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Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Auditor Reports makes removal of fuel subsidies insignificant.
The BN govt are really like robbers that rob the rich to give to the poor. The BN govt will burden the poor rakyat with GST and Fuel subsidy removal and the squeezing of those who can't pay back their PTPTN but look at the recent Auditor General Report. So much money lost due to stupidity and corruption. Makes me sick!
AUDIT REPORT A government officer responsible for embezzling close to RM1 million from the Accountant-General’s Department of Malaysia (JANM) was let off without any criminal action, the Auditor-General's Report 2013 states.
The third series of the report tabled in Parliament today says the officer made off with RM995,031 in unclaimed money through falsification of documents, which was only discovered in March 2011.
"Legal action has yet to be taken against an officer who committed fraud and misappropriation between Aug 27, 2008, and Dec 21, 2010, involving RM995,031 in unclaimed money, despite police reports lodged on March 3, 2011, and March 10, 2011," it states.
A report was also lodged with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on March 11, 2011.
JANM is responsible for collecting and overseeing money that has not been claimed in bank accounts for seven years, or funds that are meant to be disbursed to recipients but went unclaimed for more than a year.
The inaction is despite a June 22, 2012, letter from the police Commercial Crime Investigation Department, which said it had recommended to the Attorney-General's Chambers that the officer be charged under Section 477A of the Penal Code.
The section concerns the falsification of accounts and provides punishment of up to seven years' jail, a fine, or both upon conviction.
An investigation committee also found that the officer, a Grade N17 administrative clerk attached with JANM's Trust and Securities Management Division (BPAS), was suspected of being directly responsible for the missing funds.
'Sack' recommendation
The investigation committee recommended that the officer be sacked and a surcharge (fine) be imposed on the suspect for the lost funds.
However, the audit report found the officer was only transferred to the Accounting Development and Management Division, effective Jan 9, 2012.
According to the breakdown, the officer had falsified supporting documents for RM827,781.46 in unclaimed money, which were considered as "improper payment".
Another RM106,955.35 were disbursed to various names, but with to the same bank account number.
Also, RM60,294.50 could not be established as to whether the sum was made of genuine payments.
The entire amount was transferred electronically.
In March 2013, the audit report said the Finance Ministry had agreed to write off the RM995,031.41 lost but ordered that disciplinary action and a surcharge be imposed on the officer.
The audit report attributed the incident took place because BPAS had failed to abide by certain safeguards, such as requiring proper verification of documents.
"AS a result, the government lost almost RM2 million (the missing RM995,031.41 and another RM995,031.41 to write off the loss).
"The officer who committed the fraud and misappropriation should also be imposed a sucharge under Section 18(b) of the Financial Procedure Act 1957," it said.
According to this section, the government can impose a fine on the officer, up to a maximum sum matching the total lost funds.
According to the Auditor-General's Report 2013, the Veteran Affairs Department (JHEV) had paid out RM11.94 million in pension for 3,786 veterans who had passed away between 2011 and 2013.
Upon realising the mistake, the department had moved to recover the amount but had thus far only managed to get back RM1.69 million or 14.2 percent.
The third series of the audit report, the last for this year, was tabled in Parliament this morning.
"JHEV should continuously conduct checks on the latest status of pension recipients with the National Registration Department (NRD) to avoid payment to pension recipients who have died," said the report.
In its reply dated Sept 22, JHEV said the department had previously relied on the next of kin to inform whether a pension recipient had passed away.
"If there is no official notification, then the pension will continue to be paid," it said.
However, JHEV said it has tasked 13 officers to update the data of some 10,000 recipients and assured that it will be matched with the NRD data.
It added the updating process is expected to be completed by 2015.
The audit report also advised JHEV to come up with a clearer veteran benefit scheme to facilitate applications and to revise its assistance to an amount that matches present cost of living.
This is after a survey of some veterans found that they were living in poverty.
1. RM663mil later, schools plagued by slow Internet
AUDIT REPORT After RM663 million of taxpayers’ funds were poured into introducing high speed broadband networks in schools, students have found themselves stuck with a sluggish Internet as the project comes to its conclusion.
Also, according to the Auditor-General's Report 2013, the 1Bestari Net project, which also includes a virtual learning environment (VLE), that cost the bulk of the spending, is also rarely used by teachers and students.
Under the contract, 9,191 schools were to be supplied with a broadband network with a minimum speed of 4Mbps and up to 20Mbps.
A small number of schools, 698 in total, were to be equipped with broadband that has a minimum speed of 2Mbps and up to 4Mbps.
However, an audit of 46 schools found 41 of them or 89.1 percent, only obtained speeds between 0.2Mbps to 3.62 Mbps.
"The broadband speed performance is too slow to support VLE if it involves 30 to 40 users at a time," it said.
In another feedback survey of 491 schools, it found 297 schools (68.9 percent) had a speed below the required 4-10Mbps and another 48 schools (80 percent) were under the required 2-4Mbps speed.
Only 146 (29.4 percent) of schools achieved their required speed.
According to the breakdown of the RM663 million contract granted to YTL Communications Sdn Bhd, a total of RM87.32 million was allocated for broadband with speeds of 4-10Mbps and RM5.29 million for speeds of 2-4Mbps.
A total of RM250.5 million is also allocated for the VLE service and another RM262.81 million is to maintain and management the VLE applications in an online learning platform.
However, the audit report found less than a third of schools used the VLE platform in March this year.
"In the same period, the audit analysis found the usage of VLE based on students', teachers' and parents' logins in schools throughout Malaysia is very low," it said.
According to the report's statistics, during that period, student logins was at 0.17 to 0.63 percent, teachers at 0.57 to 4.69 percent and parents at 0.01 to 0.03 percent.
Also, according to the Auditor-General's Report 2013, the 1Bestari Net project, which also includes a virtual learning environment (VLE), that cost the bulk of the spending, is also rarely used by teachers and students.Under the contract, 9,191 schools were to be supplied with a broadband network with a minimum speed of 4Mbps and up to 20Mbps.
A small number of schools, 698 in total, were to be equipped with broadband that has a minimum speed of 2Mbps and up to 4Mbps.
However, an audit of 46 schools found 41 of them or 89.1 percent, only obtained speeds between 0.2Mbps to 3.62 Mbps.
"The broadband speed performance is too slow to support VLE if it involves 30 to 40 users at a time," it said.
In another feedback survey of 491 schools, it found 297 schools (68.9 percent) had a speed below the required 4-10Mbps and another 48 schools (80 percent) were under the required 2-4Mbps speed.Only 146 (29.4 percent) of schools achieved their required speed.
According to the breakdown of the RM663 million contract granted to YTL Communications Sdn Bhd, a total of RM87.32 million was allocated for broadband with speeds of 4-10Mbps and RM5.29 million for speeds of 2-4Mbps.
A total of RM250.5 million is also allocated for the VLE service and another RM262.81 million is to maintain and management the VLE applications in an online learning platform.
