They were referring to 64 land transactions believed to have been conducted without open tenders and awarded to companies without experience in construction.
“We are calling for the chief secretary to the government (Ali Hamsa) to intervene in the land transactions as Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) does not have a say in the matter.
“As land issues fall under the FT Land Office, only the chief secretary to the government can direct the Land Office to stop all land dealings.
“We are hoping that the chief secretary can order the FT Land Office to stop approving or receiving any more premiums in relation to the 64 plots of land,” said Seputeh MP Teresa Kok after their meeting with KL mayor Amin Nordin Abdul Aziz this morning.
Present was Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng, who had initially lodged a report against the land transactions to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
Lim said out of the 64 plots of land, 10 had already been sold.
“However, the land titles of the 10 plots of land have yet to be changed.
“We want to put a stop to this.
“The KL mayor has also expressed his opinion that they too want these plots of land to be returned to the government,” he said.
Out of the 64 plots of land, Cheras MP Tan Kok Wai said three of them were currently occupied by three government departments.
“These three government departments have been told to vacate the land and have also been told to bear the costs.
“We were told that should they fail to vacate the land by the end of August, they have to pay a daily penalty to the new landowners,” he said.
Lim had previously said that the Federal Territories ministry had stated in a reply in Parliament that it was not involved in any land deal.
“They said City Hall had sold 64 lots of land since 2013 — that is 424 acres (171ha) worth RM4.28 billion.
“But these lots were sold without any open tenders,” he had said.
Lim said he had also received information that some of the payments for the land had not been made.
He said most of the buyers had yet to pay the land premium even though buildings had been constructed and sold. Many had also not paid the development charges either.
The ministry’s reply in the Dewan Rakyat showed Aset KayaMas Group (16 projects), Jakel Group (five) and Skyworld (four) were among those involved in the land transactions.
Lim said construction projects should be given to experienced construction companies.
In its defence, the KL mayor had told Lim that the land had been sold to raise money for City Hall operations.