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Clarify the Status of Isa Samad, says ANAK

December 29, 2011

Clarify a Status of Isa Samad, says ANAK

by Koh Jun Lin@www.malaysiakini.com

ANAK, an NGO representing Felda settlers, has lodged a second censure to a Suruhanjaya Koperasi Malaysia (SKM), asking it to explain whether Isa Abdul Samad is in truth a chairperson of Koperasi Permodalan Felda Bhd (KPF).

This is due to conflicting accounts upon Isa's position. A letter from a Prime Minister dated August 15, 2011, had appointed Isa as chairperson. However, in reply to a ANAK's inquiries, SKM pronounced that Isa had nonetheless to be appointed to a post as of November 10, formed upon its own investigations.

SKM additionally cited a Deputy Minister in a Prime Minister's Department Ahmad Maslan reportedly telling a Malay daily Utusan Malaysia upon Oct 25, that Isa had nonetheless to be appointed as chairperson of KPF.

The organisation is additionally discontented that SKM's reply has not addressed a issue of Isa's membership in a cooperative. It claims that Isa is ineligible to be a member.

NONE "We ask for a correct mount from SKM upon whether Isa had indeed become a part of of Felda cooperative," pronounced Anak chairperson Mazlan Aliman (right), who is additionally a PAS central committee member.

"Only employees of Felda and its subsidiaries with permanent positions are authorised to become KPF mild members, whereas Isa functions as chairperson of KPF by stipulate only," they wrote in a previous censure to SKM, citing a cooperative's bylaws.

! Mazlan h opes for a reply from SKM prior to Jan 5, when an extraordinary general assembly (EGM) would be hold to residence issues relating to Felda Global Ventures Holdings' inventory upon Bursa Malaysia.

Anak, that opposes a Bursa listing, has already filed for an injunction to retard a EGM, that would be listened during a Kuantan High Court upon Jan 4, one day prior to a EGM.