Legal experts say that councillors in the local government also play an important role representing the people’s voice during the OSC meetings.
They walked out in a show of disapproval over mayor Mohamad Azhan Md Amir’s statement that they were not decision-makers and were only there to give input on social and political matters. “If it were true, it would mean that the state government has lost control of the OSC in all local governments, because members appointed by the state government are councillors who sit on the OSC,” Fernandez said.“What happened was a refusal to accept a fundamental principle in democracy and good governance, where the law empowers several people to make a decision, and in this case, it is the local planning authority, as stated in the Local Government Act 1976.
Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism advisor Cynthia Gabriel expressed concerns over the hasty manner in which the approval for the project was being pushed through and the disdain with which the councillors’ opposing views were treated. “When people are not happy with planning approvals, they can sue the city council. That is why in cases going to court, the decision of the local authority is the one challenged, that is, they are named in the suit.
Since Kuala Lumpur practises a single decision-making model, there has been a louder call for transparency especially in matters pertaining to development projects and planning, and sale of government land to private parties.
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