Interpol to arrest Najib? Scorpene, Altantuya, Umno

A highly-classified document - an evaluation by the Malaysian Navy of the Scorpene-class submarines to be purchased by the government - had been allegedly "bought" by a French defence company.

French lawyer Joseph Breham, who is acting on behalf of human rights NGO Suaram, revealed that the company had allegedly paid 36 million euro (RM142 million) to Terasasi (Hong Kong) Ltd, ostensibly for "commercial engineering" works.

At a press conference in Bangkok yesterday, Breham (right) revealed, saying, "French investigative judges probing the case lodged by Suaram against Paris-owned shipmaker DCNS for alleged corruption have inquired what those payments were and demanded reports of financial transactions from the company. They (the inquiry judges) were given information which are already available in the Internet and newspapers, except for this one document. It was a secret document by the Malaysian Navy - an evaluation for the order of the submarines, which is a highly confidential report," 

Breham, who based his expose on the French prosecution papers, told journalists at the Foreign Correspondence Club of Thailand that the act of "selling" top secret papers to a foreign country such as this was considered a treasonous act and stressed that, in Franc, it would be absolutely illegal to sell such reports as it could either be considered a breach of defence secrets or high treason.

When asked by a journalist if it was legal for an individual to sell such reports, Breham replied, "It's treason because you are selling a competitor or a foreign country what you think about a specific weapon, and your plan on how to use this specific weapon."

Breham, who is with Sherpa, a non-profit legal and human rights Paris-based NGO representing Suaram in the legal action, said, "In France, if you release them (the secret documents), you can be punished up to 10 years jail."

Najib can be arrested by Interpol

Hong Kong-based Terasasi - two Terasasi directors are Najib's close ally Abdul Razak Baginda and the latter's father Abdul Malim Baginda - had been accused of funneling money through its accounts to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak as "commissions" on the sale of the submarines that were purchased from the French company Thales International, also known as Thint Asia, in a deal inked in 2002 when Najib was defence minister and deputy prime minister.

Thales, an off-shoot of French defence giant DCN, later changed its name to DCNS, is a company facing legal charges filed by Suaram in 2010 and the case has recently opened in the French court.

Najib (left), who has refused to comment on the matter, has also denied ever being involved in the scandal, but Breham has reiterated that the PM cannot avoid testifying in a French court if he is either subpoenaed or issued a warrant of arrest by Interpol, adding that it was possible that Thales decided to pay the money to obtain the classified document so that it could better bid for the project, and this meant "paying someone to commit an offence".

In 2006, Razak, together with two of Najib's former bodyguards were charged for the murder of Mongolian national, Altantuya Shaariibuu, but the political analyst was acquited without his defence being called.

Daim ally, Razak Baginda named as ‘political network agents’ in Scorpene probe

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal

May 30, 2012

Malaysia paid RM6.7 billion in 2009 for two Scorpene submarines.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 — Secret documents obtained during the on-going Scorpene submarine probe have revealed the roles of an alleged ally of former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin as well as Abdul Razak Baginda in procuring major defence contracts between France and Malaysia, Suaram has said. The human rights group said that police have seized documents in the form of a note for the French Minister of Defence dated June 2, 1999. This was in relation to an interview on Malaysian and French strategic defence ties with the then Malaysian Minister of Defence Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
It said that the note read that pursuant to major defence contracts between France and Malaysia, there was a “requirement” that a substantial transfer of money had to be channelled to individuals and/or political organisations.
“The note specifically states that apart from individuals, the ruling party (Umno) is the biggest beneficiary. Consultants (company agents) are often used as political network agents to facilitate these monetary transfers and to receive commissions from their mandators.
“The note mentions about Mohd Ibrahim Mohd Noor and Abdul Razak as points of reference for the political network,” said Suaram in a statement today.
Suaram said that according to the note, Mohd Ibrahim’s influence began to wane by early 2001 following Daim’s “fall from power”, which then resulted in his “disappearance” from Perimekar Sdn Bhd as both shareholder and director.
Malaysia paid RM6.7 billion in 2009 for the two submarines of which RM574 million was earmarked for co-ordination and support services for Perimekar Sdn Bhd, owned by Abdul Razak Baginda. Abdul Razak is being sought as a witness in the French case.
The note also said that Daim’s ally was later replaced by Abdul Razak’s own “people”, and that he eventually became the main point of reference for the political network to facilitate money transfers.
“On the contrary, Abdul Razak maintained excellent ties with the Minister of Defence and the Prime Minister. Furthermore, his wife is a close friend of the Minister of Defence’s wife. Therefore, Baginda became the centre of the network: Terasasi is linked to Baginda while Perimekar was initially controlled by Mohd Noor,” the note added.

Gap between rich and poor: Can ETP reduce GAP?

Gap between rich and poor

The second to last paragraph of the article says:
The Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) of the Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu) has focused on major development and investment projects. It is now the time for them to work towards the elimination of poverty to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor.

Idris Jala once said his own village in Sarawak did not have electricity. By now, the ETP should have brought electricity to his own village. If not, the ETP has failed miserably.

Chin Xin-Ci: 30 hours ago, I escaped from being kidnapped @ The Curve car park

Read the full personal account by Chin Xin-Ci whose story was made public, through an article in THE STAR today:

30 hours ago, I escaped from being kidnapped

by Chin Xin-Ci on Monday, 28 May 2012 at 09:39 ·

The Curve car park: Feisty girl flees 'rapists' robbers

Wednesday May 30, 2012

Marketeer fights off abductors

By REGINA LEE
regina@thestar.com.my

PETALING JAYA: An Internet marketeer had a close shave with a couple of would-be rapists when she was abducted from the car park of The Curve shopping mall here.

However, the feisty Chin Xin-Ci put up a fight and jumped out of the moving car just as it was exiting the car park.

Recounting the harrowing experience on her Facebook account, she wrote that she was loading her shopping bags onto the backseat of her boyfriend’s car when the incident took place at about 5.20pm on Sunday.

She was on her own that day.

“Suddenly, the rear car door was slammed against my back and a meat cleaver was pressed against my throat,” she wrote.

