Tourism Malaysia director-general Datuk Mirza Mohammad Taiyab and Pempena’s former chief operating officer, Mohammad Rosly Md Selamat who were charged with CBT of RM888,000, were acquitted by the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court No.4 yesterday.
Judge Che Mohamad Zulkifly Jusoh ruled that the prosecution had failed to prove a prima facie case against them. Delivering a 3 minute oral judgement before a packed courtroom 3 hours after the appointed time, the judge said that the two did not break any law under the Companies Act.
The two were charged at the court on August 16 2010 with committing the offence at the Pempena office at Putra World Trade Centre here on February 27, 2007. During the two year trial it was highlighted by the defence team that the money was never transfered to the payee due to some techincal anomaly.
It was the bank ( under instruction from the higher ups) who tranfered the money ( not the original sum) to another party. In an organisation whose culture is nothing happens unless the Minister wants it, the prosecution should now go after the Minister then.
We like to see this happen after having an innocent DG put on trial for close to two years wasting a lot of public time and money. The Malaysia Tourism Federation is happy with the judgement but is very concerned with the time taken by the judge to deliver judgment which could have been done earlier.
MTF would like to see Datuk Mirza resume duries immediately.
Judge Che Mohamad Zulkifly Jusoh ruled that the prosecution had failed to prove a prima facie case against them. Delivering a 3 minute oral judgement before a packed courtroom 3 hours after the appointed time, the judge said that the two did not break any law under the Companies Act.
The two were charged at the court on August 16 2010 with committing the offence at the Pempena office at Putra World Trade Centre here on February 27, 2007. During the two year trial it was highlighted by the defence team that the money was never transfered to the payee due to some techincal anomaly.
It was the bank ( under instruction from the higher ups) who tranfered the money ( not the original sum) to another party. In an organisation whose culture is nothing happens unless the Minister wants it, the prosecution should now go after the Minister then.
We like to see this happen after having an innocent DG put on trial for close to two years wasting a lot of public time and money. The Malaysia Tourism Federation is happy with the judgement but is very concerned with the time taken by the judge to deliver judgment which could have been done earlier.
MTF would like to see Datuk Mirza resume duries immediately.
Correctly said, lots of taxpayers money has been wasted and many productive man hours are also wasted in pursue of a shadow.
ReplyDeleteThis also goes to show MACC is a blinded watch dog that takes orders from an Otak Udang master.
So now, who will be resonsible to recover the losses like the RM888,000, back pay to Dato'Mirzar, court case expenses etc., what if Dato'Mirza and Rosli Selamat sue the government for damages or there will private settlement, taxpyers got to be cough out money again!
In private the sectors, negligent employees will be sacked for suck F@*# UP, so will the civil servants who are careless and under performing paid with good taxpayers' money will face the consequences or the PSD will close both eyes and give them protection promotion for "Jalankan tugas atas arahan tampa tanggung jawab".
Can Najib's administration walk the talk to take actions against the politicians involved in some many scandals within the Tourism Ministry like Pempena LIMO failures, excess baggages bought along by the minister when she move to the Tourism Ministry etc? or Is it Najib's administration is only good in practising selective prosecutions only like in Khir Toyo's case?
Now that Pempena is a dead meat what will be the future of Tourism Malaysia. What transformation can take place from now on will be something the industry will be watching closely.
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