Loke accuses PAC chief of having political agenda in MAHB probe

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Transport minister Loke Siew Fook says MAHB’s share transactions have nothing to do with his ministry.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/02/05/loke-accuses-pac-chief-of-having-political-agenda-in-mahb-probe/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/02/05/loke-dakwa-ketua-pac-ada-agenda-politik-dalam-siasatan-mahb/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #LokeSiewFook #MasErmieyatiSamsudin #MAHB

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00:00Transport Minister Lok Siu Fook today asked if Public Accounts Committee Chairman Mas Emriyati

00:07Samsuddin had ulterior motives in suggesting that he could be summoned to testify on allegations

00:14regarding a RM500 million loss in the Malaysia Airport's Holdings Berhad privatisation deal.

00:20Lok, the DAP Secretary-General, asked if Mas Emriyati's remarks were politically motivated

00:26and said the Bersatu Wanita Chief appeared to be attempting to create a negative perception of him.

00:32He also asked why the Transport Ministry was being linked to the issue,

00:36saying MAHB's transactions had nothing to do with his ministry as it was a listed company.

00:56He was confused. I don't know if he didn't understand or didn't want to understand.

01:00So, if you want to ask for an explanation, ask the EPF.

01:04The PSC Chairman, he tried to link this issue to the public accounts committee.

01:10I don't know if there is a political agenda or not.

01:12Coincidentally, the Minister of Transport is from the DAP.

01:15So, he wants to blame the DAP. Whatever the DAP's fault.

01:20Last Tuesday, the Gateway Development Alliance Consortium comprising EPF,

01:24Kazana Nasional Berhad-backed UEM Group Berhad, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority,

01:30and BlackRock-owned Global Infrastructure Partners

01:33succeeded in getting enough shares to delist and take MAHB private.

01:38Before the deal was sealed, its critics claimed that EPF had lost RM500 million in stock trading

01:44from buying back MAHB shares at higher prices after selling them at lower rates.

01:50On February 1st, Mas Emriyati said the relevant people, including Lok,

01:54would be called to testify in stages,

01:57with proceedings set to begin in the second week of this month.

02:01Pan Yujo, FMT News.

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