“A man covered my mouth with his hand and whispered to me not to scream. He then shoved me onto the floor of the backseat and waved the cleaver at me, ordering me not to scream.”

According to her posting, which has gone viral on Twitter and Facebook, a second man appeared and took her car keys while demanding for the parking ticket.

“I told them they could take everything, just to let me go. But at that point they didn’t even ask for money. Instead, one of the men started to make sexual advances.

“Then it hit me: ‘Oh my God. Oh my God. This is really happening. I’m being kidnapped and I think I know what they want’,” she wrote.

Waiting for a chance to make her escape, she said she was aware that the car would slow down as it moved out from the car park.

She managed to open the door but one of the suspects pulled her back in.

However, she put up a fight with the two suspects before making a run for it.

The ordeal – from the moment she left the parking ticket payment machine to her escape – took just about four minutes “but it felt like a long nightmare”, she wrote.

She also tweeted that she was fortunate to just have some scratches and bruises although she lost almost all her belongings, including her cellphone.

Meanwhile, The Curve centre manager Jazmi Kamarudin said they would cooperate with the police as well as offer support to Chin.

“We have also provided our CCTV footage to assist the police with their investigation.

“As this is an ongoing investigation, we are unable to share any details.

“We sincerely regret that this incident took place despite our numerous safety efforts,” Jazmi said in a statement yesterday.

Police confirmed that a report had been lodged and that the case had been classified as robbery.

Other Twitter users also expressed their concern about the incident.

Nayati’s father sacked from job. Malaysia very safe!

'Nayati’s father sacked from job' is still the most read story @ The Malaysian Insider at the time of writing this post.

I wonder why.

Malaysia is not safe according to employers of Nayati's father - hence they are recalling the family to Netherlands. Nevertheless, the family is staying put in Malaysia to ensure that the prosecution goes through.

Well, the fact is Malaysia is not safe. That's why the kidnap.

Johor crown prince: We don't take money from gov't

But OK to take money from rakyat?

Rakyat's money is Royalty's money?

Johor crown prince defends RM500K splurge on WWW 1 plate

May 29, 2012

Tunku Ismail took to Twitter to defend his father the Sultan of Johor.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — Johor’s Tengku Mahkota Tunku Ismail Idris took to Twitter last night to defend his father’s RM520,000 purchase of the coveted WWW 1 vehicle number plate, saying the royal family has never used public money for personal spending.

“JOHOR Royal Family does Not take any Money from the Government. Since the time of Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim. Feel free to ask the MB or any Government officials.

“The Money allocated to My Father and I every month as a Sultan and Tunku Mahkota is put into Yayasan Iskandar and Yayasan Ibrahim. The purpose of these foundations (Yayasan Iskandar and Yayasan Ibrahim) is for the Rakyat and to assist the Johor State Government.

“I my self, since the time I was the Raja Muda, Never took 1 cent from the Government till this very Day. Its my Rakyat’s Money. So before You Open your mouth. Do your research,” the Johor crown prince posted on his Twitter account @HRHJohor2 in reply to criticism from the former Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin.

The royal family’s spending habits came under the spotlight after the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Ismail Sultan Iskandar, was revealed as the person who beat some 10,000 bidders, including the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, to win the tender yesterday.

The amount beat the record set by the number plate MCA 1 in 2010 for RM300,100.

Mohammad Nizar had tweeted yesterday that the Johor Sultan could have used the half a million ringgit instead to help the state’s poor Malays buy homes.

“RM520k bolih dibelanjakan membantu rakyat melayu Johor yg masih ramai miskin serta memerlukan bantuan utk kprluan hidup, bina 20 rumah PPRT!” (RM520,000 can be spent on poor Malays in Johor who need help to survive, and build 20 PPRT (Program Pembangunan Rakyat Termiskin) homes!” the PAS leader said last night on his account @mbnizar.

The Johor royal household is no stranger to controversy.

Earlier this month, four expatriates alleged they were assaulted by royal bodyguards while holidaying on the resort island of Rawa, off the southern state’s coast.

It was the second such reported assault in seven years.

In 2005, six men, said to be from the Johor royal family, were reported to have gatecrashed a Brazilian couple’s wedding on the same island and beat up the guests with golf clubs and sharp objects.

Why beat up detainess? Polis Raja di Malaysia ma!

Why beat up detainees?

Posted on 27 May 2012 - 07:18pm
Last updated on 27 May 2012 - 07:26pm

R. Nadeswaran

IN 1976, I sat before the then Chief Justice of Malaya talking to him not about the judiciary, but the future of Malaysian hockey in the aftermath of the debacle at the Montreal Olympics. A few days later, a two-part series bylined "By Raja Azlan Shah as told to R. Nadeswaran" was published. On Wednesday, memories came flooding back on what now Sultan Azlan Shah said on his birthday investiture ceremony.

"The enforcement of the country's laws should reflect transparency and fair practice by the judiciary. Those enforcing the law must show integrity and gain respect through their actions in order for the people to be confident in them. The people will have doubts in the legal institution and feel they have been unfairly treated if investigations and detainment procedures, prosecution and trial are questionable," His Highness was quoted as saying.

Today marks one month to the day when the events and issues changed our views and perceptions of the institutions that His Highness touched on in his royal address. Co-incidentally, the 1976 interview took place over lunch in his chambers in the vicinity of Dataran Merdeka – the same area where the tumultuous event happened.

Why, I keep asking myself and everyone whom I think can give me a plausible answer, did seven policemen attack my colleague Radzi? What offence did he commit? Even if he did, he cannot be subjected to that kind of grievous harm that required hospitalisation for a fractured jaw.

Was he part of the demonstration? Was he wearing yellow? Was he part of the mob that broke the barrier? No – on all three counts. So, why was an on-duty journalist in civilian clothes with a government issued media tag around his shoulders set upon by the police?

That's only the first part of the story. Last week, Radzi was asked to attend an identification parade with a view to pick out his assailants. It was an exercise in absurdity. Despite the investigation officer being told that Radzi's assailants were young police officers, the police brought elderly officers to be identified. To add insult to injury, Radzi was asked to peep through the louvres on the window to identify his attackers. Is this how an identification parade is carried out these days?

