DAP wants PAC chief out for 'cari makan' remark
PARLIAMENT A DAP lawmaker called has called for Hasan Arifin to resign as the chairperson of the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for his shameful 'cari makan' remark earlier today.
In his press conference this afternoon, Hasan said he need to 'cari makan' (make a living) when asked whether PAC would summon Prime Minister Najib Razak for its hearing into 1MDB.
PARLIAMENT A DAP lawmaker has called for Hasan Arifin to resign as the chairperson of the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for his shameful 'cari makan' remark earlier today.
In his press conference this afternoon, Hasan said he needed to 'cari makan' (make a living) when asked whether PAC would summon Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak for its hearing into 1MDB.
"This is the conduct of the PAC chief? It is embarrassing, shameful," said Gobind Singh Deo (DAP-Puchong), after reading out the Malaysiakini article titled 'Cari makan, quips PAC's Hasan on not calling PM'.
"If this is true, the chairman of PAC must resign because it is clear now that the PAC chairman is not independent," Gobind said when debating on the Budget 2016.
"Can we imagine what this impression gives to the public? Is this the standard we have of an MP whom we have as (PAC) chairman, and who helms such a powerful committee?
"Can we just sit back and allow these kinds of responses to go to the public? This is very shameful and embarrassing," Gobind said.
'Cari makan', quips PAC's Hasan on not calling PM oleh kinitv
Both Amanah MP Mohamed Hanipa Maidin and PKR lawmaker Johari Abdul later held a press conference together with Gobind to call for Hasan to step down.
Such statement showed the independence of PAC was compromised, said Hanipa.
"I don’t think that statement is fair; if you want to get to the bottom of (1MDB), you have to call all the stakeholders," he said.
Najib is the chairman of the 1MB advisory board.
"It is very unbecoming for the PAC chairman to say 'saya nak cari makan'," said Johari.
"This is a Parliament which represents 30 million people, not an enterprise. If he did utter the word, the best thing for him to do is resign," he said.
Pakatan Harapan will wait for Hasan's respond - whether he was serious in making the statement, said Gobind.
"Let him respond and we will take it from there. This is a serious matter and cannot be left standing," he said, adding that the coalition will seek other possible avenues to take on Hasan.
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