KUALA LUMPUR: Hearings of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) can be made public but they must be done with caution, says former chairman Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed.
"It is good if proceedings are made open to the public but there must be a caveat because not all matters should be made public.
"I previously allowed the microphone to be turned off when requested by an officer and that his statement not be included in the Hansard.Nur Jazlan also said some ministers might be reluctant to talk if proceedings are made public. On Tuesday , Perikatan Nasional's Masjid Tanah MP Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin was appointed to head the PAC, with Wong Shu Qi, the Kluang MP from Pakatan Harapan, as her deputy.
The PAC can call up ministers, the public, civil servants and other officials for questioning before a final report is tabled in Parliament. He noted that the presence of recordings in the Hansard will ensure what is said before the committee is not taken out of context and twisted by certain parties.
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