However, the audit report found less than a third of schools used the VLE platform in March this year.
"In the same period, the audit analysis found the usage of VLE based on students', teachers' and parents' logins in schools throughout Malaysia is very low," it said.
According to the report's statistics, during that period, student logins was at 0.17 to 0.63 percent, teachers at 0.57 to 4.69 percent and parents at 0.01 to 0.03 percent.
AUDIT REPORT The Auditor-General’s Report 2013 has revealed that medicine stocks worth RM1.21 million were stolen from Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL).
It also said Penang Hospital (HPP) lost RM240,000 worth of medicine stocks due to theft.
In November 2011, 68 medicine stocks amounting to RM1.21 million were stolen from the stores of the HKL’s neuroscience as well as urology and nephrology pharmacies.
A police report on the incident was lodged on Dec 27, 2011.
Part of the stolen medicine stocks, worth RM740,000, was found in January 2012.
Based on investigation conducted by HKL, the theft was committed by someone from the inside who constantly dealt with the staff of the store and as such, knows the weaknesses in the store management.
The case was decided to be written-off while disciplinary action will only be taken against civil servants after police investigations are completes, the Audit Report noted.
In December 2013, a Shimadzu control panel was stolen from the radiography room of the diagnostic imagery department of HKL.
The control panel was one of the components of the general x-ray equipment, which is worth RM300,000.
“As the control panel had been stolen, the general x-ray equipment can no longer be used,” the Audit Report states.
It also noted how there were recurring cases of four types of assets, namely air-conditioning compressors, syringe pump, physiologic monitoring system and pulse oxymetres, being lost.
A total of 97 units of these assets, worth RM610,000, were lost.
Based on safety inspection reports prepared by HKL’s security division, the urology and nephrology department as well as the physiotherapy department, outpatient treatment centre, paediatric institute and forensics institute are high risk areas where air conditioning compressors constantly go missing.
As for the theft that occurred in Penang Hospital, 694 medicine stocks worth RM242,125 were stolen in February 2013.
A final report was issued in July 2013 and the hospital is awaiting further action from the relevant authorities.
It also said Penang Hospital (HPP) lost RM240,000 worth of medicine stocks due to theft.
In November 2011, 68 medicine stocks amounting to RM1.21 million were stolen from the stores of the HKL’s neuroscience as well as urology and nephrology pharmacies.
A police report on the incident was lodged on Dec 27, 2011.
Part of the stolen medicine stocks, worth RM740,000, was found in January 2012.Based on investigation conducted by HKL, the theft was committed by someone from the inside who constantly dealt with the staff of the store and as such, knows the weaknesses in the store management.
The case was decided to be written-off while disciplinary action will only be taken against civil servants after police investigations are completes, the Audit Report noted.
In December 2013, a Shimadzu control panel was stolen from the radiography room of the diagnostic imagery department of HKL.
The control panel was one of the components of the general x-ray equipment, which is worth RM300,000.“As the control panel had been stolen, the general x-ray equipment can no longer be used,” the Audit Report states.
It also noted how there were recurring cases of four types of assets, namely air-conditioning compressors, syringe pump, physiologic monitoring system and pulse oxymetres, being lost.
A total of 97 units of these assets, worth RM610,000, were lost.
Based on safety inspection reports prepared by HKL’s security division, the urology and nephrology department as well as the physiotherapy department, outpatient treatment centre, paediatric institute and forensics institute are high risk areas where air conditioning compressors constantly go missing.
As for the theft that occurred in Penang Hospital, 694 medicine stocks worth RM242,125 were stolen in February 2013.
A final report was issued in July 2013 and the hospital is awaiting further action from the relevant authorities.
The third series of the report tabled in Parliament today says the officer made off with RM995,031 in unclaimed money through falsification of documents, which was only discovered in March 2011.
"Legal action has yet to be taken against an officer who committed fraud and misappropriation between Aug 27, 2008, and Dec 21, 2010, involving RM995,031 in unclaimed money, despite police reports lodged on March 3, 2011, and March 10, 2011," it states.
A report was also lodged with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on March 11, 2011.JANM is responsible for collecting and overseeing money that has not been claimed in bank accounts for seven years, or funds that are meant to be disbursed to recipients but went unclaimed for more than a year.
The inaction is despite a June 22, 2012, letter from the police Commercial Crime Investigation Department, which said it had recommended to the Attorney-General's Chambers that the officer be charged under Section 477A of the Penal Code.
The section concerns the falsification of accounts and provides punishment of up to seven years' jail, a fine, or both upon conviction.
An investigation committee also found that the officer, a Grade N17 administrative clerk attached with JANM's Trust and Securities Management Division (BPAS), was suspected of being directly responsible for the missing funds.
'Sack' recommendation
The investigation committee recommended that the officer be sacked and a surcharge (fine) be imposed on the suspect for the lost funds.
However, the audit report found the officer was only transferred to the Accounting Development and Management Division, effective Jan 9, 2012.
According to the breakdown, the officer had falsified supporting documents for RM827,781.46 in unclaimed money, which were considered as "improper payment".
Another RM106,955.35 were disbursed to various names, but with to the same bank account number.
Also, RM60,294.50 could not be established as to whether the sum was made of genuine payments.
The entire amount was transferred electronically.
In March 2013, the audit report said the Finance Ministry had agreed to write off the RM995,031.41 lost but ordered that disciplinary action and a surcharge be imposed on the officer.
The audit report attributed the incident took place because BPAS had failed to abide by certain safeguards, such as requiring proper verification of documents.
"AS a result, the government lost almost RM2 million (the missing RM995,031.41 and another RM995,031.41 to write off the loss).
"The officer who committed the fraud and misappropriation should also be imposed a sucharge under Section 18(b) of the Financial Procedure Act 1957," it said.
According to this section, the government can impose a fine on the officer, up to a maximum sum matching the total lost funds.
4. RM12mil pension paid to dead army veterans
he Defence Ministry has continued paying pension to army veterans even after they have died, causing the government to lose almost RM12 million.According to the Auditor-General's Report 2013, the Veteran Affairs Department (JHEV) had paid out RM11.94 million in pension for 3,786 veterans who had passed away between 2011 and 2013.
Upon realising the mistake, the department had moved to recover the amount but had thus far only managed to get back RM1.69 million or 14.2 percent.
The third series of the audit report, the last for this year, was tabled in Parliament this morning.
"JHEV should continuously conduct checks on the latest status of pension recipients with the National Registration Department (NRD) to avoid payment to pension recipients who have died," said the report.In its reply dated Sept 22, JHEV said the department had previously relied on the next of kin to inform whether a pension recipient had passed away.
"If there is no official notification, then the pension will continue to be paid," it said.
However, JHEV said it has tasked 13 officers to update the data of some 10,000 recipients and assured that it will be matched with the NRD data.
It added the updating process is expected to be completed by 2015.
