Recalling shades of the National Feedlot Corporation scandal that plagued her in 2011, former Minister of Women, Family and Community Development Datuk Shahrizat Abdul Jalil’s brother has been namechecked as being associated with a company awarded the concession for constructing, operating and managing the UiTM campus in Seremban 3, Negeri Sembilan.
Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) strategist and Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli revealed the information yesterday, saying that checks with the Securities Commission showed that Datuk Shahrir Abdul Jalil was one of the two directors of Tentu Selesa Sdn Bhd, a company that holds a 29% stake in Inovatif Mewah Sdn Bhd, which was awarded the concession for the Seremban 3 UiTM campus.
The other director of Tentu Selesa is Datuk Aidit Ghazali, who just happens to be the deputy president of Jati, the Malay-Muslim NGO set up by ex-PAS politician Datuk Hasan Ali after he was expelled from the opposition Pakatan Rakyat component party. Jati has been a strong supporter of UMNO.
“Shahrir on the other hand was the former Lembah Pantai Umno division chief who was suspended for three years by the Umno Disciplinary Board in 2005 for his involvement in money politics,” said Rafizi, as quoted on a report by fz.com.
“A company with a paid up capital of just RM2 is given a 29 per cent state in a concession worth RM1.5 billion simply because it is controlled by Umno politicians or those close to Umno,” he said.
“This model shows the involvement of politicians in crony capitalism which in the end would burden the people.”
He claimed the same model was used in other concession deals – UMNO-linked companies would hold minority shares, while the company doing the actual work would hold the rest of the shares.
