I balk at Balkis

According to my very old Oxford dictionary:

Balk: thwart, hinder; discourage. Jib, shy.
Jib: (of horse, etc.) stop and refuse to go on, move backwards or sideways instead;
(fig.) refuse to proceed in some action; jib at: show repugnance to (course, person)

What happened when state leaders lost at the elections? They transferred money in their charitable organisation to one at federal level. I wonder what they would do if they lost at federal level.

In Sunday Star, ex-Selangor MB, Khir Toyo said,

“Membership in the Wives of Selangor Assemblymen and MPs Welfare and Charity Organisation (Balkis) was open to everyone and not limited to the wives of Barisan Nasional elected representatives.”

“The RM9.9mil in the Balkis bank account transferred to the Association of Wives of Ministers and Deputy Ministers (Bakti), was done in accordance with the organisation’s constitution and accounted for, as the auditor had finalised the 2007 accounts,” he said.

Meanwhile, senior state executive councillor for Investment, Industry and Commerce Teresa Kok said Zahrah should not dodge the issue pertaining to the transfer of the RM9.9mil from the Balkis account.

In NST report, Elizabeth Wong, a Selangor state exco member, claimed the auditors were not consulted and the accounts for 2007 have yet to be finalised! Whose nose is getting longer? I wonder.

In her blog, Elizabeth posted this:

"But just after BN’s humiliating defeat, Balkis, which technically should not have been helmed by Mrs Khir Toyo as soon as the Parliament and the state assemblies were dissolved, decided to cut their losses, in the truest meaning of the word - ‘loss’.

They held an EGM 3 days after elections, shut down the organisation and transferred out a cool 10 mil from their banks (apparently advised by a sitting judge) into the pockets of the Federal version of their organisation - Bakti - since Federal government did not fall into the hands of Pakatan Rakyat (yet), while mulling a name change to … (drumroll) Balkis-BN."

"Putting aside for now, possible queries on the laundry service provided by Bakti; why would those lovely ladies, former members of Balkis, imagine the organisation’s monies were part of their personal piggy-bank, or that of BN’s? Weren’t they mere custodians?"

"This sure beats those BN state assemblymen who used up some RM 20 million plus-plus of their development fund annual allocation in the first 2 months. (I must admit I was luckier than most - the former state assemblyman of Bukit Lanjan left me RM 2 in the development fund account)."

According to The Star on Saturday, the Bar Council is of the opinion that Balki’s action could be tantamount to criminal breach of trust. Even lawyers cannot agree: sitting judge vs Bar Council. Wonder who is the sitting judge giving free advice.

A layman would be suspicious of such actions at lightning speed, wouldn’t you?

To me, I am puzzled how an EGM could be held within 3 days, unless they have already foreseen the loss of control of Selangor, or, as is quite common, the notice to do so (usually 21 days for companies, unlikely to be shorter even for a society unless provided in its constitution where a certain percentage agreed, and so on, just guessing), was backdated?

I have come to the conclusion that public statements cannot be taken at face value and their credibility rests with the person’s or party’s track record. I wish to know who are the liars eventually.