The audit report also advised JHEV to come up with a clearer veteran benefit scheme to facilitate applications and to revise its assistance to an amount that matches present cost of living.
This is after a survey of some veterans found that they were living in poverty.
5. MP wants RM93mil Youth Day audit made public
A PAS MP today demanded that the audit conducted on the overall management of the annual Youth Day celebrations in Putrajaya, which he claimed had cost RM93 million the last four years since 2011, be made public.
Pokok Sena MP Mahfuz Omar said the annual cost of the event has been rising steadily, from RM16 million spent for the 2011 Youth Day to RM30 million estimated to have been spent on the 2014 event.
Yesterday, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Shahidan Kassim (right) admitted that an audit was done on the overall management of the annual event, which has been hit with controversy.
However, Shahidan said, the details will not be revealed to the public as the Youth and Sports Ministry has decided to take stock of the recommendations in the audit and make the necessary amendments.
"I don't see what the problem is here. In every audit, there is a note, which is a reply by the ministry or the relevant agency. Why can't it be made public?" Mahfuz told reporters in the Parliament lobby.
"In 2011, Parliament set a budget of RM10 million for the event but the final event exceeded the budget. People deserve to know how the money was managed and what are the corrections that the ministry will make," he said.
"Because until now, I had not seen any improvement on how the program is being run," he added.
In the 2012 edition, the presence of K-Pop artists attracted controversy followed by confusion on who footed the artists' RM1.6 million bill.
A drag race accident in the same year also left 17 people injured.
Pokok Sena MP Mahfuz Omar said the annual cost of the event has been rising steadily, from RM16 million spent for the 2011 Youth Day to RM30 million estimated to have been spent on the 2014 event.
Yesterday, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Shahidan Kassim (right) admitted that an audit was done on the overall management of the annual event, which has been hit with controversy.However, Shahidan said, the details will not be revealed to the public as the Youth and Sports Ministry has decided to take stock of the recommendations in the audit and make the necessary amendments.
"I don't see what the problem is here. In every audit, there is a note, which is a reply by the ministry or the relevant agency. Why can't it be made public?" Mahfuz told reporters in the Parliament lobby.
"In 2011, Parliament set a budget of RM10 million for the event but the final event exceeded the budget. People deserve to know how the money was managed and what are the corrections that the ministry will make," he said.
"Because until now, I had not seen any improvement on how the program is being run," he added.
In the 2012 edition, the presence of K-Pop artists attracted controversy followed by confusion on who footed the artists' RM1.6 million bill.
A drag race accident in the same year also left 17 people injured.
The technology used for the construction of five incinerators across the country costing RM200 million was unproven while the contractor was unqualified and should have never been chosen through direct tender, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said.
In its report on the incinerator project which was highlighted in the 2012 audit report, which was tabled in Parliament today, PAC criticised the Housing and Local Government Ministry for the manner in which it evaluated the qualification of XCN Technology and the technology the company had proposed to use.
PAC chairperson Nur Jazlan Mohamed (left) said that all the four completed incinerators in Langkawi, Pulau Pangkor, Pulau Tioman, and Cameron Highlands are not functioning “according to specifications” and a proposed fifth one in Labuan was aborted.
In its report on the incinerator project which was highlighted in the 2012 audit report, which was tabled in Parliament today, PAC criticised the Housing and Local Government Ministry for the manner in which it evaluated the qualification of XCN Technology and the technology the company had proposed to use.
PAC chairperson Nur Jazlan Mohamed (left) said that all the four completed incinerators in Langkawi, Pulau Pangkor, Pulau Tioman, and Cameron Highlands are not functioning “according to specifications” and a proposed fifth one in Labuan was aborted.
Things have taken for the worse, as alleged corruption and maladministration and terrible animal welfare plagues Zoo Negara, says Bukit Bendera MP Zairil Khir Johari.
Not only will will visitors be disappointed with the horrible state the animals are in, Zairil said, the zoo has also not seen an experienced zoologist in over a decade.
“I have (also) received information that reports were lodged against the management of the zoo with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), alleging corruption and maladministration,” he said in a statement today.
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Paul Low, had confirmed the existence of the reports to a question in Parliament from Zairil, but Low had given a very ambiguous reply.
“According to his (Low) reply dated Nov 4, the MACC has indeed received information on this issue, but that is is “currently being verified,” Zairil said.
In fact, even with continuous government subsidies, with RM10.1 million allocated to Zoo Negara by the federal government last year, the drastic drop in visitor numbers was increasing, he said.
Despite the allocation of RM25 million for the new panda exhibithousing the two pandas, Xing Xing and Liang Liang, visitors continued to decline, with most people complaining about the exorbitant fees imposed.
Around 700,000 visitors a year now
“While the zoo was able to record one million visitors almost 30 years ago, current visitor numbers hover around 600,000 to 700,000 a year, according to its Zoo Negara vice-president Rosly @Rahmat Ahmat Lana.
“Despite continuous support from the government and higher entry fees, why hasn't Zoo Negara improve significantly? It would appear that something is wrong somewhere,” said Zairil, who is DAP national publicity assistant secretary.
He also cited a news report by the news portal The Ant Daily on the harsh and inhumane treatment of the animals housed there.
“With an abundance of wildlife, we should have a national zoo that is capable of reflecting this heritage. It should not only be a mere tourist attraction or wildlife conservatory.
“It is a shame that our national zoo is in such a sorry state when our urban neighbour Singapore is able to boast a zoo that has made it into CNN's 'Top 5 Zoos in the World,” Zairil said.
Zoo Negara was established in 1963 on 110 acres of land in Ulu Klang, Kuala Lumpur. It started out with 89 species of exhibits and has grown to house more than 5,137 specimens from 476 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish.
The zoo also currently charges RM10 for children below 12 years of age, with an additional RM10 to see the pandas and RM50 for adults, which include entry and panda viewing fee.
Not only will will visitors be disappointed with the horrible state the animals are in, Zairil said, the zoo has also not seen an experienced zoologist in over a decade.
“I have (also) received information that reports were lodged against the management of the zoo with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), alleging corruption and maladministration,” he said in a statement today.
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Paul Low, had confirmed the existence of the reports to a question in Parliament from Zairil, but Low had given a very ambiguous reply.
“According to his (Low) reply dated Nov 4, the MACC has indeed received information on this issue, but that is is “currently being verified,” Zairil said.In fact, even with continuous government subsidies, with RM10.1 million allocated to Zoo Negara by the federal government last year, the drastic drop in visitor numbers was increasing, he said.
Despite the allocation of RM25 million for the new panda exhibithousing the two pandas, Xing Xing and Liang Liang, visitors continued to decline, with most people complaining about the exorbitant fees imposed.
Around 700,000 visitors a year now
“While the zoo was able to record one million visitors almost 30 years ago, current visitor numbers hover around 600,000 to 700,000 a year, according to its Zoo Negara vice-president Rosly @Rahmat Ahmat Lana.
