Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz has defended the appointment of politicians to statutory bodies and government-linked companies (GLCs), saying the move helped provide “check and balance” and ensured firms operated per the government’s aspirations.
He said this in his Aug 6 parliamentary reply to Kota Kinabalu MP Chan Foong Hin, who had asked for a list of political appointments, their salary schemes, plus justifications for their selection.
