A public inquiry will be held into the contributions from six government-linked companies (GLCs) to the defunct Badan Amal dan Kebajikan Isteri-isteri Selangor (Balkis), a charity organisation comprising the wives of the previous menteri besar and BN state assemblypersons. According to the state’s select committee on competency, accountability and transparency, initial investigations have revealed that there are “several cases which require further investigations.”
Committee member and Taman Medan assemblyperson Haniza Mohd Talha said there have been large contributions made to Balkis every month.
The contribution from one particular GLC touched RM1 million a year since the formation of Balkis in 1985, she added.
Balkis courted controversy when it was reported that the funds belonging to the organisation had been transferred to another account when Selangor fell into the hands of the opposition alliance, Pakatan Rakyat, in the March 8 polls.
Its former president Zaharah Kechik, who is the wife of former menteri besar Dr Mohd Khir Toyo, had reportedly called for an emergency meeting on March 11 to dissolve the organisation and close the account a day later.
The funds, amounting to RM9.9 million, were said to have been channeled to a different account before the money was transferred to the Badan Amal dan Kebajikan Tenaga Isteri-isteri Menteri (Bakti), an organisation helmed by the prime minister’s wife and comprising wives of ministers and deputy ministers.
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