Khusrin takes his oath of secrecy

Published: Wednesday February 16, 2011 MYT 2:21:00 PM
Updated: Wednesday February 16, 2011 MYT 3:51:55 PM
Khusrin takes his oath of secrecy ... finally (Updated)
By A. RUBAN

SHAH ALAM: State Secretary Datuk Mohd Khusrin Munawi finally took his oath of secrecy before Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim.

Khalid said Mohd Khusrin took his oath of secrecy before him at 1.30pm Wednesday, at the state secretariat building here.

"He will now be able to attend the state government's meeting from now on," he told reporters here after chairing the weekly exco meeting.

Khalid also expressed his hope that Mohd Khusrin would be able to cope with the task given to him.

"I am sure he (Mohd Khusrin) can carry out his duties professionally," he said.

Asked if the exco meetings had been restructured so that Mohd Khusrin could attend part of the meetings, as the Mentri Besar had announced last week, Khalid said this was yet to be done.

However, Khalid was adamant that the power to appoint the state's top three civil servants - the state secretary, state financial officer and state legal adviser - should be returned to the Sultan and Mentri Besar.

The Selangor government had opposed the appointment of Khusrin, claiming Khalid was not informed of the decision made by the Chief Secretary to the Government.

The state then pushed for a special assembly sitting to amend the state constitution to return the power to the Sultan and Mentri Besar, in the appointment of the state's top three civil servants.

The proposed amendments, however, failed to receive the required two-thirds majority.

Despite the controversy surrounding his appointment, Khusrin was sworn in by Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah on Jan 6.