“Despite continuous support from the government and higher entry fees, why hasn't Zoo Negara improve significantly? It would appear that something is wrong somewhere,” said Zairil, who is DAP national publicity assistant secretary.
He also cited a news report by the news portal The Ant Daily on the harsh and inhumane treatment of the animals housed there.
“With an abundance of wildlife, we should have a national zoo that is capable of reflecting this heritage. It should not only be a mere tourist attraction or wildlife conservatory.
“It is a shame that our national zoo is in such a sorry state when our urban neighbour Singapore is able to boast a zoo that has made it into CNN's 'Top 5 Zoos in the World,” Zairil said.
Zoo Negara was established in 1963 on 110 acres of land in Ulu Klang, Kuala Lumpur. It started out with 89 species of exhibits and has grown to house more than 5,137 specimens from 476 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish.
The zoo also currently charges RM10 for children below 12 years of age, with an additional RM10 to see the pandas and RM50 for adults, which include entry and panda viewing fee.
PKR's Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli today raised further concerns about 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB)'s financial performance after pointing out that the firm’s debts had now reached RM42 billion, according to its latest financial statement.
"The net loss of RM665 million is such a huge loss considering our economic situation," he said.
"1MDB's financial performance is much worse than initially expected," he added.
He also criticised the company for re-valuing its assets that enables that net loss to seem less than the actual amount.
"In 2013, 1MDB's assets had been revaluated and an increase of RM 2.74 billion was marked as profit. If not for this, 1MDB would have registered a loss of RM 1.96 billion," he said.
"In 2014, 1MDB had revaluated its assets and registered an appreciation value of RM 897 million. If not for this, it would have registered a RM 1.56 billion loss," he added.
He also said that 1MDB's operating expenditure and interest payments had increased to RM 3.76 billion, which is a 52 percent increase from the previous year's financial statement, and almost equivalent to the RM 4 billion allocation for the Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) program.
"The net loss of RM665 million is such a huge loss considering our economic situation," he said."1MDB's financial performance is much worse than initially expected," he added.
He also criticised the company for re-valuing its assets that enables that net loss to seem less than the actual amount.
"In 2013, 1MDB's assets had been revaluated and an increase of RM 2.74 billion was marked as profit. If not for this, 1MDB would have registered a loss of RM 1.96 billion," he said.
"In 2014, 1MDB had revaluated its assets and registered an appreciation value of RM 897 million. If not for this, it would have registered a RM 1.56 billion loss," he added.
He also said that 1MDB's operating expenditure and interest payments had increased to RM 3.76 billion, which is a 52 percent increase from the previous year's financial statement, and almost equivalent to the RM 4 billion allocation for the Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) program.
WHILE ALL THIS IS HAPPENING, ALL OUR IDIOT BN MP ARE WORRIED ABOUT IS BEING TOUCH IN THE AIRPORTS!!! DUMBASS!
JB highway the most expensive, says MP
The Eastern Dispersal Link (EDL) is the most expensive highway in Malaysia, both in terms of construction cost and toll collection, a DAP MP said today.
Kulai MP Teo Nie Ching said that EDL had cost RM148.15 million per kilometre, and will also end up making most profit at the end of its concession term when compared with other highways.
The EDL, built by Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd (MRCB) will reap RM4.3 billion in toll collection against the cost of RM1.2 billion to build it.
However, Teo said, the Ampang-KL Elevated Highway will only collect RM949 million in toll against a RM751 million cost.
The Guthrie Corridor Expressway will collect RM1.012 billion against a RM501 million cost, she added.
“Highway construction is not a charity and we acknowledge that concessionaire companies are not non-profit organisations. However, there must be a limit to profit reaping,” she said.
“Why does it seem that MRCB is allowed to collect more toll than other concessionaire companies?” she asked.
She said that MRCB will be making the most profit compared to the other highways, without taking into account future traffic volume and toll hikes.
“What was the mechanism used to calculate toll rate and profit for the concessionaire companies? The government must be transparent in handling toll hike and all concession agreements should be made public,” she said.
Kulai MP Teo Nie Ching said that EDL had cost RM148.15 million per kilometre, and will also end up making most profit at the end of its concession term when compared with other highways.
The EDL, built by Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd (MRCB) will reap RM4.3 billion in toll collection against the cost of RM1.2 billion to build it.However, Teo said, the Ampang-KL Elevated Highway will only collect RM949 million in toll against a RM751 million cost.
The Guthrie Corridor Expressway will collect RM1.012 billion against a RM501 million cost, she added.
“Highway construction is not a charity and we acknowledge that concessionaire companies are not non-profit organisations. However, there must be a limit to profit reaping,” she said.
“Why does it seem that MRCB is allowed to collect more toll than other concessionaire companies?” she asked.
She said that MRCB will be making the most profit compared to the other highways, without taking into account future traffic volume and toll hikes.
“What was the mechanism used to calculate toll rate and profit for the concessionaire companies? The government must be transparent in handling toll hike and all concession agreements should be made public,” she said.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
How does he amass such indecent amount of wealth?
Malaysian seek answers and justice for this issue!!
Watch the videos! If you love justice and hate corruption, you will surely get angry and make sure BN gets kick out in Sarawak!
How does Taib response to all this?!?!
Watch the videos! If you love justice and hate corruption, you will surely get angry and make sure BN gets kick out in Sarawak!
How does Taib response to all this?!?!
Najib strategy for winning PRU13?!
Can you guess how Najib plans to win this election.
1. Cheating?
2. Bribing?
3. All of the above!
Here are some examples that may help you decide!
KUALA LUMPUR (March 19, 2013): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak today announced a one-off payment of RM500 for more than 26,000 staff of Telekom Malaysia (TM) as rewarded for their "contributions, commitment and loyalty" to the company....it is hoped that on my next visit to Telekom, InsyaAllah (God willing) I will be holding the same position," he said to applause and cheer.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced today a “token of appreciation” of RM1,000 each to staff of the national oil company Petronas ahead of elections expected soon....“So when the time comes, I hope you decide wisely,” he said.
Three journalists’ organisations received RM50,000 each while 103 NGOs got between RM5,000 and RM50,000 at a dinner attended by party boy and billionaire Low Taek Jho,widely known as Jho Low.
Need more prove? Listen! Listen! Listen from his own mouth! Then ask yourself is this the kind of PM you want for Malaysia!
1. Cheating?
2. Bribing?
3. All of the above!
Here are some examples that may help you decide!
KUALA LUMPUR (March 19, 2013): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak today announced a one-off payment of RM500 for more than 26,000 staff of Telekom Malaysia (TM) as rewarded for their "contributions, commitment and loyalty" to the company....it is hoped that on my next visit to Telekom, InsyaAllah (God willing) I will be holding the same position," he said to applause and cheer.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced today a “token of appreciation” of RM1,000 each to staff of the national oil company Petronas ahead of elections expected soon....“So when the time comes, I hope you decide wisely,” he said.