Is this the kind of integrity of law enforcers that His Highness pointed out when he he talked about gaining respect through their actions in order for the people to be confident in them?

Let me not digress. I was a witness to at least half a dozen assaults of protesters AFTER they had been arrested. Call it safety or comfort zone but standing atop the balcony of the Royal Selangor Club, it gave me a bird's-eye view of what was happening along Jalan Raja. As those arrested were brought to be processed, I saw policemen kicking and slapping them. Was it necessary? What could a citizen like me do except plead: Jangan pukul? As soon as I did this, four or five police cameras were trained on me.

Will I be demonised, pilloried and hounded like the dozens of lawyers who acted as observers of the Bar Council at the rally? Just like them, will I be accused of being part of the opposition or a sympathiser? Is there no place to tell exactly what I saw and express my disgust at such contemptuous actions? Do ordinary citizens have no recourse when they see an illegal act or omission? Don't we as citizens owe a duty to protect one another?

The police can have a hundred and one reasons to detain anyone, but surely it is not their God-given right to harm anyone in the process. Why did they have to do that? Why did they beat up Radzi and a dozen other members of the media? Were they also viewed as opposition sympathisers instead of being seen as recorders of a Malaysian event?

These questions cannot be answered by you or me. It must be answered by the perpetrators of the assault and their bosses. Perhaps they should seriously take the sultan's advice that people will have doubts in the legal institution and feel they have been unfairly treated if investigations and detainment procedures, prosecution and trial are questionable. Radzi's identification parade saga is just one issue. Saying anything more will be overkill.

R. Nadeswaran is a mere messenger in this whole episode. Shooting him will not bring about a solution. He is editor (special and investigative reporting) at theSun and can be reached at: citizen-nades@thesundaily.com

Basic instinct porn star Chua is having wet dreams!

Sweet dreams, Pakatan

RK Anand and Teoh El Sen | May 28, 2012 

Why is Chua Soi Lek insulting the rakyat, particularly the Chinese community?
We, Chinese, have dignity. We're not animals like you, an Umno dog.
Go screw around and enjoy your wet dreams, you Umno dog!
Stop screwing the rakyat! We shall decide our own destiny!

KL traders: Who on earth is Jamal? Jamal, the liar?

KL traders: Who on earth is Jamal?

Friday, May 25, 2012 - 14:15

by Meena Lakshana

KUALA LUMPUR: Traders at Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman do not know who Jamal Md Yunus is.

Those interviewed by The Malay Mail looked blank when his name was mentioned, somewhat peculiar, considering Jamal, who is also the KL Petty Traders Action Council chairman, had said he operates a stall in the area having received a licence from City Hall, 25 years ago.

Jamal had led 100 traders to protest near Bersih co-chairman Datuk S. Ambiga's house over alleged losses during the Bersih 3.0 rally on April 28.

He led the burger stall protest there on May 10.

Most of the traders at Jalan TAR felt Jamal had either political motives or self-interest for leading the protest. Some potent comments:

Aziz Sulaiman, 26: "I do not know him. If he was sincere, he would have helped us before Bersih 3.0 happened."

Razali Awang, 40: "It's not right. It feels like he's doing this to make himself famous.

Razali and Aziz said their profits had doubled during the rally.

Daiman Mohamad Yunus, 66: "If he was sincere, he would try to help those without licences to get them."

Jamal reportedly owns 18 restaurant outlets under the Sekinchan Ikan Bakar Restaurant chain and a permit to import luxury cars.

He said the protest outside Ambiga's home was purely motivated by the need to reclaim losses incurred by Jalan TAR petty traders during the rally and rejected claims that Umno was supporting the anti-Bersih protest.

In love triangle, man parked BMW, fell off fourth floor

Saturday May 26, 2012

Doc: My son was in love triangle

By TEH ENG HOCK and WINNIE YEOH
newsdesk@thestar.com.my

BN above the law. Rakyat Bersih voters intimidated!

Following is an excerpt from "BN concerned with voter perception over Bersih suit" by Shannon Teoh:

MCA central committee member Datuk Ti Lian Ker also agreed with DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang that the move was more “reactionary” and came because “the establishment has been challenged and if no action is taken, then where is the authority?”

But he stressed that the government had little choice in the matter.

“Bersih cites a ‘cause’ and so it has higher moral ground. But the government has to put its foot down and say you are not above the law,” the lawyer, who is also MCA Kuantan chief said.

What utter rubbish! The problem is the Umno-led BN government has not met all the demands of Bersih 2.0 and Bersih 3.0 that are simply the demands of Malaysians. Instead, it has, time and again, demonised Bersih.

What is this talk cock when Najib, shortly after becoming the first Umno-appointed PM, declared that the “the era of government knows best is over”?

Truly, “the era of government knows best is over” is only when BN is sent to oblivion by the people come GE13.

Cocky EC! Polls respondents may just be ignorant?

The Election Commission (EC) is unperturbed by the latest poll findings by Merdeka Centre that shows widespread distrust towards the electoral process, saying that the respondents “might not know what they are talking about”.

The survey results announced yesterday shows among others, an astounding 92 percent of the 1,019 respondents support a clean-up of the electoral roll, 49 percent of those interviewed do not believe that the electoral process is free from irregularity while 51 percent think the postal voting process lacks transparency and is open to political interference.

When contacted by Malaysiakini today, EC deputy chief Wan Ahmad Wan Omar dismissed the poll question on the electoral roll as being too general, as it has the tendency to prompt respondents to reply “yes”, following common sense and mockingly said, “The question is obvious and by logic, everybody will say they want a clean electoral roll, including the EC. I wonder why there are still eight percent of them who replied negatively to the question."

Domo Kun stuffed plush toy cannot scare cat away!

Vid taken on Sunday, 11 March 2012.

Umno: A party of denials, easily provoked & attack!

Umno is a party that practises the best democracy in the world.

It is a party of denials that can do no wrong.

BUT...

Beware of Umno. It is easily provoked.

“You have to understand, when provoked... anything can happen,” says Lembah Pantai Umno Youth chief Datuk Mohamad Sazali Kamilan.

PRU13: Binasa Negara kalau BN kalah? 1Malaysia!

