Against
Corruption.

Gerak: PM, ACA must investigate minister for CBT


Tim Leonard
Sun2surf

PETALING JAYA: Gerak Malaysia, an anti-corruption watchdog, today urged Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to re-look into a criminal breach of trust case involving a senior cabinet minister.

Gerak’s new chairman Mohd Nazree Mohd Yunus, who succeeded former Parti Keadilan Rakyat youth chief Ezam Mohd Noor, said he was disappointed with Abdullah and ACA's muted response to the case as Gerak had submited a 632-page dossier containing "evidence" to the PM on July 29 last year.

The dossier, which took Gerak six months to compile, contained evidence in the form of receipts and invoices amounting to millions of ringgit and two copies of a police report lodged by the CEO of a diversified, public-listed company against the minister.

"It's more than a year now, but nothing has happened,” said Mohd Nazree, after launching a nationwide anti-corruption campaign organised by Gerak, which has over 1,000 members.
As part of its campaign, it will distribute tool kits and stickers to be placed at strategic areas for public awareness.

"We feel very disappointed because the evidence given was from primary sources," he said.
"The PM has made his intentions clear that he wants to fight graft. So he must look into this case," he added.

Ezam, who was first responsible for forwarding the dossier to the Prime Minister, however, did not give a copy to the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) citing problems with the then-ACA chief.
Mohd Nazree, however, has urged the ACA to commence an investigation into the case.

Since its inception in 2005, Gerak has submitted evidence on at least seven cases to the ACA. The cases involve a bank, a port, a political party and several politicans and individuals.

Meanwhile, Ezam, when contacted by theSun today, said he leaves the matter involving the minister to Gerak.

“It's their prerogative now to bring up the case,” said Ezam.

“Whilst I am confident of the Prime Minister’s efforts to fight graft, I will only do things the Umno way as I am now in Umno," he added.