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Victims can report land scams
04/04/2008 The Star
KLANG: The Selangor Land and Mines Department will be given the go-ahead to
record statements from victims cheated in land transactions throughout the
state which were “tainted” by allegations of fraud .
Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim said: “The director of the department,
Nasir Hasan, will be given the green light to interview victims and it is up
to him to check each alleged land scam and record statements that are
needed.”
“All cases involving land matters must go through this department and the
director of this department will resolve the alleged land scam through his
office. Only then can we get the right answers,” he said.
Yesterday, The Star reported that the Selangor Government had opened
investigations into allegations of massive land cheating cases said to run
into hundreds of millions of ringgit in the state.
Tomorrow, Khalid will meet Nasir at the Land and Mines Department in Shah
Alam.
Before meeting 15 Klang businessmen in Bandar Baru Klang last night, Khalid
said the department had all the files to conduct the investigations.
“The files are there, the matter will be solved. Do not worry, the land will
not run away,” he said.
Asked if well-known politicians or ex-politicians were involved, he said, “I
will reveal it once the facts of the case are much clearer because the
officers are coming up with a list on the parcels of land and how this issue
could have come about. For now, do not speculate too much,” he said.
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