Sarawak govt dragging its feet on Ombudsman unit, says DAP

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State DAP chief Chong Chieng Jen said the delay creates the impression of a lack of political will and a tendency to ‘pay lip service’ to accountability.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/07/16/sarawak-govt-dragging-its-feet-on-ombudsman-unit-says-dap   Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/07/16/dap-dakwa-sarawak-lengah-bentang-laporan-unit-ombudsman   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://Ábit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTNews #ChongChiengJen #OmbudsmanUnit #Sarawak

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00:00Sarawak DAP Chairman Chong Chiang-Zhen has accused the state government of dragging its feet

00:06through prolonged delays and a lack of transparency in presenting a report from the Ombudsman Unit.

00:12I think the state government is just a plain lip service to the notion of integrity,

00:20to the system of ombudsman, to be an oversight to the state government's administration.

00:27He questioned whether any real work was being done, adding that transparency was crucial,

00:33especially since the chairman of the state's Public Accounts Committee was from the ruling party.

00:37In November 2023, Sarawak became the first state in Malaysia to have an Ombudsman Law

00:43after the Sarawak Ombudsman Bill 2023 was passed at the State Legislative Assembly.

00:48A year later, Sarawak's Deputy Integrity and Ombudsman Minister, Juanda Jaya,

00:52said the Ombudsman Unit is only expected to present its first report in the State Assembly in 2025.

01:00But Chong, who is also the Padungan State Assemblyman, said the process has been very slow,

01:05noting that no hearings have been held so far.

01:08He said although the state government seemed to be giving the appearance of promoting

01:12transparency and accountability, there is no genuine oversight of the state administration.

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