 Dalam Perhimpunan Agong 2010, Najib melaungkan kata-kata berikut:
'...Even if we are broken ("crushed bodies") or divorced from the life of the body ("lost lives"), brothers and sisters, we must defend Putrajaya at all costs!'

Tahun berikutnya, Najib dilaporkan berkata:
“Ini bukan rumah saya...ini rumah Perdana Menteri Umno dan BN. Kita mesti pertahankan Putrajaya kerana untung nasib kita dan anak-cucu bergantung kepada Umno dan BN...pihak yang lain (pembangkang) tidak boleh harap.
“Barisan Nasional sebagai pemegang tampuk pemerintahan negara kita...kita yang bangunkan Putrajaya. Tak kan kita nak biarkan kepada orang lain. Ini maruah kita...kita tidak sanggup terhina dan dihina oleh sesiapa,”

Wow! Sejak bila Seri Perdana rumah Perdana Menteri Umno dan BN?

On Wednesday, 21 September 2011, Lim Kit Siang posted in his blog:

Najib must retract his “crushed bodies, lives lost” speech and declare that he will accept the general election verdict of the people, including a change of government in Sri Perdana Putrajaya

 On 08 May 2012, The Malaysian Insider reported:

Kit Siang asks if Najib will accept a Pakatan polls win

On 20 May 2012, again, Lim Kit Siang posted in his blog:

Question to Najib for June Parliament – “would he give categorical assurance to accept verdict of voters in 13GE, including change of government in Putrajaya”?

Pak Samad: Ambiga a victim of race, religion & sex

Ambiga a victim of race and religion, says Pak Samad

Today, as Bersih co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan's Bukit Damansara residence is turned into a bizarre combination of a mini market, crime scene and conflict zone with pro- and anti-Ambiga groups taking their positions under the watchful eyes of the authorities outside her house, it is business as usual at the Bangsar Utama flat of her fellow co-chairperson A Samad Said.

In an interview with Malaysiakini on Tuesday, 77-year-old A Samad, or more fondly known as Pak Samad, said, “Ambiga should rightfully lead, she is a lawyer with vast experience, she has received various awards but unfortunately, she is an Indian, a non-Muslim, that is unfortunate. If Ambiga was me, these threats targeting her would not have happened.”

Since the Bersih 3.0 protest on April 28 which organisers claimed saw some 250,000 participants taking to the streets of Kuala Lumpur, anti-Bersih groups have taken their counter-protest to the doorstep of Ambiga’s residence with burger stalls, butt exercises and now, a mini-market but the situation at Pak Samd's residence has been anything but unusual, despite his cheeky baiting of the protesters at Ambiga’s residence.

Pak Samad said this tale of two Bersih chiefs is likely because Ambiga is being targeted for her race, religion and to some extent, gender; issues that are often played up by the powers-that-be.

The national laureate added that he, too, has faced accusations of a similar nature, though not as severe as the harassment faced by Ambiga and among the accusations, was that he has betrayed his own race by participating in the Bersih movement.

“To say that I am not championing my race... There is no need to ask me to be Malay, I am already Malay, I want to be Malaysian,” Pak Samad said in his usual poetic tone.

Pak Samad said that he was also being labelled as senile, to which he said: “Then those who have invited me to speak, must be really foolish to invite a senile old man to talk.”

“I grow old not to become stupid, I grow old to become wiser,” the septuagenarian added.

Pak Samad added that his age has allowed him to break free of being the “slave of power”, which he described as the mainstream media when he was a journalist and editor.

He said, “At that time, I worked in the newspapers, a servant of the powers-that-be. That time, I thought, I had children to care for, a family to care for. Because of that, I swallowed whatever bitterness there was for the sake of my family... But now, I am prepared to be langgar (hit).”

American Idol vs The Voice: The four finalists. Who were the winners?

 I know.

American Idol Season 11 has officially ended with Phillip Phillips crowned champion.

Nevertheless, let's go back to the time when only four were left to compete with each other.

Who do your think were the winners - the four finalists of 'American Idol' or 'The Voice'?

To me, the answer is 'The Voice'.

You know why?

Reason being each of the four finalists of 'The Voice' was given a KIA!

Bersih 3.0: Asrul's eye hit by tear gas may go blind

One the most serious victims of tear gas during the chaos of Bersih 3.0 rally has come forward today to tell his tale of woe.
 

If his condition does not improve in six months, Asrul Wadi Ahmad, 26, from Kepala Batas, who has been reviewed by four doctors, may be diagnosed as blind in the right eye.

Asrul told a press conference in Penang that the situation was calm when he was participating in the Bersih protest on April 28 around Masjid Jamek, but suddenly turned chaotic when the tear gas was fired into the crowd and he was hit by a tear gas canister directly on his face at about 3.15pm.

He fell to the ground and was assisted by members of the public who took him to a nearby hospital, where he was given nine stitches below his eyes.

Asrul said, “I lost vision in my right eye, and whenever I look, there is a black spot in my vision. The doctors I consulted told me that the impact on my eye had been due to an object which hit it at high speed.”

When asked if he regretted his decision to participate in the rally, Asrul said no as this was the people's struggle and added that he would join another rally if a Bersih 4.0 was organised.
 

He stressed that as youths of the nation, they had a responsibility to ensure that their country remained democratic.

Asrul, who had been offered a job as a mechanical engineer in a manufacturing company in Penang before the Bersih event, has lost his job. He lamented, saying, “They told me the job needs someone with good eyesight, and with my condition, I can no longer be a suitable employee.”

He is in the process of initiating legal action against the police for his condition.

The Bersih event, following the firing of tear gas, had resulted in scores injured, including journalists covering the event, who claimed they were victims of police brutality.

Siapa pengganti Lee Chong Wei? Rosmah Mansor?

Bersih 4.0 vs Bersih 3.0: Boleh dapat BMW, Lambo

BERSIH 4.0: Cabutan bertuah BMW dan Lamborghini

Koh Jun Lin 7:53PM Mei 23 2012

Kumpulan anti-BERSIH yang merancang untuk berniaga di hadapan rumah Pengerusi Bersama BERSIH, Datuk S Ambiga mulai esok, kini menawarkan dua kereta mewah untuk cabutan bertuah.

