A BN MP says the truth will eventually
prevail, while an independent MP and PKR MP say the latest revelation
raises more questions.
KUALA
LUMPUR: Latest revelations to come out from the French investigation
into the Scorpene submarine deal, particularly new facts surrounding
murdered Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu, have caused a little
stir in Parliament.While several Barisan Nasional MPs were reluctant to comment on the matter when asked, Kota Belud MP Abdul Rahman Dahlan said that he welcomed additional information on the case.
“The lies would eventually be unravelled by the truth. The [new fact that there are] no records [of Altantuya entering France] is a strong point against the argument of a conspiracy,” he told FMT.
“The allegations are serious and the problem is that is it spun as if it is part of a conspiracy, and also part of something just to pin down something on Prime Minister [Najib Tun Razak]. It is just not sticking.”
Abdul Rahman said that there were already several facts that do not tally, including the fact that Najib’s close aide Abdul Razak Baginda had admitted to knowing Altantuya in 2004 while the deal was made in 2002.
Asked why BN seems to be more prone to silence on this particular issue, Abdul Rahman said: “There is a reason why… is there any statement that comes from the government that the opposition would ‘believe’? They would just counter with more lies, and sometimes it is a better strategy to just wait.”
Meanwhile, Batu MP Tian Chua said the new revelation raises more questions that must be answered by Najib and Abdul Razak themselves.
“The government has a lot to answer. We have to bring back Razak Baginda to court. The argument that she [Altantuya] was a translator and that there was commission to be paid, and that Razak said he didn’t want to pay her is now in question since she never went to France.”
“When we went to France and we asked the lawyers, they almost fell down laughing because all the negotiations were conducted in English! The French politicians were shaking their head, asking: ‘Why would we do a multi-billion deal without speaking English? It doesn’t make sense,” said Tian.
‘Why was she killed?’
“So now we have to ask Najib and Razak Baginda: Why do you say you need a translator? What is her role? She had no role! We want to know why she was killed.”
“Who sponsored her trips? Under what name did she travel? It makes us recall that there was no record of her entry into Malaysia. It is very mysterious. Something is wrong.”
However, Tian said that he “did not care” about Altantuya and the focus should be on corruption.Meanwhile, BN-friendly independent Bayan Baru MP Zahrain Mohamed Hashim said the more information comes out, the more the opposition and Suaram will have to answer.
“The absence of records [of Altantuya] entering France, the fact that she doesn’t understand French… it gives rise to confusion on how she was said to be appointed as a translator.”
Zahrain said that Jasbir Singh Chahl, who is reported by Malaysian NGO Suaram as being the first Malaysian to be subpoenaed as a witness in the Scorpene case, also denied that he was summoned.
“This is Suaram’s lie. Jasbir also told the French police that he has never met Altantuya and that she was not involved in the submarine negotiations.”
Zahrain said that the alleged photo of Najib with Altantuya also has never been seen by anyone.
“The only one we see was Batu MP’s [Tian Chua] doctored or cut-and-paste [version]. This is a great insult to our prime minister. Until today, there is no action against Tian Chua.”
“If these are being used by Suaram to attack Najib and the government, then they should apologise. If they acted on Scorpene and Altantuya based on lies, they must say sorry to the rakyat, the government and Najib himself. This has given the country a bad image.”
‘Conspiracy to bring down Najib’
Suaram, which is supposed to be a NGO, is now acting like a “AGO [an anti-government organisation],” Zahrain said.
“So don’t disguise yourself. How does Suaram get its fundung? Is Anwar [Ibrahim] the one who funds Suaram’s case in France? If not, Suaram must deny and tell the people how they obtain their finances to file the case in Paris,” he said.
Zahrain
said the fact that Kulim MP Zulkifli Nordin had “revealed” that Anwar
had instructed him to fabricate evidence against Najib in the murder
case tells a lot.“It is clearly a conspiracy to bring down Najib. Suaram has become a platform for Anwar’s battle to bring down the prime minister.”
On Monday, FMT reported that French police investigation papers showed that a “Altantuya Shaariibuu” never entered France from 1999 to 2006.
This was revealed in confidential investigative documents submitted to the French judicial inquiry which is looking into alleged kickbacks in the Scorpene submarine deal between French firm DCNS and the Malaysian government.
The confidential documents also revealed that DCNS officials had also informed French police that they never met a person named Altantuya and do not know who she is in the course of their negotiations for the Scorpene deal.
The DCNS officials had also informed the French police that the negotiations for the submarines were done in Malaysia and not in France.
One official – DCNS’ former sales manager to Malaysia Fredric Faura – told the French investigators the negotiations were in English and not in French, so there is no need for an interpreter.
Furthermore, Altantuya did not speak French so she could not have acted as an English-French interpreter.
Suaram has successfully sought for a judicial inquiry at the Tribunal De Grande Instance in Paris to probe alleged corruption crimes and illegal bribes involving top officials from both Malaysia and France in the submarine deal.
Suaram claims that DCNS had paid bribery amounting to 114 million euros to Perimekar Sdn Bhd, with help from Altantuya, who was later gruesomely murdered for allegedly asking a part of the bribe.
ntuya riddle deepens with new details
A BN MP says the truth will eventually
prevail, while an independent MP and PKR MP say the latest revelation
raises more questions.
