Syed Saddiq files judicial review over PM, govt’s action to stop allocation for Muar
They are seeking for the RM500,000 balance from the RM1.7 million that was supposed to be directly channelled to the Muar Parliament Service Centre bank account.
KUALA LUMPUR - Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman and three voters have filed an application for leave to initiate a judicial review over the cancellation of a RM4 million allocation for the Muar MP's constituency.
They filed the application at the High Court here on April 3 through Messrs Lim.
In the application, the former Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) president and the three others namely Parents and Teachers Association (PIBG) chairman Najib Abu Nawar, an imam at a mosque, Mohd Bakirudin Abdullah and a mosque chairman Muhamad Fadzly Bisri named Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and the government as respondents.
They are seeking for the RM500,000 balance from the RM1.7 million that was supposed to be directly channelled to the Muar Parliament Service Centre bank account for the welfare and disaster relief programmes at the constituency.
This included the decision to revoke the first applicant's access to the 'myKHAS' system, which managed the application for a RM2 million Development Allocation for the constituency.
The applicants are also seeking for the respondents to withdraw their decision to cancel several projects totalling RM230,300, as it has already been approved by the 'myKHAS' system.
They also want an order to revoke the respondents' action to approve the allocation to the Muar MP for the Projek Mesra Rakyat or similar projects.
Syed Saddiq is also seeking access to the 'myKHAS' system to be activated, the allocation for this year's parliament to be disbursed immediately and allow him to apply for financial contributions for projects this year.
When met outside the courtroom, Syed Saddiq said the funds were cancelled after Muda withdrew its support for the government led by Anwar.
He said they filed the judicial review application because they wanted to stop political revenge and ensure that those affected regained their rights.
"The funds were needed for the welfare of the people in Muar, including aid for the elderly to purchase wheelchairs and diapers.
"These groups are severely affected when fund distributions are made based on political affiliations and areas, whether they support the government or opposition," he said.
Meanwhile, Senior Federal Counsel Ahmad Hanir Hambaly who represented the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) when contacted confirmed that they would file an objection against the application.