Sunday, August 16, 2009

malaysiakini and ACCOUNTING for PLANE RIDES...

Just as the nation is watching the dramatic revelations regarding the MCA leader's plane rides, another BN leader also gets into the spot-light with a helicopter ride.
According to the malaysiakini article Muhyiddin in heli dramabad weather forced the Nuri helicopter to make an emergency landing.
You can also read a full account here.

According to the story, the following facts can be ascertained:

The DPM had to "cancel his scheduled opening of the Penampang Umno division meeting" and the "entourage took off at about 1.45pm from Kudat after officially opening the Umno division meeting".

There were 10 other passengers with the DPM and the helicopter is described as "a Royal Malaysian Air Force Nuri helicopter".

Pardon my disbelief but what has the Armed Forces got to do with opening UMNO division meetings?
Furthermore why is the DPM using public facilities to actively participate in political matters?
Also did he take annual leave for such functions?

Is the TUDM being repaid for such services or this the type of corrupt practices that the MACC is complaining about? If you read the comments in the malaysiakini article, you will notice that most readers are quite disgusted with this practice and also the unwillingness of the MACC to take action. But of course UMNO may pay for the helicopter rides. It would be good for the TUDM to clarify as otherwise it seems the DPM is abusing his position.

photo: thanks to https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrlHLw5BSP9hRi8qsZwvTOkaNl2N9eOO1BFwdh-NkqL-eiEecMQy6E29R6355sM8FUxfyti5vhsbPLTSt0CqjSoyPPDjRBh-XNvzkORK_uMk4COvoeXJwR1KKPmlWSBCD-gBqKzeeVwY/s200/Nuri.jpg

2 comments:

Trashed said...

What should we be expecting as a response from either TUDM or DPM ?

Probably none ?

H J Angus said...

they are waiting for the bill to be presented? :>