KUALA
LUMPUR: Latest revelations to come out from the French investigation
into the Scorpene submarine deal, particularly new facts surrounding
murdered Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu, have caused a little
stir in Parliament.While several Barisan Nasional MPs were reluctant to comment on the matter when asked, Kota Belud MP Abdul Rahman Dahlan said that he welcomed additional information on the case.
“The lies would eventually be unravelled by the truth. The [new fact that there are] no records [of Altantuya entering France] is a strong point against the argument of a conspiracy,” he told FMT.
“The allegations are serious and the problem is that is it spun as if it is part of a conspiracy, and also part of something just to pin down something on Prime Minister [Najib Tun Razak]. It is just not sticking.”
Abdul Rahman said that there were already several facts that do not tally, including the fact that Najib’s close aide Abdul Razak Baginda had admitted to knowing Altantuya in 2004 while the deal was made in 2002.
Asked why BN seems to be more prone to silence on this particular issue, Abdul Rahman said: “There is a reason why… is there any statement that comes from the government that the opposition would ‘believe’? They would just counter with more lies, and sometimes it is a better strategy to just wait.”
Meanwhile, Batu MP Tian Chua said the new revelation raises more questions that must be answered by Najib and Abdul Razak themselves.
“The government has a lot to answer. We have to bring back Razak Baginda to court. The argument that she [Altantuya] was a translator and that there was commission to be paid, and that Razak said he didn’t want to pay her is now in question since she never went to France.”
“When we went to France and we asked the lawyers, they almost fell down laughing because all the negotiations were conducted in English! The French politicians were shaking their head, asking: ‘Why would we do a multi-billion deal without speaking English? It doesn’t make sense,” said Tian.
‘Why was she killed?’
“So now we have to ask Najib and Razak Baginda: Why do you say you need a translator? What is her role? She had no role! We want to know why she was killed.”
“Who sponsored her trips? Under what name did she travel? It makes us recall that there was no record of her entry into Malaysia. It is very mysterious. Something is wrong.”
However, Tian said that he “did not care” about Altantuya and the focus should be on corruption.Meanwhile, BN-friendly independent Bayan Baru MP Zahrain Mohamed Hashim said the more information comes out, the more the opposition and Suaram will have to answer.
“The absence of records [of Altantuya] entering France, the fact that she doesn’t understand French… it gives rise to confusion on how she was said to be appointed as a translator.”
Zahrain said that Jasbir Singh Chahl, who is reported by Malaysian NGO Suaram as being the first Malaysian to be subpoenaed as a witness in the Scorpene case, also denied that he was summoned.
“This is Suaram’s lie. Jasbir also told the French police that he has never met Altantuya and that she was not involved in the submarine negotiations.”
Zahrain said that the alleged photo of Najib with Altantuya also has never been seen by anyone.
“The only one we see was Batu MP’s [Tian Chua] doctored or cut-and-paste [version]. This is a great insult to our prime minister. Until today, there is no action against Tian Chua.”
“If these are being used by Suaram to attack Najib and the government, then they should apologise. If they acted on Scorpene and Altantuya based on lies, they must say sorry to the rakyat, the government and Najib himself. This has given the country a bad image.”
‘Conspiracy to bring down Najib’
Suaram, which is supposed to be a NGO, is now acting like a “AGO [an anti-government organisation],” Zahrain said.
“So don’t disguise yourself. How does Suaram get its fundung? Is Anwar [Ibrahim] the one who funds Suaram’s case in France? If not, Suaram must deny and tell the people how they obtain their finances to file the case in Paris,” he said.
Zahrain
said the fact that Kulim MP Zulkifli Nordin had “revealed” that Anwar
had instructed him to fabricate evidence against Najib in the murder
case tells a lot.“It is clearly a conspiracy to bring down Najib. Suaram has become a platform for Anwar’s battle to bring down the prime minister.”
On Monday, FMT reported that French police investigation papers showed that a “Altantuya Shaariibuu” never entered France from 1999 to 2006.
This was revealed in confidential investigative documents submitted to the French judicial inquiry which is looking into alleged kickbacks in the Scorpene submarine deal between French firm DCNS and the Malaysian government.
The confidential documents also revealed that DCNS officials had also informed French police that they never met a person named Altantuya and do not know who she is in the course of their negotiations for the Scorpene deal.
The DCNS officials had also informed the French police that the negotiations for the submarines were done in Malaysia and not in France.
One official – DCNS’ former sales manager to Malaysia Fredric Faura – told the French investigators the negotiations were in English and not in French, so there is no need for an interpreter.
Furthermore, Altantuya did not speak French so she could not have acted as an English-French interpreter.
Suaram has successfully sought for a judicial inquiry at the Tribunal De Grande Instance in Paris to probe alleged corruption crimes and illegal bribes involving top officials from both Malaysia and France in the submarine deal.
Suaram claims that DCNS had paid bribery amounting to 114 million euros to Perimekar Sdn Bhd, with help from Altantuya, who was later gruesomely murdered for allegedly asking a part of the bribe.
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