Ketuanya, Datuk Jamal Md Yunus berkata BERSIH 4.0 pencinta keamanan telah membuka halaman Facebook.

Sebagai tanda penghargaan kepada sokongan rakyat, beliau mengumumkan bahawa pelawat Facebook tersebut berpeluang memenangi kereta BMW 530 dalam cabutan bertuah apabila jumlah peminat mencecah 150,000 orang.

Jamal berkata, kereta model 2005 itu bernilai RM225,000.

Sekiranya jumlah peminat Facebook itu mencecah satu juta orang, Jamal berkata, sebuah lagi kereta mewah - 2009-model Lamborghini Gallardo model 2009 bernilai RM1.2 juta - akan ditawarkan dalam cabutan bertuah.

[Baca berita lanjut]

Free education will NOT bankrupt Malaysia, BN will

In fact, BN has almost, if not, already bankrupted Malaysia.

 Well, just click here to see a List of grand corruption committed by Umno-BN government or read 'Liow! It's BN that is bankrupting M'sia!'


And Khairy had the gall to say 'Pakatan’s Buku Jingga, free education pledge will bankrupt Malaysia'?

Raja Nong Chik ugut dedah video seks Nurul Izzah?

Raja Petra Kamarudin, the one whom everybody calls a liar, says:

Allow me to gloat today

RPK wants to be remembered as:
‘The liar who told the truth’

Condemn unruly behaviour but ignore corruption lah!

Sunday May 20, 2012

Condemn unruly behaviour

On The Beat
By Wong Chun Wai

A wrong is a wrong and we shouldn’t compromise our principles for political expediency.

NO sane Malaysian would heap praises on the group of Malaysians in London who recently interrupted a speech by Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who was at the O2 Arena to promote Malaysia to investors.

I am Malaysian and sane but I totally disagree with Wong Chun Wai.

One of the Malaysians, Hiu Woong-sin aka the 'heckler', was there at the O2 Arena.

He wrote in reply to Muhammad Khairun of Umno Youth who challenged him for a debate:

Boo to Khairun! Heckler Hiu Woong-sin wants Najib

Sabah, land of unsual names a result of Project IC?

The two headlines in the 'Most Viewed' of The Star Online today, Monday May 21, 2012:

EC: Timun is a voter

and...

Sabah — land of unusual names

I'm just wondering if the infamous Project IC had caused some or most of these unusual names to be carried by 'uneducated' illegal immigrants whom BN granted citizenship to.

Is it possible that millions of ICs were given to illegal immigrants in Sabah during Project IC so much so that ordinary names like Ali, Abu and Ah Kow were 'overused'?!

Singapore Ferrari and taxi crash. Ferrari / taxi crash

Facebook Zuckerberg sucked big. Married day after

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg capped the week of a lifetime, changing his own status to married Saturday after wedding Priscilla Chan just a day after his company went public, he announced.

Chua cheated on wife vs Ling charged with cheating

Between Chua and Ling, who would you believe?
Tough choice since both from M.C.A (Malaysia Corrupted Association).
Muahahahahahaha!

On May 14, Malaysiakini reported:

BN can forget Selangor, says ex-MCA chief Ling

 

Today, May 19, Bernama reported:

 Dr Chua: MCA confident BN will regain Selangor

Bersih 3.0: 19 victims of police brutality. IGP order?

Yellow victims tell blue and black tales

Stephanie Sta Maria | May 19, 2012

In the meantime, RPK, on May 18, 2012 wrote:

The IGP must fall on his sword

Kenanga Wholesale City Directory: Level 1-7 - kenangacity.com.my

This is a good place to shop for fashion stuff if you plan to buy in bulk.

The more you buy the better deal you'd get.

Wholesale deal.

Parking here is still free until further notice.

Been here a few times and bought stuff in one dozen or two dozens.

Federal Highway: Alfa Romeo car caught on fire? May 17, 3 PM

Yesterday, there was a car caught on fire.

Some asked if the car was a BMW, Inspira, Preve etc.

Some guessed it was a Volkswagen or a Waja.

Some said it looked like a Proton Perdana.

I've at least one reliable information. It's from my wife's boss.

 Yesterday, he was driving his BMW when he was caught in a bad jam.

 He saw the car on fire. It was an Alfa Romeo.

Today, I went out for lunch with a colleague.

I asked him if he knew about the car engulfed in flames at Federal Highway yesterday.

He said yes. I asked him how he knew, he said, 'Facebook!'

No doubt, Facebook News travel much faster than any other online news portal. ;)

I asked him, 'What car is it?'

He answered, 'Alfa Romeo.'

Fulfilled Bersih 2.0 demand? DPM, why do you lie?!

DPM: We have already fulfilled Bersih’s demands

By Clara Chooi

May 17, 2012

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 —  Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin insisted today that the federal government had already bowed to Bersih 2.0's demands but merely failed to adequately explain it to voters.

Explaining, the deputy prime minister pointed out that the 22 recommendations tabled and approved in the Dewan Rakyat last month were far more than the election watchdog's eight requests for electoral reforms.

He added that of the eight demands, the Election Commission (EC) had already agreed to implement seven, including the use of indelible ink in the coming polls.

"The government does not act on emotions. We act using rationale, to explain issues.

"So perhaps there are those who think we have not explained enough and this leads to the assumption that the government has not given them (Bersih 2.0) what they want.

"On that part, we need to improve," he told the Wira Intellectual Discourse Series with the Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Alumni Association here.

But Muhyiddin (picture) insisted that the government had done its part through the process of engagement, pointing out that the recommendations were made by the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) for polls reforms which comprised members from both sides of the political divide.

He said it was better to use "engagement" instead of debate when dealing with matters concerning the opposition as the latter group usually had their minds already made up.

"The important thing is that we engage and I think the people know what we have done," he said.

Muhyiddin was replying to an alumni member who had asked his response to the perception that the government does not practice democracy; that it had failed to handle the Bersih 3.0 rally well; and that the media in Malaysia is biased.

"That's not true. It has become part of our commitment since we achieved independence to grant the people their rights (to free speech and assembly)," he said.

