PN sent 'rubber bullets' to attack state govt, says Selangor MB

KUALA LUMPUR - Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari describes the police report lodged by Perikatan Nasional (PN) against him as an attack using “rubber bullets”.

The Gombak MP explained that his role and that of Selangor Infrastructure and Public Utilities, Modernisation of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry executive council chairman Izham Hashim in Landasan Lumayan Berjaya Sdn Bhd (LLB) was only to represent the state government.

"As stated by LLB before, me and Izham are not there on personal basis. It is to represent the state government and to ensure the state government's interests were taken care of.

"Therefore, I congratulate PN for sending rubber bullets to attack the state government, please try again in the future.

"I want to stress that we are the state government's representatives. I represent the state government to ensure the state government's interests are not disturbed and diminished," he said in a press conference at the Parliament building today.

It was reported that a police report was lodged by Selangor PN information chief Mohd Shukor Mustaffa after the Sungai Tua assemblyman’s name was listed as one of LLB's directors.

The police report was lodged following a report that LLB was awarded a project which involved the deepening of a 56 kilometre stretch of the Klang River from the Mid Valley City in Kuala Lumpur to Port Klang, which is said to cost RM700 million.

Amirudin said the police report was seen as an attack to the state government under his leadership and to accuse him of having personal interests in the issues related to the company.

"It is not their (company board members) fault because it is the state government's subsidiary and (the project) is financed by LLB itself.

"As part of the cost, they (LLB) get the reward of not having to pay a premium through banking finance. There is no conflict of interest," he stressed.