PETALING JAYA: DAP Vice Chairman Teresa Kok, who is contesting in the party poll this Sunday, is prepared to accept the delegates’ decision.

However, the member of parliament for Seputeh since 1999 said she still has many unfinished missions to complete.

A sixth term MP, Kok, 60, is candid in admitting that the detention of her ex-aides by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to investigate the purchase of LG-brand smartboards and smart TVs for 16 schools with inflated prices may affect her in the coming party polls.

The actual cost for the smartboards and smart TVs was RM55,299 and not RM99,000, resulting in a difference of RM43,701 per school and a discrepancy of RM699,216 across all 16 schools.

“I will accept the decision if I lose. No DAP member will condone corruption.

“I believe the delegates are aware. They can refer to my stand and approach in many issues over the years.

“I still have many on-going tasks and I will continue to work on them, whether in the party, parliamentary constituency or for the country,” she said.

Kok is one of the 70 candidates vying for the 30 central executive committee (CEC) positions in the coming party election.

The 30 elected CEC members will then select the office-bearers for 2025-2028 term.

Kok also said some party members had accused her of lodging a report with the MACC against her aide, but she denied having done so.

“I have terminated my aide earlier as I felt his act had contravened the principle and stand of DAP.

“I cannot allow him to continue working at my service centre,” she asserted.

Kok said she personally investigated the purchase of the smartboards by checking with the education department, raised the matter in parliament, and checked with the aide who had worked with her for 12 years.

“As I was the one who investigated, I have reason to terminate him,” she said.

Kok went on to say that she trusted the aide, who handled schools, social organisations, business groups, public complaints in her parliamentary constituency and liaised with Kuala Lumpur City Hall on her behalf.

When she was unable to get a satisfactory reply from him over the matter, Kok told him to leave.

“I welcome DAP delegates who are keen to know the truth to contact me. I will show them the documents,” she said.

Kok stressed that her action was to defend the direction and stand of DAP.

It has been reported that Kok’s special assistant and another person were remanded by the MACC on suspicion of soliciting and receiving about RM500,000 in a bribery case in funding for the supply of smartboards to schools in Kuala Lumpur.

The case is being investigated under Section 16 of the MACC Act 2009 for corruptly soliciting or accepting any gratification.

The duo was released on bail on Sunday (9 March)

Sin Chew Daily has attempted to contact the aide but to no avail.