Three journalists’ organisations received RM50,000 each while 103 NGOs got between RM5,000 and RM50,000 at a dinner attended by party boy and billionaire Low Taek Jho,widely known as Jho Low.
Need more prove? Listen! Listen! Listen from his own mouth! Then ask yourself is this the kind of PM you want for Malaysia!
Friday, May 4, 2012
French prosecutors: Najib sought US$1bil for Perimekar
French public prosecutors probing shoddy deals in French-Malaysian arms deals found evidence that then-defence minister Najib Abdul Razak had sought US$1 billion (RM3 billion) for local company Perimekar from French shipmaker DCN's subsidiary DCNI.
According to prosecution papers revealed by NGO Suaram today, a fax shows that Najib had asked for the amount for Perimekar as a condition for a meeting with him on July 14, 2001.
The fax,dated June 1, 2001 was from Francois Dupont, the Malaysian representative for private company Thales Asia International, to one D Arnaud.
The document, one of 153 shown to Suaram, was seized by French police from the office of Henri Gide, an officer with Thales.
According to prosecution papers revealed by NGO Suaram today, a fax shows that Najib had asked for the amount for Perimekar as a condition for a meeting with him on July 14, 2001.
The fax,dated June 1, 2001 was from Francois Dupont, the Malaysian representative for private company Thales Asia International, to one D Arnaud.
The document, one of 153 shown to Suaram, was seized by French police from the office of Henri Gide, an officer with Thales.
However, no copy of the fax was provided to media at the press conference today as Suaram said it is not allowed to take the documents out of France.
Instead, the NGO, which is pursuing a civil complaint against state-owned DCN for allegedly paying 114 million euros in defence kickbacks to Perimekar, provided media with notes from its French interpreter.
According to the notes, Dupont had in the fax detailed out the chronology of visits and future actions during a visit to Malaysia, including details of “negotiation meetings with the Ministry of Defence and the management members of Perimekar”.
“(In the negotiations) two contract proposals would be mentioned (from DCNI to Perimekar as well as between Perimekar and the Malaysian government).
“(Dupont) finally indicated a meeting with Datuk Seri Najib in France on July 14, 2001 with the condition that DCNI offers a maximum sum of US$1 billion for Perimekar’s stay (in France),” it reads.
Instead, the NGO, which is pursuing a civil complaint against state-owned DCN for allegedly paying 114 million euros in defence kickbacks to Perimekar, provided media with notes from its French interpreter.
According to the notes, Dupont had in the fax detailed out the chronology of visits and future actions during a visit to Malaysia, including details of “negotiation meetings with the Ministry of Defence and the management members of Perimekar”.
“(In the negotiations) two contract proposals would be mentioned (from DCNI to Perimekar as well as between Perimekar and the Malaysian government).
“(Dupont) finally indicated a meeting with Datuk Seri Najib in France on July 14, 2001 with the condition that DCNI offers a maximum sum of US$1 billion for Perimekar’s stay (in France),” it reads.
Malaysia purchased two Scorpene class submarines in 2002.
Perimekar is owned by Najib’s associate Abdul Razak Baginda, who was acquitted on a charge of abetting in the murder of Mongolian translator Altantuuyaa Shariibuu, without his defence being called.
Razak Baginda’s company paid 360,000 euros
Razak Baginda’s company paid 360,000 euros
According to Suaram, another document obtained by the prosecutors revealed that Terasasi Sdn Bhd, a company owned by Abdul Razak and his father, was also linked to the scandal.
Suaram's interpreter noted that prosecutors had on Aug 22, 2011, obtained an invoice faxed to Terasasi Sdn Bhd on Sept 19, 2004, to the then-chief executive officer of Thales, Bernard Baiocco, for the purpose of “success fees”.
The invoice states that 359,450 euros (RM1.43 million) was to be paid into a bank in Petaling Jaya, while a handwritten note on the fax reads:
“Razak demande si ce SF peut etre pris en compte assez vite. Le Support Fee suit avec un rapport (Razak is asking whether the SF can be paid into the account quite urgently. The support fee follows with a report.)”
However, Suaram director Cynthia Gabriel said the prosecutors were still trying to determine whether the ‘Razak’ stated in the note refers to Najib or Abdul Razak.
‘The Great Malaysian Robbery’
Referring to the case as “the Great Malaysian Robbery”, Gabriel said the prosecutors also found “a slew of companies” had been formed to muddy the money trail.
“More retro-commissions have surfaced, allowing the misuse of bodies such as a pilgrimage fund (Lembaga Tabung Haji) and the military pension fund (Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera).
“The Malaysian and French people have clearly been misled, cheated and robbed of their monies through blatant corruption and mismanagement of funds in the name of national safety and security,” Gabriel (right) said.
As such, Suaram demanded that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission open investigation papers on these new revelations and for the Malaysian government to cooperate with the French inquiry.
It also demands that the Defence Ministry lists out to Parliament the companies involved in the procurement process involving DCN and the commissions paid.
The invoice states that 359,450 euros (RM1.43 million) was to be paid into a bank in Petaling Jaya, while a handwritten note on the fax reads:
“Razak demande si ce SF peut etre pris en compte assez vite. Le Support Fee suit avec un rapport (Razak is asking whether the SF can be paid into the account quite urgently. The support fee follows with a report.)”
However, Suaram director Cynthia Gabriel said the prosecutors were still trying to determine whether the ‘Razak’ stated in the note refers to Najib or Abdul Razak.
‘The Great Malaysian Robbery’
Referring to the case as “the Great Malaysian Robbery”, Gabriel said the prosecutors also found “a slew of companies” had been formed to muddy the money trail.
“More retro-commissions have surfaced, allowing the misuse of bodies such as a pilgrimage fund (Lembaga Tabung Haji) and the military pension fund (Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera).“The Malaysian and French people have clearly been misled, cheated and robbed of their monies through blatant corruption and mismanagement of funds in the name of national safety and security,” Gabriel (right) said.
As such, Suaram demanded that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission open investigation papers on these new revelations and for the Malaysian government to cooperate with the French inquiry.
It also demands that the Defence Ministry lists out to Parliament the companies involved in the procurement process involving DCN and the commissions paid.
Saturday, April 7, 2012
As long as U are connected to powerful people, U can get away with anything in Malaysia!
No! I am not talking about Abdul Razak Baginda and Najib with regards to the murder of Altuntuya case.
The whistleblower website said it has in its possession leaked Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) documents showing its investigators had concluded that the Sabah chief minister had corruptly issued timber licences to his brother worth tens of millions of ringgit.
According to Sarawak Report, the documents form part of a major investigation by the MACC into timber corruption after an agent and nominee for Musa Aman, Michael Chia, was caught attempting to smuggle RM16 million out of Hong Kong in 2008.
“However, the investigation has been blocked at the highest levels and its findings kept secret, until now.
“Our informants say that the brothers’ relative and fellow Sabahan, attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail, has refused to allow charges to be brought and PM Najib Razak has scandalously turned a blind eye to the affair.”
