Crooked Local Authorities Of Selangor. Khir Toyo 'Annoyed.'

A president and enforcement chief of two local authorities in Selangor may face the wrath of the state authorities for condoning illegal activities in areas under their purview.

They are Sabak Bernam District Council president over the recently exposed illegal gambling activities in Sekinchan, and Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) enforcement chief where a theme park in Cheras has been operating without a licence for eight years.

Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo said based on reports, the Sabak Bernam District Council president had approved the extension of the licence for the premises in Sekinchan which were later discovered conducting illegal gambling activities.

A police team from Bukit Aman led by CID director Datuk Christopher Wan Soo Kee raided the four premises in Sekinchan, located just across the road from the Sekinchan police station, last Jan 6 during which 188 gambling machines and 53 video-game machines valued at RM723,000, were seized.

Speaking to reporters after a monthly assembly with government employees here today, Mohamad Khir said he had directed State Secretary Datuk Ramli Mahmud to set up a task force to look into enforcement issues to prevent similar incidents from recurring.

"We can no longer accept excuses like they overlooked such cases because this is the responsibility of the enforcement unit. The officers concerned should carry out checks and take action without any favouritism," he added.

The theme park in Cheras was found to be operating without a licence after a worker drowned in a high-pressure water pump compartment there.

He said checks at entertainment premises should be carried out from time to time to ensure they were not used for illegal activities.

"If they cannot monitor, issue less licences," the Menteri Besar said.

***** So Khir Toyo can "no longer accept" the excuses by these corrupt people. All this while I suppose he has been naively believing their fairy tales and has been convinced that 'developed' Selangor has corruption free local councils! Why the sudden u-turn? Because they have been openly exposed, caught red-handed or the police are beginning to become less 'accomodating?' Why is it that only when there is no chance of covering-up or an issue has been blown up and plastered all over the national press and internet, that these state 'leaders' own up that everything is not hunky-dory and feign shock and disgust. In this respect, Khir Toyo is a Past Master in this form of histrionics.

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