Ministers found to have govt land, logging permits will be terminated, says Anwar

DUNGUN: The unity government does not permit any Cabinet ministers or government leaders to benefit from government land or logging activities, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

He said any minister or leader caught flouting the ban would be terminated from their position.

“The biggest difference between the unity government and previous administrations is that this government does not permit government ministers or leaders to touch a single inch of public land or a single piece of timber.

“If this happens, they will be stripped of their positions,” he said during his speech at the Sentuhan Kasih Desa Terengganu programme at Bandar Al Muktafi Billah Shah here today (July 28).

Also present were Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Central Terengganu Development Authority (Ketengah) chairman, and several Cabinet ministers.

Anwar said there were certain parties that frequently slandered the government and played up religious sentiments but dared not ban their leaders from profiting from logging activities, contracts and shareholdings.

Anwar also said that the government has never betrayed Malaysians by reducing allocations as alleged by certain parties.