Sarawak Report claimed that Abdul Gani (right), who is closely connected to the Aman family, has refused to pursue the case.
“Indeed the attorney-general has forced the MACC to shelve its entire investigation in Sabah, which was one of the largest and most extensive ever undertaken by that body, and involved sums amounting to billions of ringgit siphoned out of the state by corruption at the highest level.”
Last week, MACC deputy commissioner (operations) Mohd Shukri Abdull lamented that Attorney-General's Chambers had refused to bring many “valid cases” the commission had investigated to court due to “insufficient evidence”.
Today (as reported in Malaysiakini) is about our country's ambassador and a Minister's son!
The whistleblower website said it has in its possession leaked Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) documents showing its investigators had concluded that the Sabah chief minister had corruptly issued timber licences to his brother worth tens of millions of ringgit.
According to Sarawak Report, the documents form part of a major investigation by the MACC into timber corruption after an agent and nominee for Musa Aman, Michael Chia, was caught attempting to smuggle RM16 million out of Hong Kong in 2008.
“However, the investigation has been blocked at the highest levels and its findings kept secret, until now.
“Our informants say that the brothers’ relative and fellow Sabahan, attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail, has refused to allow charges to be brought and PM Najib Razak has scandalously turned a blind eye to the affair.”
Sarawak Report claimed that Abdul Gani (right), who is closely connected to the Aman family, has refused to pursue the case.“Indeed the attorney-general has forced the MACC to shelve its entire investigation in Sabah, which was one of the largest and most extensive ever undertaken by that body, and involved sums amounting to billions of ringgit siphoned out of the state by corruption at the highest level.”
Last week, MACC deputy commissioner (operations) Mohd Shukri Abdull lamented that Attorney-General's Chambers had refused to bring many “valid cases” the commission had investigated to court due to “insufficient evidence”.
Sources revealed that the CCTV recording involving Mohamad Nedim (right), a son of Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Nazri Abdul Aziz, Nedim's bodyguard and the security supervisor was now in the possession of the investigating officer.
People familiar with the matter also confirmed withMalaysiakini that the case was still being investigated despite earlier claims by the Brickfields OCPD (Officer in Charge of Police District) that it had been wrapped up.
Sources familiar with the incident said the police were surprised to find in the video footage that "more than two persons", including Nedim, were involved in holding and assaulting the 50-year-old security supervisor.
This may create complications in the police's classification of the case as a minor offence - ‘causing affray' under section 160 of the Penal Code.
Under this section, anyone found guilty faces a punishment of up to six months' jail or a fine of RM1,000, or both.
Malaysiakini reported on March 23 that the security supervisor of the high-end condominium in Mont Kiara was allegedly assaultedby Nedim and his bodyguard.
Nedim drove a Porsche sports car to the condominium, followed by a luxury MPV driven by his bodyguard.
The bodyguard alighted from his car to have personal particulars recorded on behalf of both drivers, but the condominium guards insisted that they did so separately.
An argument ensued, resulting in the supervisor being called in to mediate.
Argument and fracas at condo entrance
The bodyguard claimed that the person in the Porsche was a 'Tengku' (a member of the royalty), but the supervisor explained that condo management required the registration of drivers of all vehicles entering the compound.
This resulted in the VIP's son alighting from his Porsche, while the bodyguard and his friends assaulted the 50-year-old security supervisor, according to sources who had viewed the video footage. It is learnt that Nazri's son also struck the supervisor.
A police report was subsequently made by the supervisor, who was slightly injured during the altercation.
Mohamad Nedim's bodyguard had lodged a counter police report alleging that the security supervisor was rude and started the fracas.
A day after Malaysiakini reported the incident, Brickfields OCPD Wan Abdul Bari Wan Abdul Khalid denied that Nazri's son was involved in the fist-fight, with The Star quoting him as saying that the case involved just the bodyguard and a security guard.
Wan Abdul Bari also said then that the police have already completed their probe into the matter and that the investigation papers were sent to the Attorney-General's Chambers on whether charges would be laid.
PKR vice-president N Surendran and Youth chief Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin had urged the police to conduct an independent and impartial investigation into the case.
Shamsul Iskandar went further to claim that Nedim was also allegedly involved in an incident resulting in the death of a young man, Darren Kang, in 2004.
Puchong MP Gobind Singh Deo has also called on Nazri to cease issuing any statement on matters pertaining to the law, especially if it involved the attorney-general or the AG's Chambers.
"It could be interpreted as a clear case of conflict," said Gobind, who is DAP legal bureau chairperson.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Shocking revelation of Najib now comes with proofs!
By JOHN BERTHELSEN (Editor of Asia Sentinel.)
French investigating magistrates probing the US$1.2 billion (RM3.7 billion) sale of submarines to the Malaysian Defence Ministry are targeting, among other things, a Hong Kong-based company called Terasasi (Hong Kong) Ltd, whose key principal officer is Prime Minister Najib Razak's confidant Abdul Razak Baginda.
Investigators believe that at least some of the 36 million euro (RM144 million) funneled through Terasasi ended up in the pockets of Najib, who was defence minister and deputy prime minister when the two Scorpene submarines were purchased from Thales International or Thint Asia.
The state-owned defence giant DCN, later known as DCNS, and Thales established a joint company named Armaris to manufacture the submarines in 2002.
The two Armaris Scorpenes, named after the first prime minister of Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman, and Najib's father, Tun Abdul Razak, are on duty in Malaysian waters.
Razak Baginda, the former head of a Malaysian think-tank who was at the centre of a 2006 investigation into the death of Mongolian translator and party girl Altantuya Shaariibuu, is listed as one of the two directors of the company, which was previously incorporated on June 28, 2002 as Kinabalu Advisory and Support Services Ltd, according to the Hong Kong Companies Registry.
The other director is Razak Baginda's father, Abdul Malim Baginda.
The Terasasi offices are located on the 19th floor of an office at 3 Lockhart Road in the Wan Chai district of Hong Kong.
There is no indication in Hong Kong government records of what Terasasi's business is. It is only listed as a "local company." However, French authorities say Terasasi apparently received regular payments from Thint Asia.
One payment was for 360,000 euro (RM1.44 million) accompanied with a handwritten note saying "Razak wants it to be paid quickly."
The magistrates have documents that show that the money was funneled from Thint Asia to Terasasi - 3 million euro (RM12 million) of it when Terasasi was still domiciled in Malaysia, and 33 million euro (RM132 million) after it was incorporated in Hong Kong.
Money may have gone to Umno
There is no indication at this point where the money went. French investigators, however, theorise that it was part of 146 million euro (RM585 million) that may have been funneled to Umno officials and Najib, who traveled with Razak Baginda several times to France as defence minister at the time the Malaysians purchased the submarines from DCNS.
