PETALING JAYA: PAS says there is no need for its candidates, contesting either in parliamentary or state seats, to declare their assets ahead of the 15th general election.
The Islamic party’s vice-president Amar Nik Abdullah said the party’s candidates were not wealthy and they were embarrassed to state their assets, especially when compared to others “who had millions”, Utusan Malaysia reported.
Amar also said there were pros and cons to declaring one’s assets.
“When people are aware that they (candidates) have a lot of assets, there could be negative implications.
“Which is why we won’t be doing so,” he was quoted as saying.
Amar, who is also the Kelantan deputy menteri besar, said that asset declarations normally involved civil servants.
Meanwhile, Malaysiakini quoted Amar as saying that only those appointed to office would need to declare their assets and even then it should not be published.