Story by Amanda Khong
PULAU Tikus assemblymember, Yap Soo Huey has denied that she is responsible for the malicious banners that have been spotted in Sungai Ara, along Jalan Scotland and near Tesco Tg Pinang.
These banners carry Yap’s face with statements in quotation marks.
“These banners were not put up by me and they are illegal as they do not carry the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) approval sticker. I have never said that ‘there’s something fishy’ about the undersea tunnel project and the land swap deal,” said Yap during a press conference on the matter on Dec 1 at Jones Road.
Since 2013, Yap has asked many questions about the Penang Transport Masterplan which is the undersea tunnel project and the Seri Tanjung Pinang 2 land reclamation project that involves reclaiming land along the whole stretch of Gurney Drive as well as creating two man-made islands further north.
Yap added that despite asking controversial questions in each of the state assembly sittings and also following up later, she has not been gagged by the Penang state government or the DAP of which she is a member from asking further questions or making further statements.
Instead they continue to accept the questions and respond openly with honest answers.
Yap also praised and gave credit to the state government for its openness and transparency and for allowing full democracy.
MBPP has since removed all these malicious and illegal banners.
Yap has lodged a police report regarding this matter.}