07-01-2023, 03:39 PM
GLCs are not ATMs to award supporters, Bersih tells Muhyiddin
![[Image: 3267c32e-thomas-fann-muhyiddin-yassin-co...300623.jpg]](https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/3267c32e-thomas-fann-muhyiddin-yassin-collage-300623.jpg)
PETALING JAYA: Electoral watchdog Bersih has slammed Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Muhyiddin Yassin for promising members of his coalition positions as head of government-linked companies (GLCs) should the coalition win in the upcoming state elections.
Bersih chairman Thomas Fann said Muhyiddin’s promise was an “affront to good governance” and an “abuse of power”.
“GLCs are companies that exist to safeguard and increase public wealth. They are not for use by political parties as ATMs (automated teller machines) by putting party loyalists on the state’s payroll.
“In openly declaring his (Muhyiddin) intention, we also wonder if it is a form of vote buying to secure the support of certain groups,” he told FMT.
- More -
Bersih chairman Thomas Fann said Muhyiddin’s promise was an “affront to good governance” and an “abuse of power”.
“GLCs are companies that exist to safeguard and increase public wealth. They are not for use by political parties as ATMs (automated teller machines) by putting party loyalists on the state’s payroll.
“In openly declaring his (Muhyiddin) intention, we also wonder if it is a form of vote buying to secure the support of certain groups,” he told FMT.
- More -