Report lodged on land scam
12/04/2008 The Star

KAPAR MP S. Manikavasagam has lodged a report with the Anti-Corruption Agency naming two politicians and a businessman over an alleged land scam in Kampung Perepat in Kapar, Selangor.

He told a press conference later that the land transactions were conducted in a fraudulent manner and urged the ACA to investigate any abuse of power.

Some 50 farmers who had worked on the land since 1978 under the Revolusi Hijau (Green Revolution) scheme carried placards at the ACA office demanding that ownership of the agricultural land be returned to them.

In 1978, the state Land Commit-tee had allocated 2,500ha in Kapar for agriculture where 974 participants were chosen for the scheme and each were given 0.4ha to 1.2ha for cultivation.