A special committee under the Selangor government has uncovered a land scam spanning more than 20 years, during which time the state has seen five different mentris besar.
Plots of land in a squatter resettlement area in Taman Selayang Mutiara, Selangor, have been allocated to a variety of people, including grassroots politicians and two people who were only five years old at the time, while the names of some of those actually eligible for the land have been deleted from the list.
The Bukit Botak resettlement scheme started in 1985 when large tracts of land were pledged to the 1,634 original squatters, many of whom are still waiting for their lots.
A special committee formed under Selangor Housing, Building Management and Squatters Committee chairman Iskandar Abdul Samad (pic) revealed that 81 of the landowners were under 18 years old. Of that number, 37 were below 12 when they were assigned the plots.
Suspecting irregularities and discrepancies in the way the plots had been allocated, Iskandar said current Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim ordered the land office last year to stop giving out titles to the remaining people.
“We are serious about resolving the Bukit Botak squatters issue and will do everything possible to ensure justice is done," Iskandar said.
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( Source : The Star Online )
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