Political appointments: 'Do not confuse statutory bodies with GLCs' - Loke By Hariz Mohd

Malaysiakini : DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke has hit back at government critics over the issue of political appointments, saying they should not confuse government-linked companies (GLCs) with regulatory bodies.

Speaking at a press conference today, the transport minister said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s administration is keeping its promise not to appoint politicians to key GLCs and companies listed on Bursa Malaysia.

However, Loke stressed, there is flexibility when it comes to statutory and regulatory bodies. "We give some flexibility to statutory bodies like Felcra and port authorities, for example. These are positions which were previously filled by political appointees. 

"And we give this flexibility to the prime minister to consider who to appoint so that party leaders at all levels can also play their role in helping the government. "But one clear distinction is key GLCs. Because right now, many seemed to have mixed up these two," he added.

Loke spoke to reporters after launching the Selangor DAP Convention 2023 in Klang this morning. He was responding to a request for comments on heavy criticisms fired against the federal administration recently over a slew of political appointments for several agencies.

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