On at least one trip in 2004, Altantuya (right), then Razak Baginda's lover, accompanied him to France as a translator. He later jilted her, impelling her to come to Kuala Lumpur to demand US$500,000 (RM1.5 million) from him.
In a handwritten letter found after her death, she wrote that she was attempting to blackmail him, although she didn't say why. Two of Najib's bodyguards were convicted of shooting her in the head and blowing up her body with plastic explosives in September 2006, possibly to hide the fact that she was pregnant when she was killed.
Because her killing does not appear to be connected to the scandal, French investigators are not looking into the causes of her death or the reasons behind it.
Although Razak Baginda was charged with abetting her murder, he was released without having to put up a defence and left for the UK, where he remains. Najib's former bodyguards remain on death row in Malaysia. Their appeal against the death penalty has been delayed, presumably until after national elections expected in May or June this year.
It was previously revealed on the floor of the Dewan Rakyat, Malaysia's parliament, that Perimekar received 114 million euro (RM457 million) as "support services" on the sale of the vessels.
Perimekar at the time was wholly owned by another company, KS Ombak Laut Sdn Bhd, which in turn was also controlled by Razak Baginda and his wife, Mazalinda (left). Perimekar is now 20 percent each owned by the military retirement fund LTAT (Malaysian Armed Forces Fund) and Boustead Holdings.
Two years of police investigation at the behest of human rights NGO Suaram into the sale of the submarines culminated recently with the appointment of investigating magistrates Roger Le Loire and Serge Tournaire at the Paris Tribunal de Grande Instance, according toAgence France Press, which said the probe involves three contracts for the submarines which were signed on June 5, 2002.
According to the documents, the contracts had two components: the sale of two submarines built by Thint and the Spanish shipbuilding firm Izar, for 920 million euro (RM3.7 billion); and the delivery of "logistical support" from Perimekar Bhd - the 114 million euro (RM457 million) - to train the first 200 Royal Malaysian Navy personnel although there is no indication that the company had the wherewithal to train them.
Unexplained costs
Under the bribery conventions of the 32-member Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the French defence contractors could be liable for criminal sanctions if it is proven that no real services were delivered by the companies. Under French law, violators are liable for up to 10 years in prison.
Joseph Breham (left), a lawyer with Solicitors International Human Rights Group which was engaged by Suaram, said in October last year that DCNS often budgeted as much as 8 to 12 percent of its total receipts as "commissions" to grease sales of armaments in third world countries.
Breham said Perimekar had received the commission for "supporting the contract," which he said was a euphemism for unexplained costs, and also for "housing the crew" of the submarines in France.
In France, before 2002, any money used to bribe foreign officials was tax deductible. When the former finance director of DCN made a claim for 31 million euro (RM124 million) allegedly used to bribe the Malaysians for the purchase of the Scorpenes, Breham said, the budget minister questioned such a large bribe, although he did eventually authorise the tax break.
The contracts cited by AFP included the 114 million euro (RM457 million) one paid by the Malaysian government to Perimekar.
The second, called "C5 contract of engineering business," was concluded in August 2000 between DCNI, a subsidiary of DCN, and Thales International Asia worth some 30 million euro (RM120 million). The third was the "consulting agreement" signed in October 2000 between Thint Asia and Terasasi.
The French investigators are also studying one of the invoices issued by Terasasi in August 2004 for 359,450 euro (RM1.4 million) sent to Thint Asia. For investigators, "it appears that... the amounts paid to Terasasi ultimately benefited Najib, the defence minister, or his adviser Razak Baginda."
Olivier Metzner, a lawyer for Thales, told the French daily Le Parisienthat "we have already demonstrated to investigators that there was no corruption in this case."
However, a confidential memorandum made available to Asia Sentinel and Free Malaysia Today states that: "The beneficiaries of these funds are not difficult to imagine: the family clan and Razak Baginda relations. In addition, these funds will find their way to the dominant political party (Umno)."
This guy should never be voted into power again for the sake of this country!
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nazri Aziz has been described as being a bully for branding Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) deputy commissioner Mohd Shukri Abdull as weak.
Describing Nazri’s comments as “hitting below the belt”, former MACC adviser Robert Phang said the anti graft body is supposed to be independent.
“Do not hit below the belt of the officers as they do not have the recourse to rebut. Stop being a bully. Shukri is ‘strong and brave’ to expose attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail’s reluctance to prosecute the many MACC cases it investigated, including those involving holders of high public office. Shukri should not be discouraged or intimidated by Nazri’s bullying ways,” he said.
Instead, Phang said in a statement, Shukri must not be disheartened, and ask the MACC to investigate Nazri’s assets to determine whether his income can support his and his son’s lavish lifestyle.
On Sunday, Nazri was quoted in the Chinese papers as describing Shukri as having a weak character who should stop complaining about cases being rejected by the AG’s Chambers.
Shukri had on March 29, said the graft commission had accused the Attorney-General’s Chambers of refusing to charge people as had been recommended by the MACC. Nazri’s son and his bodyguard areembroiled in a police investigation over an alleged affray with a security guard of a condominium.
Phang asked why was Nazri defending the AG and attacking the MACC.
“Well, if Shukri is weak, then the AG is most definitely lame if he requires Nazri to defend him. This is again a classic example of interference by the executive in the affairs of the MACC.
“The AG has been cited for alleged corrupt practices and breach of ethics umpteen times and no one has dared to act on him. How powerful can the AG be?” he asked.
‘Nazri a disgrace’
He also sarcastically pointed out that Nazri’s explanation that corruption charges would cause great shame to the accused and hence, the AGC must act diligently and charge the accused in court only if there is concrete evidence, and asked whether this included ex-Commercial Crimes Investigation Department director Ramli Yusuff and his men.
“Nazri’s attitude is a disgrace to the Prime Minister’s Department by using threats against senior civil servants who have the courage to act, especially against graft by those holding public office,” he said, adding that Nazri has also defended the alleged collusion between former inspector-general of police Musa Hassan and Abdul Gani regarding the apparent influence over Musa by an underworld figure.
Ramli had since Feb 29 alleged that Musa, Abdul Gani and the MACC were used to fix him and his men in their investigations over the former IGP’s involvement with an underworld figure, identified as Goh Cheng Poh or Tengku Goh.
Describing Nazri’s comments as “hitting below the belt”, former MACC adviser Robert Phang said the anti graft body is supposed to be independent.
“Do not hit below the belt of the officers as they do not have the recourse to rebut. Stop being a bully. Shukri is ‘strong and brave’ to expose attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail’s reluctance to prosecute the many MACC cases it investigated, including those involving holders of high public office. Shukri should not be discouraged or intimidated by Nazri’s bullying ways,” he said.
Instead, Phang said in a statement, Shukri must not be disheartened, and ask the MACC to investigate Nazri’s assets to determine whether his income can support his and his son’s lavish lifestyle.On Sunday, Nazri was quoted in the Chinese papers as describing Shukri as having a weak character who should stop complaining about cases being rejected by the AG’s Chambers.
