Sacked Klang municipal councillor Tee Boon Hock hopes that the Selangor government will expedite the release of its audit department report into alleged abuse of recommendation letters.

Tee believes that the report holds the key to clearing his name, which is now in question after he was sacked for alleged wrongdoing in issuing a recommendation letter for a company linked to his son while he was an aide for state cabinet member Ronnie Liu in 2008.

He said that it should shed light on the details of his alleged wrongdoings, which was not laid down in his dismissal letter by Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim on Aug 30.

NONE "I have every right to know. I am a businessman. (The dismissal) affects me and my family. They have had to suffer humiliation," Tee ( right ) said during a press conference at his office in Klang today.

Khalid's letter had stated that the state cabinet on Aug 11 had found "valid grounds" that he had misused official letters which led to abuse of power.

On Aug 24, Khalid claimed that a draft audit report had revealed " some abuse of power " in recommendation letters issued to the Klang municipal council.

He promised that the report would be released the following week, but the deadline had passed.

Tee seeks RoS intervention

Tee also questioned Khalid's decision not to follow protocol by issuing the dismissal letter directly from the menteri besar's office.

NONE He said that rightfully Khalid ( left ) should have issued that written order to the Klang municipal council president to act.

"Instead, the letter was sent from the menteri besar's office directly to my house," said Tee.

Meanwhile, Tee also urged the Registrar of Societies (RoS) to expedite investigations into his complaint about his expulsion from DAP.

Two days ago, the Ros had interviewed Tee for two hours after he claimed that his expulsion had not followed due process.

Tee said that he was directed to attend a party disciplinary meeting on July 31 via SMS but was not informed of the specific allegations against him.

"So I couldn't prepare my defence because I was not given a ‘charge sheet'. (Otherwise) I could have prepared the documents to prove my innocence," he said.

Tee said that he had written to the disciplinary committee to suggest another hearing where he would provide a slideshow presentation as part of his defence.

‘No conflict of interest'

This was denied on the grounds that the party rules explicitly states that any appeal must be addressed to the central executive committee in writing and not through a re-hearing.

Tee said he rejected the disciplinary committee's conclusion that there had been a conflict of interest in his issuing recommendation letters in 2008 for Perkhidmatan AA Sdn Bhd in which his son was a shareholder.

He said that he was unaware at the time that his son was a "sleeping partner" of the firm and argued that in any event, a recommendation letter does not automatically constitute the actual awarding of the contract to the said company.

"It is the (respective) directors in the municipal council that award contracts. Not me," he added.

While admitting the council's contracts did go Perkhidmatan AA's way, the company was no longer employed once it was known that his son had a share in it, to avoid conflict of interest.

He added that he will not pursue legal remedies for now, nor sue anyone, at least until the police conclude their investigations into the matter.

Tee reiterated that the recent moves against him were linked to the upcoming party polls as there were party leaders who were concerned over his influence.

He said that he had helped DAP expand from slightly over 30 branches throughout Selangor in early 2008, to more than 220 branches today.

"There are some leaders with selfish interest out to topple me," said Tee.