KUALA LUMPUR 24 November 2009: The Selangor government cannot announce the details of the report on the Bukit Antarabangsa landslide tragedy on Tuesday following its failure to get the secret classification on it changed by the Works Ministry.
Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said the ministry informed him Monday that the details could not be revealed as the Cabinet had classified the documents on them as secret.
He said this in a statement to the media here Monday night.
Abdul Khalid, prior to this, had said details on the tragedy in which five people lost their lives after a massive landslide buried their homes in Taman Bukit Mewah, Bukit Antarabangsa near Kuala Lumpur on Dec 6 last year, would be revealed to the public Tuesday. – Bernama
This is a classic case of sensationalizing issues. Rescue efforts during the landslide were carried out by the Works Ministry, a Federal Government agency. The State Government did not do much, could not even coordinate the various volunteer groups at hand to assist.
The Menteri Besar announced that State Government will de classify the documents knowing fully well that the State Government had no jurisdiction. So now idea is implanted into everyone’s mind, that it is the Cabinet who does not want to declassify the documents.
Smart move!
