Husam challenges Awang Adek, TV3 to be fair to Kelantan over gold coin

(Harakah) – Kelantan state exco Husam Musa has challenged deputy Finance minister Awang Adek Husin and UMNO-controlled news broadcaster TV3 to agree to a debate on the allegation that Kelantan Golden Trade (KGT) was mired with scandals.

KGT and the Kelantan state government’s gold coin programme have come under attack from the UMNO-controlled television channel.

Husam noted that the issue had been continued for a week without any concrete information, and said TV3 should have the courage to put its allegations to test by giving airtime to rebut the allegations.

“I hope TV3 is prepared to ensure fairness if it’s siding with the truth,” said Husam.

The PAS vice president proposed the broadcast station to hold a public forum between him and Awang in order to set the record straight over the issue.

Awang, who is said to BN’s Menteri Besar candidate for Kelantan, has demanded the state government to come clean on the allegations of irregularities.

The allegations first appeared on TV3’s print contents partner, the UMNO-owned daily Utusan Malaysia, based on a blogger’s article.

Kelantan’s dinar and dirham coins continued to attract buyers, hitting a record sale of RM500,000 during the Kelantan Trade Expo last week.