But Muhyiddin pointed out that the diversity of Malaysia's racial make-up makes the social fabric fragile and such freedoms must have its limitations within the boundaries of law.

"If we speak of democracy and that just anyone is allowed to issue open statements without giving consideration to the sensitivities of others, then this could cause chaos.

"So although we have democracy, this democracy is limited to constitutional considerations and the laws of the country," he said.

Bersih 2.0, a coalition of some 84 civil society groups, staged its third rally for free and fair elections or "Bersih 3.0" on April 28 after complaining that the PSC had failed to implement meaningful reforms to the country's election system.

The rally had however turned violent and chaotic shortly before 3pm when several protesters breached the barricades surrounding Dataran Merdeka and triggered the police to launch tear gas and water cannons to disperse the group of thousands.

READ:

Response From Bersih 2.0 To The Recommendations Of The Parliamentary Select Committee on Electoral Reform

Zahida, Shafie saling tak kenal. Tak ada seks lah! ;)

Actress Zahida Mohamed Rafik called her former driver Noor Azman Azemi a liar and denied again that she was linked to, and knowing Rural Development Minister Shafie Apdal who had last month also denied knowing Zahida.

“I want to know what else Noor Azman will be lying about again. Of course, they are all not true. I cannot say much so let my lawyers handle it. Let’s just wait,” Zahida (left) was quoted in the English daily The Star.

The actress' lawyer is Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.

The lawyer firm had sent legal notices to Noor Azman and Ampang MP Zuraida Kamaruddin warning them to retract their statements or face legal action.

Yesterday Noor Azman claimed in a press conference at the PKR headquarters that he was hired by Shafie to be Zahida’s driver, and that the minister had given her RM1 million sometime last year during one of their weekly meetings to be deposited into her account.

Besides it, the minister would give the actress between RM100,000 and RM200,000 weekly to pay for her house, credit card, two sports cars and other expenses.

The actress was reported to have lodged a police report on March 3 against Noor Azman for allegedly running away with RM200,000 and on March 13, Noor Azman lodged a counter report  claiming Zahida had lodged a false report. He was remanded by the police for three days.

Yesterday, Malaysiakini tweeted Shafie for comments and is awaiting his response.

Burgers, buttocks, thosai! DIGP orders 'thosai telur'!

First, there were burgers, and then buttocks... and on Sunday there will be thosai.

Taking deputy inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar on his word, a group of vocal Indian NGOs has decided to give out free thosai outside his house, from 10am that day at Jalan 2/7G, Taman Bukit Teratai, Ampang.

Assuring Malaysiakini that it means business, WargaAMAN secretary S Barathidasan said the NGOs would meet tonight to sort out costing and logistics but Barathidasan stressed, it would not be a protest event, nor would it be linked in any way with the 'burger protest' in front of Bersih co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan's house last week.

When contacted, he said, "It's actually an awareness campaign. Thosai is healthy food and a common Indian breakfast. We want to promote it."

Barathidasan also said that since Khalid had said that stalls could be set up in front of people's houses, they respected what he said - hence the group chose to set up the stalls outside Khalid's house in Taman Bukit Teratai.

Khalid orders ‘thosai telur’

RK Anand | May 16, 2012

However, the deputy IGP says the area outside his house will not be suitable and suggests that the stall be set up at a nearby field so that a 'thosai carnival' can be held.

PETALING JAYA: Deputy Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar has welcomed a NGO’s plan to promote thosai in his residential area.
However, he told FMT that setting up the stall outside his house in Ampang would not be a suitable choice.
“I live in a terrace house, so setting up a stall outside my house will disrupt traffic flow and pose an inconvenience to my neighbours.
“Furthermore, the house is located on a slope, so the pots with the curry and dhal may tilt and spill the contents all over the place,” he joked.
Instead, Khalid, who confessed to being a thosai lover, suggested that the NGO, WargaAMAN, erect the stall at an open field located near his house, which would attract more people.
“I can invite my neighbours and I will also ask my officers to join in as well. We can have a ‘thosai carnival’. But the organiser must ensure that the thosai is delicious,” he said.
Making a personal request, the deputy police chief said he preferred the “thosai telur”, which is made with eggs, and hoped that the organiser would be able to serve this on Sunday.
This afternoon, WargaAMAN secretary S Barathidasan invited the public to participate in the event where piping hot free thosai would be available.
However, he said this was not in reaction to the infamous burger protest held outside Bersih co-chairperson S Ambiga’s house last week.
Culinary lessons
The burger protest was organised by a NGO called Malaysia Small and Medium Entrepreneurs Alliance (Ikhlas) who claimed to have incurred massive losses as a result of the Bersih 3.0 rally on April 28.
Meanwhile, Khalid also pointed out that he previously explained that no action was taken against the burger protesters because they did not commit any “criminal offence.”
WargaAMAN had said that it chose the deputy police chief’s house because of his statement regarding the protest outside Ambiga’s house.
“Since Khalid said what he said, we chose his house. This is the assurance he gave. Moreover he is the number two cop in the country… it would be safe outside his house,” quipped Barathidasan.
He also stressed that it would not be a protest but more of a thosai promotional event since the dish had been declared a heritage food by the Malaysian Heritage Department.
Apart from free thosai, those attending the event would also receive culinary lessons on how to make the popular Indian dish.

Police tortured me, claims Bersih 3.0 participant

Police tortured me, claims Bersih participant

G Vinod | May 15, 2012 

A technician alleges he was detained overnight and beaten up after he voluntarily went to the police station to give his statement about his participation in the rally.

PETALING JAYA: A participant in the Bersih 3.0 rally who voluntarily went to a police station yesterday alleged he was detained overnight and tortured when he went in to give a statement.

Mohd Safuan Mamat, 24, lodged a report at the Petaling Jaya district police headquarters at 6pm today, accompanied by Lawyers for Liberty coordinators Fadiah Nadwa Fikri and Afiz M Noor.

Also present were Bersih steering committee members Maria Chin Abdullah and Mandeep Singh.

Earlier at 3pm, Safuan was brought to a Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur to face two charges.

In the police report, Safuan said that he went on his accord to the Dang Wangi police station yesterday morning, to give a statement on his participation in the Bersih 3.0 rally held on April 28.

