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Ku Li atau Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah berkata bahawa Sultan Perak Sultan Azlan Shah, tidak mempunyai kuasa untuk memecat Menteri Besar Pakatan Rakyat DS Ir Haji Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin pada Februari 2009.

“Sultan hanya boleh melantik menteri besar tetapi tidak mempunyai kuasa memecatnya kecuali Menteri Besar itu meletakkan jawatan atas kehendaknya sendiri atau dipecat melalui undi tidak percaya oleh Dewan Undangan Negeri," kata beliau.

Razaleigh, tidak mengulasnya tetapi berkata: "Malahan, saya telah bercakap dengan Raja Muda Perak mengenai perkara ini.


”Razaleigh berkata satu pembahagian kuasa mestilah wujud antara raja-raja, eksekutif, perundangan dan kerajaan untuk mewujudkan proses demokrasi yang berkesan.

Razaleigh berkata demikian ketika sessi soal jawab selepas menyampaikan ucapan dasar di Taiping New Club, Taiping baru-baru ini.

To the question of whether Malaysia would become bankrupt by the year 2019 as predicted by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Idris Jala, the former finance minister dismissed this.

“I don’t buy the theory that the country will go bankrupt (by 2019 ) as God has given us the wealth of natural resources like gas and palm oil,” he said.

He added that the high price of gas and palm oil would keep Malaysia afloat for years to come, but stressed that there was a need to change the bad management of the country’s natural resources and finances.

“Malaysia can enjoy a much better standard of living than Singapore, Hong Kong and Sweden if we manage our finances prudently,” he explained.

On the increasing cost of cars which was going beyond the means of most Malaysians, Razaleigh suggested that protection given to national car makers be removed.

“Free the car market of import duty so that prices of cars will come down and people will have a chance to buy the cars of their choice,” he said.

“We must abolish the AP (approved permit) system as only cronies enjoy the benefits at the expense of the country’s economy. All government tenders must be open so that the government can save costs,” he added.

Asked whether the political uprising in Middle East countries would influence Malaysians, Razaleigh said: “Yes! The influence will be felt especially among the younger generation who are more knowledgeable as the world has become a global village.”

Despite his stinging criticisms, the Umno veteran denied that he would consider switching political camps.

“Pakatan Rakyat is not even a registered political body but a loose coalition. The question of serving the people can be based from any party and not necessarily from Pakatan,” he responded to a question.

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