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KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 - The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will summon thetransport minister, his two predecessors and the attorney-general to testifyover the PKFZ scandal, in an investigation which could have seriouspolitical consequences for MCA and the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration.The parliamentary panel will also call Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd (KDSB) chiefexecutive officer and Barisan Nasional Backbenchers chairman Datuk SeriTiong King Sing to answer questions on the Port Klang Free Zone fiasco.All of them will be called in to testify in two weeks' time.The decision was made at today's meeting which was meant to finalise the setof questions to be asked of those who will be summoned in two weeks' time.PAC chairman Datuk Seri Azmi Khalid said although they will be called in totestify, this does not mean that they are guilty."They are not necessarily guilty, but we are calling them to be assured,"Azmi told The Malaysian Insider in Parliament today.When asked how many individuals had been called to testify, he said he wasnot sure but "quite a number" which includes senior civil servants andformer ministers.The PAC is conducting an investigation into how PKFZ's initial cost ofnearly RM2 billion could rise to RM12.5 billion because of variousdiscrepancies.The scandal first surfaced in 2007, and disclosures so far show that thefiasco straddles the tenures as transport ministers of Datuk Seri Ong TeeKeat, Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy and Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik.It was also decided that the testimony of Datuk Gani Patail, the AG, wouldbe relevant because he was privy to government information on the scandal.Last week, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) head Datuk SeriAhmad Said Hamdan had testified before the PAC.But the head of the anti-graft agency refused to answer most questionsthrown at him over its ongoing probe.Ahmad Said stonewalled the bipartisan parliamentary committee by repeatedlyciting legal provisions which he said prevented him from giving specificanswers to questions from the lawmakers.The Malaysian Insider understands that PAC members have yet to receivecopies and appendices of the PriceWaterhouse Cooper report on PKFZ despitethe exertion of pressure on Parliament's secretariat and the transportminister to do so.The DAP's Lim Kit Siang, who has led a vocal campaign against Ong over thescandal, blasted the transport minister and accused the latter attempting toblack out incriminating and significant information from reaching thepublic.