Selangor Assembly Passes Motion On Formation Of SELCAT On Last Day

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SHAH ALAM, May 26 (Bernama) -- The first sitting of the 12th Selangor State Legislative Assembly today passed the motion on the establishment of the Special Select Committee on Competence, Accountability and Transparency (SELCAT).

The committee will regulate and inspect the competence, accountability and transparency in all administrative matters of the state government and all agencies, statutory bodies, local authorities and organisations linked to or are under the administration of the state government.

Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim told a press conference that the committee was empowered to hold public hearings and could recommend investigations like the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Datuk V.K. Lingam video clip.

The committee is chaired by State Assembly Speaker Teng Chang Khim and his deputy Haniza Mohamed Talha, Mohamed Azmin Ali (PKR-Bukit Antarabangsa), Saari Sungib (PAS-Hulu Klang), Edward Lee Poh Lin (DAP-Bukit Gasing), Sulaiman Abdul Razak (BN-Permatang) and Ismail Sani (BN-Dusun Tua).

On the last day of the sitting which ended at 9pm tonight, the State Assembly also passed the motion calling on the federal government to abolish the Internal Security Act (ISA) and release all the ISA detainees or charge all of them in court.