Port Klang State Assemblyman Zakaria Md Deros - A Shining Example Of Why Money Politics Thrives In UMNO.
Port Klang state assemblyman Datuk Zakaria Md Deros bought the land for his palatial mansion in Pandamaran for a song. He and his wife, Datin Zizah Ngah, under whose name the plot in Kampung Idaman is listed, paid a mere RM180,000 to the state government.
Even after taking into consideration that government valuation is usually 50 per cent of market value, the Klang municipal councillor still received a hefty discount.
The current market value of the 43,000 sq ft property is about RM1.3 million based on the lower end of the going rate for land in the area of between RM30 and RM40 per sq ft.
Klang Municipal Council president Abdul Bakir Zin said the land was originally in eight small lots with temporary occupation licence status.
They were later converted into one big lot and given to Zakaria’s wife.
"A fine is the most likely punishment for Zakaria," he said when asked about action against the state assemblyman for failing to submit building plans for the mansion.
The only catch would be that the fine will only be 10 times the processing fee for plan approval — RM5,000.
**** Guess where our man Zakaria is now? In Mecca!! Cleansing his sins I assume. Isn't this great? For a mere RM180,000 he gets to build a palace! In the process he is given eight TOL lots which is then very cleverly merged to form an area of 43,000 sq. ft. upon which he built his istana. (BTW I don't know if this Datuk Zakaria is the Datuk Z who has been in the news lately.)
When squatters are being mercilessly and cruelly evicted by the authorities, this political parasite is allowed to illegally build a mansion. How much more unfair can you get? There are people who have toiled on their TOL land for decades and still are unable to own them, but this greedy vulture managed with the collusion of the state government to directly purchase at incredible discounts, 43,000 sq. ft. of it! Why? Because he is a pemimpin Umno, a leader who sets a good example for his disciples, 'struggles' on a daily basis for bangsa, agama dan negara and one of the chosen few who will spearhead the metamorphosis of the simple Mat Kampung to a towering Melayu Baru.
There are tens of thousands of Zakarias out there literally falling over each other to get the 'opportunity' to 'struggle' for the upliftment of the Malay and berjuang for maruah Melayu and in the process enrich themselves with zillions in the bank and a palace or two here and overseas. But alas only a few can be selected. If it were within the powers of the government it may in a moment of generosity declare that all Umno members be given similar 'duties' but there are some things which even the kerajaan cannot do.
So the only avenue open is the established and practiced method of outright bribery or what is euphemistically known in Umno circles as 'money politics.' After 'spending' a small fortune getting in, it is only natural to try and recoup the modal and a huge payback for their 'struggle.' Some, like our man Zakaria succeed and earn beyond their wildest dreams and if not for the nosey media bastards, their 'exploits' would have never been known. I'm sure there are dozens of anonymous berjuang-ing fortune hunters out there making a big pile everyday, who unlike this idiot with a penchant for istana-style living, will never get caught with their sarong down.
Zakaria meanwhile will return soon from Mecca and hopefully he would have prayed hard for some ilham to explain away his misdeeds. We'll wait and see.
**** An interesting read in Bahasa Malaysia from Harakah about Selangor MB Toyo's play acting on the above episode: Isu Istana Zakaria - Khir Toyo main tarik tali.
Even after taking into consideration that government valuation is usually 50 per cent of market value, the Klang municipal councillor still received a hefty discount.
The current market value of the 43,000 sq ft property is about RM1.3 million based on the lower end of the going rate for land in the area of between RM30 and RM40 per sq ft.
Klang Municipal Council president Abdul Bakir Zin said the land was originally in eight small lots with temporary occupation licence status.
They were later converted into one big lot and given to Zakaria’s wife.
"A fine is the most likely punishment for Zakaria," he said when asked about action against the state assemblyman for failing to submit building plans for the mansion.
The only catch would be that the fine will only be 10 times the processing fee for plan approval — RM5,000.
**** Guess where our man Zakaria is now? In Mecca!! Cleansing his sins I assume. Isn't this great? For a mere RM180,000 he gets to build a palace! In the process he is given eight TOL lots which is then very cleverly merged to form an area of 43,000 sq. ft. upon which he built his istana. (BTW I don't know if this Datuk Zakaria is the Datuk Z who has been in the news lately.)
When squatters are being mercilessly and cruelly evicted by the authorities, this political parasite is allowed to illegally build a mansion. How much more unfair can you get? There are people who have toiled on their TOL land for decades and still are unable to own them, but this greedy vulture managed with the collusion of the state government to directly purchase at incredible discounts, 43,000 sq. ft. of it! Why? Because he is a pemimpin Umno, a leader who sets a good example for his disciples, 'struggles' on a daily basis for bangsa, agama dan negara and one of the chosen few who will spearhead the metamorphosis of the simple Mat Kampung to a towering Melayu Baru.
There are tens of thousands of Zakarias out there literally falling over each other to get the 'opportunity' to 'struggle' for the upliftment of the Malay and berjuang for maruah Melayu and in the process enrich themselves with zillions in the bank and a palace or two here and overseas. But alas only a few can be selected. If it were within the powers of the government it may in a moment of generosity declare that all Umno members be given similar 'duties' but there are some things which even the kerajaan cannot do.
So the only avenue open is the established and practiced method of outright bribery or what is euphemistically known in Umno circles as 'money politics.' After 'spending' a small fortune getting in, it is only natural to try and recoup the modal and a huge payback for their 'struggle.' Some, like our man Zakaria succeed and earn beyond their wildest dreams and if not for the nosey media bastards, their 'exploits' would have never been known. I'm sure there are dozens of anonymous berjuang-ing fortune hunters out there making a big pile everyday, who unlike this idiot with a penchant for istana-style living, will never get caught with their sarong down.
Zakaria meanwhile will return soon from Mecca and hopefully he would have prayed hard for some ilham to explain away his misdeeds. We'll wait and see.
**** An interesting read in Bahasa Malaysia from Harakah about Selangor MB Toyo's play acting on the above episode: Isu Istana Zakaria - Khir Toyo main tarik tali.
posted by The Malaysian. at 10/14/2006 11:36:00 AM
3 Comments:
Are we seeing only the tip of the tip of the iceberg ?
Don't forget also to include what Najib has to say .
Because I need to laugh lah, the haze is so bad.
I think that's nothing unusual, you can see things as such happening everywhere. Just that most of them are covered or ignored. Becos if ever any officer in the government dares to hv different view, that will be 'habis wayang', he'll hv no prospect. You scratch my back, I scratch yours. Semuanya boleh!
Dun believe for a second he had a heart attack! I suspect foul play! He had a lot of secrets that would get a lot of high profile politician and people in power in trouble and he surely was not going to go down alone. I am sure high profile politician who want to shut him out would take drastic measure to make sure he does not talk. Who did it and how! I dun know! I hope someone out there will tell us one day! But the arrogant son-of-a-b***h deserve what he got!
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