Media statement by DAP Sabah in Kota Kinabalu on Monday, 16^th July 2012:

DAP's motion of No Confidence on Musa Aman was rejected

Speaker of Sabah State Legislature today disallowed non-confidence motion against Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Aman, without any reason be informed.

The sitting of state assembly is reopening from 16 to 18 July 2012. The said impeach motion is submitted by paper to Datuk Speaker but unfortunately it has been rejected without any reason and it has damaged the spirit of democracy, which people has the right to know.

Jimmy Wong, the only DAP representative in Sabah state assembly, has addressed his disappointment to media that the people is deserved an answer for the allegation on Musa Aman for involving the timber corruption, which reported by The Sarawak Report earlier.

According to Sarawak Report, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigating on the S$16 million cash smuggling case in Hong Kong had concluded that the Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman had corruptly issued timber licenses to his brother Foreign Minister Anifah Aman worth RM400 million.

However, while MACC starts their investigation on Musa Aman, it had been reported that MACC is interfered by "Top level" of officer to stop the investigation. It makes the report is still remained unresolved and unclear until today.

On note of that, MP Chua Tian Chang had enquired of the Prime Minister what had happened to the Anti-Corruption Commission investigation into major money-laundering by the Sabah resident Michael Chia, who is a known side-kick of the Chief Minister, Musa Aman.

The reply from Prime Minister is enclosed that "The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has conducted investigations into the Michael Chia case which is linked to the Sabah chief minister. It has been completed and presented to the AGC for study and a decision".

Wong doubted that Prime Minister is trying to cover the investigation result otherwise the government should give us a reply for that.

"Besides, a recent complaint under Swiss criminal law has been lodged by lawyers against UBS AG bank on end of June 2012. It follows the devastating revelations about the bank's involvement in the channeling of nearly a hundred million dollars of timber kickback money linked to the Chief Minister and his family." Wong added in accordance with Sarawak Report.

Earlier, DAP Sabah has made a police report over this article. If the allegations are true, it is one of the largest and most extensive investigations ever undertaken by MACC that involved sums amounting to billions of ringgit that are siphoned out of the State through corruption at the highest level.

"We deserved an answer for this corruption case on our Chief Minister Musa Aman. He (Musa) should take a break from the position of Chief Minister until the investigation over. If Musa is innocent, then please the government should investigate on him to prove it!" Wong concluded.

* DAP Sabah