Transport Minister Kong Cho Ha says he has no obligation, responsibility or interest in knowing the identity and background of the biggest shareholder of one of the two contractors for the highly-criticised Automated Enforcement System (AES).

NONE Chinese newspaper Oriental Daily News today quoted Kong ( right ) as saying in a statement issued yesterday that he has no relationship with the shareholder.

Kong explained that the AES tender was called by the government in 2006 and the cabinet agreed to give the contract to the two firms in 2008 - before he was appointed to his current post.

On Monday, PKR central committee member Chang Lih Kang alleged that one of the two firms given the AES contract has links with Johor Umno.

The Teja assemblyperson said the largest shareholder of the firm is the eldest offspring from the union of two renowned Umno political figures in Johor - the father a division chief, while the mother is the deputy Wanita Umno chief of Johor.

Both her parents and a cousin, Chang said, are also state assemblypersons.

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