‘Fall guy’ Tee out to clear name

KLANG: Former DAP stalwart Tee Boon Hock has vowed to go all out to prove his innocence and fight for his political survival even though his sacking has been upheld by the party leadership.

The former Klang municipal councillor said he had been victimised and betrayed in the support letter controversy.

“I have been treated unfairly and made to take all the blame. I still maintain that I am innocent of all allegations,” said Tee, claiming that he had been “politically destroyed” by some party leaders.

Tee was sacked by the DAP discplinary committee on Aug 1 for allegedly abusing his power and issuing support letters to obtain contracts for family and friends from the Klang Municipal Council (MPK). His sacking was upheld by the party’s central executive committee in a meeting on Thursday night.

Pandamaran assemblyman and Selangor exco member Ronnie Liu, who was also implicated in the issuance of these letters, was let off with a severe reprimand.

Asked on his next course of action, Tee said he was still loyal to DAP as it was a good party.

A top DAP leader, who declined to be named, said the CEC had rejected Tee’s appeal because he had lied that no support letters had been issued to his son’s company.

He added that party leaders did not buy Tee’s story that he was in the dark about his son’s involvement in the company.

He said Tee could have been suspended for about a year instead of being expelled if he had admitted to the wrongdoing and apologised.