Shukri had on March 29, said the graft commission had accused the Attorney-General’s Chambers of refusing to charge people as had been recommended by the MACC. Nazri’s son and his bodyguard areembroiled in a police investigation over an alleged affray with a security guard of a condominium.
Phang asked why was Nazri defending the AG and attacking the MACC.
“Well, if Shukri is weak, then the AG is most definitely lame if he requires Nazri to defend him. This is again a classic example of interference by the executive in the affairs of the MACC.
“The AG has been cited for alleged corrupt practices and breach of ethics umpteen times and no one has dared to act on him. How powerful can the AG be?” he asked.
‘Nazri a disgrace’
He also sarcastically pointed out that Nazri’s explanation that corruption charges would cause great shame to the accused and hence, the AGC must act diligently and charge the accused in court only if there is concrete evidence, and asked whether this included ex-Commercial Crimes Investigation Department director Ramli Yusuff and his men.
“Nazri’s attitude is a disgrace to the Prime Minister’s Department by using threats against senior civil servants who have the courage to act, especially against graft by those holding public office,” he said, adding that Nazri has also defended the alleged collusion between former inspector-general of police Musa Hassan and Abdul Gani regarding the apparent influence over Musa by an underworld figure.
Ramli had since Feb 29 alleged that Musa, Abdul Gani and the MACC were used to fix him and his men in their investigations over the former IGP’s involvement with an underworld figure, identified as Goh Cheng Poh or Tengku Goh.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Taib's son offers out-of-court settlement
This news makes me wish that Taib was getting divorce as well!
I wonder why his son is so scared and willing to settle after the courts made him declare his assets!
Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib, the son of the Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud, today offered an out-of-court settlement to his ex-wife Shahnaz A Majid over her matrimonial claims.
This comes a day after the Kuala Lumpur Syariah High Court instructed Mahmud Abu Bekir, who is Cahaya Mata Sarawak deputy chairperson, to declare his assets.
"We have come to an agreement with the other party to make on offer within 14 days for all cases pending," Mahmud Abu Bekir's counsel Zainul Rijal Abu Bakar said.
Mahmud Abu Bekir, who is also represented by Saadiah Din, will make the offer within 14 days.
Justice Mohamad Abdullah postponed the hearing to May 23, pending the outcome of the settlement negotiations.
Mahmud Abu Bekir, seen smiling in court today, was married to Shahnaz for 19 years before the divorce was recorded on May 11, 2011.
They have a son, who was born in December, 1993.
Shahnaz has claimed assets and mutaah (gifts) amounting to RM400 million in the divorce settlement.
Shahnaz, who is a sister of popular singer Sheila Majid, had yesterday tearfully testified on how Mahmud Abu Bekir had physically and emotionally abused her during their marriage.
She was expected to take the stand again today to reveal the assets of Mahmud Abu Bekir and his family.
Justice Mohamad today also cancelled the show-cause order issued against Mahmud Abu Bekir, which had been applied for by Shahnaz's lawyer, as the trial is still continuing.
The order was applied to be imposed on Mahmud Abu Bekir for not coming to court despite being told to do so.
Acting for Shahnaz were Rafie Mohd Shafie and Akbardin Abdul Kadir.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Meet the man who is above the law in Malaysia!
The global settlement between several GLCs and former Malaysian Airlines chairperson Tajudin Ramli is proof that the federal government manages the economy with imprudence, said DAP information chief Tony Pua.
In a statement today, Pua said the government’s willingness to reach a settlement showed that large scale leakages and corruption will continue unabated because of cronyism and lack of accountability.
“If there are billions of ringgits of losses in Port Klang Free Zone project had seen former Transport Minister Dr Ling Liong Sik and Chan Kong Choy being charged for misleading the cabinet, surely former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Daim Zainuddin must be similarly investigated for possibly providing illegal guarantee and indemnity of their cronies,” he said,
Pua, who is also Petaling Jaya Utara MP, said minister in the prime minister's department, Idris Jala, had repeatedly warned of possiblebankruptcy within seven years if we fail to manage our finances carefully.
“The question is should BN (be allowed) to continue to rule after the next two elections, then what Idris had warned might just come true,” he said in a statement.
Idris had warned in 2010 that he does not want the country to be another Greece, by 2019 if the people do not swallow subsidy cuts that will see the price of petrol, food, electricity and other staples rise.
Yesterday, Tajudin had withdrew his appeal at the Court of Appeal over his counter-claim and settled the long-standing case.
However, the terms of the settlement was not disclosed despite the Kuala Lumpur High Court had in Dec 2009 ordered Tajudin to pay RM589 million to Pengurusan Danaharta Bhd and its two subsidiaries which manages the debt.
Settlement involves writing off debt
Pua revealed that the terms of the settlement involves the government and Danaharta being instructed to settle the suits at the appellate court by completely writing off the outstanding debt of RM589 million on Tajudin.
“From my sources, I can confirm that the debt has been completely written off as part of the settlement. I knew about it from inside sources. The settlement caused an immediate loss of RM589 million,” he told Malaysiakini.
He said the government must disclose why it has decided to write off the debt when the court ordered it to pay, and who is ultimately responsible for the losses.
“Tajudin has now gotten off scot free from his court-ordered obligations to pay back to Danaharta, an agency 100 percent owned by the ministry of finance amounting to a whopping loss of RM589.15 million, excluding interest.
He said Danaharta’s claims are based on claims that Tajudin had defaulted on a syndicated loan of RM1.79 billion when he took a 32 percent controlling stake in Malaysia Airlines (MAS) from the government in 1994.
Tajudin in his RM13 billion counter-suit claimed he was never meant to be personally liable for the loan as the government had agreed to indemnify him of any liability that arose from his acquisitions of MAS shares from Bank Negara.
The former MAS chairperson also claimed that Mahathir and Daim, “instructed” him to pay RM8 per share for MAS when the market price was around RM3.50.
The High Court had in December 2009, ruled in favour of Danaharta and its two subsidiaries and ordered Tajudin to pay the RM589 million. The same court had struck out Tajudin’s counter-claim.
“Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak who is also finance minister must immediately explain why the BN government is writing off the entire debt and letting Tajudin off scot free without even defending itself in the Court of Appeal.
“The decision smacks of sinister motives, especially since the government has already won its case in the High Court. The decision of the BN government proves that it is intent on letting off its cronies easily, despite having caused hundreds of millions of ringgit loss to the government.
“Where is Najib’s ‘new economic model’ where Najib declared to foreign investors that ‘the behaviour of rent-seeking and patronage will no longer be tolerated’. Or is the settlement a result of the government’s agreement with Tajudin defence that he is completely indemnified by Mahathir and Daim from having to bear any responsibility for losses?” he asked.
Pua said if the latter is the main reason, Najib must immediately take action against both Mahathir and Daim, for not only gross negligence but having wilfully provided guarantees and indemnity to Tajudin in the privatisation of MAS.
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