Khusrin will take oath of secrecy, says Selangor MB

Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said today that State Secretary Datuk Mohamad Khusrin Munawi will take the oath of secrecy in due course.

He said there should be no concern about this because Mohamed Khusrin was already helping to implement policies.

"The oath of secrecy will be conducted accordingly and certain quarters should not be unduly worried. Mohamad Khusrin is already in our team and given the task to implement state policies from time to time," he told reporters after opening a development course for the youths near here.

Speaker mum on amending Selangor constitution

Teng said the matter was between Khalid and him

Selangor state assembly Speaker Datuk Teng Chang Khim refused to comment today on Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim’s call for an emergency sitting to amend state laws to allow Selangor to appoint its own top civil servants.

Khalid’s Pakatan Rakyat (PR) government does not, however, have the necessary two-thirds majority as they only control 35 out of the 54 votes — including Teng’s — making it difficult to make amendments to enable the state ruler and the mentri besar have a say in top state civil posts.

“At this point of time, I do not want to comment on anything concerning the state secretary, I am not saying anything. The matter is between me and the MB, not with the media. I will talk when I am ready,” Teng told The Malaysian Insider.

Today, state ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah acknowledged the fact that he has no power in accepting or rejecting any appointments made by the Public Service Commission.

Khalid had revealed earlier today that the Sultan had agreed with the state government that previous amendments to the state constitution had effectively “transferred” all power of appointment of the state secretary to Putrajaya.

Khusrin: I have no political agenda

 Newly appointed Selangor state secretary Datuk Mohd Khusrin Munawi

Newly appointed Selangor state secretary Datuk Mohd Khusrin Munawi says he has no personal or political agenda and will carry out his duties as a civil servant.

Speaking at his office at the state secretariat building today, he denied that his appointment, which has been marred by controversy, was part of the Barisan Nasional’s agenda to topple the Pakatan Rakyat state government.

"As an SUK (state secretary) I don’t have much power. The power lies with (state) exco to implement policies.

Khusrin barred from attending meetings

The Selangor government will not allow state secretary Datuk Mohd Khusrin Munawi (pix) to attend the state executive and economic council meetings as ex-officio.


Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said he will not witness Mohd Khusrin taking the oath of secrecy, which is necessary for the state secretary to sit in at these meetings.

The state government will convene an emergency state assembly meeting to amend the state constitution to return the power to appoint the state secretary, state financial officer and state legal adviser to the sultan and MB, Abdul Khalid said at a press conference today.

He said the state government will investigate the provisions of the laws to carry out these amendments. The whole process will take two to three weeks.

On the tasks that Mohd Khusrin would be able to carry out, Abdul Khalid said he would handle issues related to the district offices and land matters.