STAR first political party to sign TI pledge

By Luke Rintod of FMT
Twenty-five potential Sabah STAR election candidates have
signed an integrity pledge by Transparency International.
KOTA KINABALU: Transparency International (TI) has praised the State Reform Party (STAR) for being the first political party in Malaysia to sign an “integrity pledge” to be honourable and incorruptible at the coming general election.

TI-Malaysia president, Paul Low Seng Kuan, said he was happy that STAR has come forward as a group and signed the pledge at its first convention here today, ahead of a crucial general election, due by April next year.

“It is an important step taken to strengthen societal trust in our politicians and our democracy and governance. We must fight corruption as corruption has failed nations,” he said.


STAR led by its founder, Patau Rubis, president Dripin Sakoi and Sabah chairman Jeffrey Kitingan jointly led a group of 25 Sabah STAR leaders in the pledge at the end of the one-day convention at Star City convention hall here.

Then the group led by Jeffrey read aloud their pledge in Malay before Low and the more than 2,000 delegates including scores from Sarawak, especially from Lawas, Mambong and Mas Gading areas.

By doing so, Sabah STAR also revealed its likely candidates in at least 25 parliamentary and state constituencies, as those who were selected to sign the integrity oath are front-running candidates.

Some of them recently resigned from their jobs including a few teachers.

Among the 25 identified were STAR Sabah deputies, Awang Ahmad Sah Awang Sahari, Daniel John Jambun, and Dr Nicholas James Guntobon as well as senior members Baharudin Nayan, Edward Linggu, Rubin Guribah, Maklin Masiau, Daniel Jebon Janaun, Phillip Among, Hasmin Azroy Abdullah, Melanie Annol, Marunsai Dawai, Suwah Bulleh, Fedrin Tuliang, James Ait, Edward Podok and Alex Sintin.

But Sabah STAR secretary, Guandee Kohoi, when contacted, clarified that those who were selected to sign the TI integrity pledge today were not automatically candidates.

“We signed as a group as we believe and adhere to this pledge. All our candidates will have to sign integrity pledge eventually,” he told FMT.

Rubis said he was happy witnessing the growth of his party in Sabah under the leadership of Jeffrey over the last eight months.

“I congratulate Sabah leaders and members for their commitment in nurturing the party’s growth and in upholding the integrity pledge,” he said.

Earlier, Low told FMT that while STAR is the first party as a group to sign its integrity pledge, there are already four individuals who have done so, among them are Nuruh Izzah Anwar of PKR and Mohd Khairy Jamaludin of Umno.

29 comments:

  1. ISN'T THE MALAYSIA "TI" JUST A AN "MTI"? (EMPTY EYE) LAME DUCK?-

    SITTING ITS FRONT DOOR ARE ALL THE CORRUPTED ROTTEN POLITICIANS BUT MTI HAS NOT GOT ANY ONE OF THEM CHARGED SUCH AS NAJIB AND TAIB?

    SEE NO EVIL HEAR NO EVIL & DO NO EVIL?

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    1. STAR.. Nothing interesting with this new party in Sabah. If we see by our self this party just for them self and now for People.

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    2. So careful.. Don't give chance this party win in Sabah. Bahaya oo..hehe JK as we know is famous with Frogs party in Sabah. Like Jump and jump to other parti from opposition to govt, govt to opposition, and now with own party. But don't know can survive or not this new party.

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    3. Star di sarawak pun ditolak rakyat.

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  2. We need to push forward and upward good values anyway... those no hopes guys always find fault with whatever good intention brought in by civil society groups like TI.. But we need to do more, and not just simply pledge and do entire different things.. Like normal Malaysians always do "cakap tak serupa bikin"

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    1. Have read this and that statement from MTI but so far just empty barrel stuff.

      In many European countries especially France legal action has been initiated successfully against corrupt foreign government leaders.

      Why can't MTI initiate any legal action against official corruption in neo-colonial Malaysia?

      Toothless tiger like MACC?

      INI KALI LAH!

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  3. The Opposition should not fool the people with claims that elections in the country are not clean or fair, says Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

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    1. BN have proven their ability to lead and we have a clear agenda for the country, to bring it towards greater development and becoming a high-income nation.

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    2. The Opposition has no agenda and no proven leaders. Their ability and credibility are questionable. So there is no need for them to accuse the EC and the Government or try to deceive the people.

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    3. They are not concerned about fair and clean elections. It's all about politics and taking over Putrajaya. They know that our election is clean and fair.

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  4. When the Opposition won five states in the last general election as well as the Sibu by-election, they did not question the Election Commission (EC).

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    1. But now, all of a sudden the EC has been condemned as though elections in Malaysia are dirty and unfair. I say, if they are not clean or fair, show us the proof.

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    2. We do not want any form of government to be elected based on fraud. The present government is a government that has been elected according to the people's wishes.

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    3. Otherwise, would BN have lost in the Sibu by-election by about 400 votes? If it is unfair, do you think the government could not have manipulated those 400 votes? Last year, Barisan lost some seats in the Sarawak state election as well.

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    4. biar rakyat yang buat pilihan parti mana yang akan mereka pilih nanti.

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    5. Undi dengan bijak, pilih parti yang benar-benar mengutamakan rakyat.

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  5. well,pakatan cant contributing anything more than this.

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  6. dia yang sign dulu tidak bermakna dia tidak akan corrupt.. silap2 dia dulu2 corrupt dari yang lain..

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    1. parti mana yang dapat memenangi hati rakyat, itulah akan dapat sokongan.

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    2. BN tetap di hati rakyat.

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  7. anyway, bagus juga la jika semua parti2 politik di Malaysia sign ini “integrity pledge”.. sekurang2nya boleh juga bantu naikkan populariti parti.. senang dapat sokongan rakyat ba..

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  8. mungkin lepas ini akan ada parti yang sign juga.

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  9. apa pun, rakyat akan pilih parti yang benar2 baik, bukan parti yang terawal sign.

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  10. semua pati berusaha untuk tonjolkan diri sekarang ini. rakyat nilailah dengan bijak.

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  11. jangan di picaya ini pliticians semuanya penipu, termasuk dalam STAR Sabah yg diktuai oleh Gapari si lumpat katak itu..kmu picaya dia kah?

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    1. Parti pembangkang, pemimpin mereka semua ada agenda sendiri , tidak boleh percaya.

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    2. Star pun dua kali lima macam PBS juga tu nanti... acah-acah aja berjuang 20 perkara lah perjanjian lah kabotaj lah itu semua sandiwara mereka politikus sahaja... semua tak boleh percaya, tingu sahaja peribadi ni semua pemimin Star dan parti politik... kuat tipu, ambik bini orang, kaki perempuan, curi wang rakyat, janji palsu, pendek kata semuanya orang munafik ! tak boleh dipercaya...

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  12. Kalau pembangkang kalah, mula la cakap manipulasi sistem pengundian. Kalau menang tidak komplen pula.

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  13. Apa yang sebenarnya TI-Malaysia mampu buat?

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