Safuan, who works as a technician, claimed that after recording his statement, a plainclothes officer took him to a lock-up behind the station and threatened to detain him if he did not “confess”.

“I was later handcuffed and put [overnight] in a lock-up. Later, another officer, who was in full uniform, came into my cell holding a black metal pipe,” said Safuan.

The technician from Terengganu said the officer asked him whether he was Bersih participant and kicked him on the buttocks till he fell down.

Safuan claimed the officer also forced him to admit that he had damaged a police car during the rally.

“When I denied the accusation, the officer struck my face with the metal pipe. He also hit me on my shoulder when I refused to confess,” he said.

‘I was completely stunned’

Safuan added that after the assault, he was made to change his shirt and was taken to some prisoners who also assaulted him.

“The officer told the prisoners that I was a Bersih participant and one of them slapped me four times. The officer did nothing to stop him,” he alleged.

He said he did not get the name of the officer who assaulted him.

“I was too frightened at the time. I was completely stunned and I couldn’t remember his name,” he said.

Safuan also claimed that while he was taken to the Sessions Court, some officers told him to confess that he had damaged the police car.

Safuan was charged with causing mischief during the disturbances and for not obeying an order of a public servant under Sections 440 and 174 of the Penal Code.

For the first charge, he can be jailed for five years and fined, or both, and for the second charge, he faces a one-month imprisonment and a fine or both.

He was released today after posting a RM1,500 bail.

His court hearing is fixed for June 6.

Meanwhile, Fadiah accused the police of using scare tactics to hunt down Bersih participants.

“The police should have released Safuan after recording his statement and charge him on another day. Instead, they used harsh tactics on him to get a confession,” she said.

Police manhunt Bersih 3.0 fellows but not criminals

How sad it is when police can't even do a decent job to reduce crime yet they are bent on going on a manhunt.

Almost a month ago, a friend of mine became a victim of snatch theft. Consequently, he lost his gold necklace.

Then, just last week, a thief broke into a unit at my apartment and looted it.

Instead of patrolling the streets more, the police seem to be more interested to go after peaceful protestors. Why ah? Easy job mah. Some of these protestors could be sitting and working in the office or resting at home.

http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v6/newsgeneral.php?id=666408

NAJIB finally had his BERSIH moment in LONDON!

Najib finally had his BERSIH moment in London! So much for running away from meeting the simple demands of the RAKYAT!

Now everyone CAN protest outside anyone's house!

Protest at Ambiga's house 'not criminal offence'

Nigel Aw 2:15PM May 14, 2012

Deputy police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said that the police will not act against petty traders for having mounted a protest outside the house of Bersih co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan because it was not an offence.

Lying Umno-owned Utusan apologises to Xenophon!

Utusan concedes error, apologises to Aussie senator

Umno-linked Malay daily Utusan Malaysia has issued an apology to Nick Xenophon for its article that had painted him as anti-Islam.

Bersih = Communism? Islam = Gambling?

By linking Bersih 3.0 to communism, is Hanif also saying that Islam is linked to gambling?

Why I say so? Reason being Hanif, a Muslim, is also the Deputy Chairman of Genting.

Cops condoned Perkasa's death 'threat' against CM

Acknowledging the right to protest, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said today the invasion of privacy and “personal space” of individuals was contrary to democratic principles.

In response to Malay rights pressure group Perkasa, which conducted a mock funeral rite outside his house, Lim said, “It is the right of every Malaysian to be able to protest his or her own issues, but to do so by intruding into personal space and invading the privacy of family homes or wishing for the death of anyone is utterly vile, completely disrespectful and contrary to the basic tenets of democracy.”

He also rapped the police for their inaction to a death threat against him, as the chief minister of the state, saying, “Clearly, this is the first time that such a 'death wish' or 'death threat' has been made against a chief minister.What is equally clear is that the police present were indifferent and did not stop the Perkasa members from violating my private space.”

Allegedly unhappy with Lim rule of Penang since 2008, Penang Perkasa Youth chief Risuan Asuddin yesterday led about 30 members to stage a protest in front of Lim’s residence in Penang, and they placed a framed photo of the CM, garlanded, signifying a deceased person.

Bersih 3.0: NUMBSKULL Wan Ahmad doesn't get it

The onslaught against Bersih and its co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan continued with the Election Commission (EC) deputy chairperson Wan Ahmad Wan Omar accusing the coalition for clean and fair elections of whipping up hatred against the EC to win votes for the opposition.

During a luncheon talk at a Kuala Lumpur hotel yesterday, Wan Ahmad said, "Bersih's struggle is in line with the opposition's agenda. They have no sincerity at all. The EC gave explanations, but they were not sincere. They insisted on taking to the streets. When we invited them to meet, they didn't even show their noses. They have never come to the EC office. Bersih formed various taskforces, but none approached the EC."

Wan Ahmad elaborated, "My officers and I said, please bring your facts to us and we will find the solution together, don't twist things outside there, but they did not come. Why? Because their agenda is not sincere. They want to create perceptions that will translate into votes in the coming election."

The lengthy three-hour talk entitled ‘Bersih 3.0: What else you want?' was organised by the Department of Special Affairs (Jasa) - an agency under the Information, Communications and Culture Ministry - and the Institute of Mind Development (Inmind).

It was attended by mostly government officials.

Wan Ahmad, why are you talking like a politician?

If you had done your job the bersih way, Bersih, as a NGO, would never have existed.

Hanif, Genting deputy chairman, doesn't give a damn

Hanif: Let them say what they want

Teoh El Sen | May 10, 2012

The former IGP, who will head the independent panel to probe the police violence during the Bersih 3.0 rally, is unperturbed by the criticism.

KUALA LUMPUR: Former inspector-general of police Mohammed Hanif Omar believes that action speaks louder than words.

In view of this, he is unperturbed by the criticism regarding his appointment as the head of the independent panel to probe the police violence during the April 28, Bersih 3.0 rally.

“They can say whatever they like. I mean… what is important is what you are and how you approach things,” Hanif told FMT last night when asked to comment on critics claiming that his appointment rendered the panel a sham.

However, Hanif refrained from speaking more about his appointment since he had not been officially informed.

