Wong to BN gov't: Come up with a 'White Paper'!

KOTA KINABALU, January 6, 2010: Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) Information Chief Datuk Johnny Mositun and his party leadership should demand for the Barisan Nasional (BN) State government to come up with a 'white paper' on the Saham Amanah Sabah (SAS) fiasco, if they are really concerned about the issue, said Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Treasurer, Datuk Wong Yit Ming.

Wong said this would be the appropriate thing that Mositun and his party leaders should do instead of repeatedly issuing vague, baseless and misleading statements concerning the issue, which does not help the SAS investors at all, but at the same time unfairly implicating SAPP President, Datuk Yong Teck Lee on the SAS fiasco.

"The people of Sabah have the right to know what's the actual cause of the SAS fiasco and since the PBS are now in the Barisan Nasional, it should hence demand for the State government to come up with a 'white paper' on the issue, so as to inform the people of the truth. Any person, including the BN leaders, if they are involved in it and found guilty, should be charged according to the law. The BN State government must not attempt to protect any wrongdoer including their own kind," stressed Wong in a statement issued here today.

He nonetheless thanked Mositun for subsequently issued a press statement on Tuesday, acknowledging that Yong has done nothing wrong in the SAS fiasco.

In his rebuttal, Mositun stressed that it had never occurred to him to accuse Yong of wrongdoing or criminal liability with regard to the SAS fiasco, adding that his contention that "many investors had bought the shares when Datuk Yong Teck Lee was Chief Minister" could not be construed as accusing him (Yong) of wrongdoing.