KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai has expressed support for the Public Accounts Committee’s recommendation for the Auditor-General (A-G) to investigate the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2) project.
The Transport Minister, who is also MCA president, said some people had accused him of ignoring the recommendation and had made baseless accusations.
“I fully support the PAC’s recommendation for the Auditor-General to investigate the whole situation,” he said at a ceremony to hand over flood disaster assistance cheques at the MCA headquarters yesterday.
It was reported that PAC member Tony Pua had recently accused Liow of ignoring the parliamentary panel’s recommendation made on Nov 26.
Pua had pointed that PAC’s report on the KLIA2 project had indicated “questionable decision-making” that had caused multiple delays and cost overruns from the initial RM1.7bil to RM4bil.
Liow insisted that the auditing committee set up by the Transport Ministry was a separate issue from the A-G’s recommendation, saying it was a safety committee set up to inspect and validate security and safety at KLIA2. He refuted allegations that the ministry was trying to delay or stop the A-G from investigating KLIA2.
On the suspension of Indonesia AirAsia’s Surabaya-Singapore route amid reports that Flight QZ8501 was flying on an unauthorised schedule, Liow urged the people not to speculate but wait for the Indonesian authorities to complete their investigation.
It was reported that the airline had violated a letter of authorisation issued by the Director-General of Civil Aviation dated Oct 28, 2014, stating that it was only allowed to fly the route on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
However, Indonesia AirAsia was found to have contravened the permit by using the route on Sunday, Dec 28, the day Flight QZ8501 went missing.
On Saturday, Singapore’s Civil Aviation Authority said that from its end, the airline had been approved to fly the route daily.
Asked if the issue posed a problem in Malaysia, Liow said it did not have problems with such rules. He said all airlines would receive metrological reports and the Department of Civil Aviation would inform pilots about the weather situation as they flew.
Liow said Malaysia had not received any additional requests for more support.
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