“I have not received any official confirmation yet. I’ve seen the news on Bernama but there’s no letter yet. So I can’t say much until I am sure as I cannot be pre-empting everything,” he said.

Yesterday, Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein announced the appointment of a six-member panel to “gather actual details on the riots in Kuala Lumpur” following the rally.

Aside from Hanif, the panel would comprise former Chief Justice of Borneo Steve Sim, managing director of Kumpulan Akhbar Sinar Harian Husammuddin Yaacub, Sin Chew Group legal adviser Liew Peng Chuen, Petronas corporate affairs senior general manager Medan Abdullah and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia psychologist Prof Dr Ruszmi Ismail.

Hishammuddin said the panel is expected to hold its first meeting soon to determine its terms of reference and roles.

Hanif’s appointment received flak from opposition leaders as well as electoral reform group Bersih.

‘Communist elements’ remark

Bersih steering committee member Wong Chin Huat said the outcome of the panel’s investigation was already decided based on Hanif’s “prejudice” towards the movement.

“Police would be made to look innocent,” Wong said, adding: “That is as much independence that you can get from the (Prime Minister) Najib (Tun Razak) administration.”

Wong was referring to Hanif’s recent statement that Bersih 3.0 had communist elements and was aiming to overthrow the government through a coup.

Hanif was quoted in a Bernama report stating he had recognised pro-communist individuals who were involved in the 1970s demonstrations during Bersih 3.0 based on photographs and images taken from the rally.

“The tactics of using provocateurs to cause the demonstrators to clash with police and to bring children along in the hope they would get injured were tactics learnt from past pro-communist demonstrations,” he had reportedly said.

PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu called Hanif’s appointment an embarrassment and said that the panel was not independent; while DAP stalwart Lim Kit Siang urged Hanif to reject the offer.

Hanif, 73, was the longest serving IGP, holding the position for 20 years from 1974 to 1994.

In 1993, he became the only serving public servant to be awarded non-ex-officio Malaysia’s highest non-royal award which carries the titleship of “Tun”.

Recently, Hanif was conferred an honourary Doctor of Laws by the chancellor of the University of Buckingham, Lord Simon Tanlaw, making him the first Malaysian to be conferred such an award from the university.

He holds a basic degree in law from the British university and also holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Malaya, Singapore.

Hanif is also the deputy chairman of Genting Malaysia Bhd (formerly known as Resorts World Bhd) and the chairman of General Corporation Bhd and sits on the boards of AMMB Holdings Bhd, AmBank (M) Bhd, AmIslamic Bank Bhd, AMFB Holdings Bhd and AmInvestment Bank Bhd.

Bersih 3.0 probe panel 'of polis, by polis, for polis' ;)

Former IGP to head Bersih 3.0 independent panel

May 09, 2012

PUTRAJAYA, May 9 — Tun Hanif Omar was named today as the head of a six-man independent panel to investigate allegations of police violence against journalists and other participants of last month’s Bersih 3.0 rally for electoral reforms.

Besides the former Inspector General of Police, the other members of the panel are former Chief Judge of Borneo Tan Sri Steve Shim, Sinar Harian managing director Datuk Hussamuddin Yaacub, legal adviser to Media Chinese International Liew Peng Chuan, Petronas corporate affairs senior general manager Datuk Medan Abdullah and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia psychology Prof Dr Ruszmi Ismail.

Former Inspector General of Police, Tun Hanif Omar. — file pic

Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, who announced the names today, said the panel was expected to convene its first meeting to set its terms of reference in the next few days.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had pledged last week that “credible, experienced and respectable” individuals would form the independent panel tasked with investigating allegations of police brutality.

Najib added that he, along with the entire government and members of the public, are keeping a close eye on investigations into the allegations that journalists, both local and foreign, had been roughed up during the rally for free and fair elections.

Six local pressmen and about 12 photographers and journalists from the foreign media were reportedly assaulted during the fracas on April 28, after the police sprayed water cannons and tear gas to disperse Bersih 3.0 protesters.

Both local and foreign media groups have condemned the hard-handed tactics used on the media, whom they pointed out were merely doing their jobs.

Chaos reigned on the streets of Kuala Lumpur for over four hours after 3pm on April 28 when police fired tear gas and water cannons and chased protesters down the streets of the capital to disperse what had initially started out as a peaceful protest calling for free and fair elections.

The Bar Council has said that its observers found that police brutality at the rally was “magnified” as compared to already chaotic scenes during a similar gathering for free and fair elections last July 9.

Police fired tear gas and water cannons after some demonstrators breached the barricade in front of DBKL and rushed into Dataran Merdeka, which the court had barred the public from entering across that particular weekend.

Police fired as far as the DBKL premises, which are across Jalan Parlimen, and the move broke up the crowd who fled helter-skelter but police chased them down at Jalan Tun Perak and Jalan Raja Laut.

In the meantime, Malaysiakini reported:

In an immediate reaction, Bersih coalition co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan objected to Hanif's appointment and needed somebody independent.

She said she was "deeply horrified by Hanif's appointment", especially after his recent comments on Bersih 3.0.

Ambiga (left) said, "As a lawyer, Hanif should know that his previous comments would immediately disqualify him and all the other former IGPs who made some extreme statements from sitting on the panel. We trust that he will do the right thing and decline the appointment. In any event it is our view that the government ought to have appointed Suhakam and accepted the invitation from the UN rapporteur to assist the inquiring panel." 

In another immediate reaction, veteran opposition lawmaker Lim Kit Siang said in a tweet, "He should decline the appointment after his horrific support of Najib's wild allegation on coup d'état attempt or Bersih 3.0 panel will lose all credibility."

Papparich Shamelin 10% discount dinner 6pm-9pm

If I had known PappaRich Shamelin gave 10% discount for dinner, I would not have gone there for lunch the other day. ;)

So, if you're in the vicinity of Taman Shamelin Cheras and want to have a decent dinner with 10% discount, go to PappaRich Taman Shamelin.

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French prosecutors: Najib sought US$1bil for Perimekar

French prosecutors: Najib sought US$1bil for Perimekar

Aidila Razak

12:45PM May 3, 2012

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.

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.

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

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.