Suaram revealed that a subpoena has finally been served on one of the
witnesses proposed by the human rights group to assist in the French
judicial probe on alleged corruption in Malaysia's purchase of two
Scorpene submarines from French naval defence company DCNS.
Suaram secretariat member Cynthia Gabriel (left) told a forum in Petaling Jaya last night, "The inquiry is progressing and we've been allowed to tell you that the first subpoena has reached the first witness. But I can't tell you who the witness is or when the subpoena was given
for now, we have to follow the court proceedings and can only quote the
court notes."
Asked after the forum if the delivered subpoena this time was served on Jasbir Singh Chahl, allegedly a point-man in the purchase of the Scorpene submarine, Cynthia merely smiled but declined to reveal the witness' identity though she confirmed that the subpoena was served on one of the seven witnesses which it had proposed to the French courts probing the Scorpene deal.
Suaram had in June said that its French lawyers were in the process of serving a subpoena on Jasbir but Jasbir had then denied receiving any subpoena.
Besides Jasbir,
the other six proposed witnesses were Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak (right),
Defence Minister Zahid Hamidi, private investigator P Balasubramaniam,
Najib's confidante Abdul Razak Baginda and the latter's spouse and
father - Mazlinda Makhzan and Abdul Malim Baginda.
Suaram secretariat member Cynthia Gabriel (left) told a forum in Petaling Jaya last night, "The inquiry is progressing and we've been allowed to tell you that the first subpoena has reached the first witness. But I can't tell you who the witness is or when the subpoena was given
for now, we have to follow the court proceedings and can only quote the
court notes."Asked after the forum if the delivered subpoena this time was served on Jasbir Singh Chahl, allegedly a point-man in the purchase of the Scorpene submarine, Cynthia merely smiled but declined to reveal the witness' identity though she confirmed that the subpoena was served on one of the seven witnesses which it had proposed to the French courts probing the Scorpene deal.
Suaram had in June said that its French lawyers were in the process of serving a subpoena on Jasbir but Jasbir had then denied receiving any subpoena.
Besides Jasbir,
the other six proposed witnesses were Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak (right),
Defence Minister Zahid Hamidi, private investigator P Balasubramaniam,
Najib's confidante Abdul Razak Baginda and the latter's spouse and
father - Mazlinda Makhzan and Abdul Malim Baginda.
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