'Challenges faced in taking back Pulau Indah land'
Published: Oct 3, 2011 11:50 AM | Updated: Oct 3, 2011 11:57 AM
The Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) project faced a lot of challenges in trying to repossess the Pulau Indah land, the High Court in Kuala Lumpur was told today.
The Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) project faced a lot of challenges in trying to repossess the Pulau Indah land, the High Court in Kuala Lumpur was told today.
Former Port Klang Authority (PKA) chairman Ting Chew Peh (right) said after the Ministry of Finance (MoF) made the decision to repossess the land in June 2001, it faced continuous problems on the issue for two-and-a-half years.
Without elaborating on the challenges, the eighth prosecution witness in former transport minister Dr Ling Liong Sik's corruption trial said, the PKA board of directors had numerous meetings throughout 2002 but was stumped for a solution.
It finally agreed to switch from repossession to acquisition, even though MoF had earlier decided otherwise, he said.
Ting, 68, who was also former housing and local government minister, said the PKA board stood firm in its decision to purchase the land and informed the cabinet of the matter.
Following the decision to purchase the land, he signed a sale and purchase agreement between Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd (KDSB) and PKA on Nov 12, 2002 and was sure its contents were in order after the explanation from legal adviser Roshanah Othman.
During examination-in-chief by deputy public prosecutor Manoj Kurup on whether he knew if the cabinet had approved the purchase, Ting said: "I don't recall the date but was told the purchase was approved by the cabinet before I signed the agreement.
"On Nov 6, 2002, PKA was officially informed that the cabinet had given its approval," he added.
Ling, 68, is charged with cheating the Malaysian government by misleading the cabinet into approving the Pulau Indah land deal for the mega distribution hub project in Port Klang, based on the terms agreed upon by KDSB and the Port Klang Authority.
The charge, under Section 418 of the Penal Code, carries a sentence of up to seven years imprisonment and fine.
Ling also faces an alternative charge of deliberately concealing facts related to the project, from the Cabinet, under Section 417 of the Penal Code, which provides imprisonment of up to five years and a fine.
He is alleged to have committed the offences between Sept 25, 2002, and Nov 6, 2002, at the fourth floor of the Prime Minister's Office at the Perdana Putra building in Putrajaya.
The trial resumes tomorrow before judge Ahmadi Asnawi.
- Bernama
Former Port Klang Authority (PKA) chairman Ting Chew Peh (right) said after the Ministry of Finance (MoF) made the decision to repossess the land in June 2001, it faced continuous problems on the issue for two-and-a-half years.Without elaborating on the challenges, the eighth prosecution witness in former transport minister Dr Ling Liong Sik's corruption trial said, the PKA board of directors had numerous meetings throughout 2002 but was stumped for a solution.
It finally agreed to switch from repossession to acquisition, even though MoF had earlier decided otherwise, he said.
Ting, 68, who was also former housing and local government minister, said the PKA board stood firm in its decision to purchase the land and informed the cabinet of the matter.
Following the decision to purchase the land, he signed a sale and purchase agreement between Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd (KDSB) and PKA on Nov 12, 2002 and was sure its contents were in order after the explanation from legal adviser Roshanah Othman.
During examination-in-chief by deputy public prosecutor Manoj Kurup on whether he knew if the cabinet had approved the purchase, Ting said: "I don't recall the date but was told the purchase was approved by the cabinet before I signed the agreement.
"On Nov 6, 2002, PKA was officially informed that the cabinet had given its approval," he added.Ling, 68, is charged with cheating the Malaysian government by misleading the cabinet into approving the Pulau Indah land deal for the mega distribution hub project in Port Klang, based on the terms agreed upon by KDSB and the Port Klang Authority.
The charge, under Section 418 of the Penal Code, carries a sentence of up to seven years imprisonment and fine.
Ling also faces an alternative charge of deliberately concealing facts related to the project, from the Cabinet, under Section 417 of the Penal Code, which provides imprisonment of up to five years and a fine.
He is alleged to have committed the offences between Sept 25, 2002, and Nov 6, 2002, at the fourth floor of the Prime Minister's Office at the Perdana Putra building in Putrajaya.
The trial resumes tomorrow before judge Ahmadi Asnawi.
- Bernama
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