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Breaking News - Altantuya Case Revisited
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Acid would be a better choice as it will dissolve everything, but then, the one who plan it must be some kind of idiot to use explosives. An explosive that can be traced to it's origins, WTF.
They, obviously were not thinking ahead. Probably thinking that no one would ever find it in the first place. Not too sure if you follow the development of the case but immigration records were changed as well. Acids, may not be suitable as it may take a very long time for the "tissue" to fully dissolve. It also requires a relative large amount to be transported as well.
Yes I did follow up on the case. It was a comedy of errors and what happened later, not allowing their faces to be shown etc., shows there was a massive cover up and they do not want Najib's name mentioned if possible. Very inept attempt and so obvious it's a wonder how the masses can accept it at face value.
Indeed, FamiLEE are saints compared to what is happening in Malaysia. Singaporean should be thankful for that.
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2012/04/13/submarine-probe-to-dive-into-najibs-pocket/
Submarine probe to dive into Najib’s pocket
Céline Boileau April 13, 2012
The French investigation into the controversial submarine deal will focus on the €146 million which may have ended up in the pockets of top Malaysian officials, including the prime minister.
PARIS: The French judicial investigation into the controversial Scorpene submarines deal would focus on the €146 million that would have ended up in the pockets of Malaysian officials, including Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak.
After two years of police investigation following the complaint filed by human rights group Suaram, an investigation would be conducted by judges Serge Tournaire and Roger Le Loire, who could call witnesses and indict people and companies if strong evidence is found. The investigation would look into the Scorpene contract, worth €1.2 billion, signed on June 5, 2002. The main goal was to deliver Malaysia’s first submarines and to train its first Royal Navy submariners.
The contract had two components: the sale of two submarines built by the French company DCN and the Spanish one, Izar, for € 920 million, and the delivery of “logistical support” by Perimekar Sdn Bhd for €114 million to train the first 200 Malaysian submariners who arrived in Cherbourg, six months later.
The suspicions involved multiple Malaysian institutions and individuals who allegedly received bribes in the form of commissions and dividends through two companies, Terasasi and Perimekar. Both companies are mainly owned by Abdul Razak Baginda and his family. Razak Baginda is a close confidant of Najib, who was the defence minister when the submarine deal was inked.
Umno, the main beneficiary of the deal
The confidential report was particularly damning. It described in particular the financing of two networks, which had a single destination: Umno and Malaysian officials. One went through the consulting firm Terasasi, paid through commissions and a fixed sum by Thales International Asia (…). “The beneficiaries of these funds are not difficult to imagine: the family clan and Mr Razak Baginda’s relations. In addition, these funds will find their way to the dominant political party [Umno],” the report noted.
The report also mentioned: “The shareholders will benefit [from] Perimekar dividends… for LTAT and Boustead (each one having 20% of Perimekar). The Malaysian government, armed forces and the dominant political party Umno will directly or indirectly be a major beneficiary.”
In addition, there was an invoice from Terasasi to Thales International Asia, on Aug 28, 2004, for a sum of about €360,000 and an accompanying handwritten note that stated: “Razak (Baginda) asked if SF [supporting fee or commission] can be considered fast enough …”
This fueled suspicion about Najib himself, as “it appears that the management of Thales International Asia has been aware that the amount paid to Terasasi ultimately benefited Najib, the minister of defence, or his adviser Mr Abdul Razak Baginda,” concluded the report. A sum of €32 million million is believed to have been paid by Thales International Asia to Terasasi.
Perimekar, a provider of what services?
According to other available information, there was a first financial scheme for which Perimekar should have played the role of intermediary in the sales and profit transfers of technology. But this was [initially] rejected in October 2001 by the French Interministerial Commission for the study of export of war materials.
The agreement was finally given only if the sale took place without intermediaries, as the commission doubted the ability of Perimekar to carry out its missions (at this time the company had still no activity).
However, the report said the French defence industry could bypass the French law and OECD Convention against corruption by creating “service providers” that could “increase invoices in order to… take [the] place of the usual commissions”.
Under this scheme, instead of paying the entire agreement with French industrialists, who reportedly would have given their share to Perimekar (via Terasasi), responsible for giving dividends to public enterprises… the Malaysian government paid, on the one side, the French industry (which is also paying legal commissions to Terasasi), and on the other side, Perimekar.
In 2002, the shareholding of Terasasi and Perimekar was accordingly revised: the majority shareholder of both companies is Razak Baginda and his family. On the French side, several directors and companies (Thales, DCNS, Armaris and DCNI) could also be indicted. DCNS declined when asked to comment.
But Olivier Metzner, lawyer for Thales, told a French newspaper (Le Parisien) that “we have already demonstrated to investigators that there was no corruption in this case. Being a middleman, receiving commissions for this service was not illegal. What is illegal is if this person, through a company… had given a bribe to foreign officials in order to get this market.”
Terasasi and Perimekar had also done some work. Terasasi advised Thales Asia about the needs of the navy and Perimekar had carried out an activity in Malaysia and in France. The judges would have to determine whether this activity was worth the money paid or not.
Celine Boileau is a Paris-based freelance writer.
Submarine probe to dive into Najib’s pocket
Céline Boileau April 13, 2012
The French investigation into the controversial submarine deal will focus on the €146 million which may have ended up in the pockets of top Malaysian officials, including the prime minister.
PARIS: The French judicial investigation into the controversial Scorpene submarines deal would focus on the €146 million that would have ended up in the pockets of Malaysian officials, including Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak.
After two years of police investigation following the complaint filed by human rights group Suaram, an investigation would be conducted by judges Serge Tournaire and Roger Le Loire, who could call witnesses and indict people and companies if strong evidence is found. The investigation would look into the Scorpene contract, worth €1.2 billion, signed on June 5, 2002. The main goal was to deliver Malaysia’s first submarines and to train its first Royal Navy submariners.
The contract had two components: the sale of two submarines built by the French company DCN and the Spanish one, Izar, for € 920 million, and the delivery of “logistical support” by Perimekar Sdn Bhd for €114 million to train the first 200 Malaysian submariners who arrived in Cherbourg, six months later.
The suspicions involved multiple Malaysian institutions and individuals who allegedly received bribes in the form of commissions and dividends through two companies, Terasasi and Perimekar. Both companies are mainly owned by Abdul Razak Baginda and his family. Razak Baginda is a close confidant of Najib, who was the defence minister when the submarine deal was inked.
Umno, the main beneficiary of the deal
The confidential report was particularly damning. It described in particular the financing of two networks, which had a single destination: Umno and Malaysian officials. One went through the consulting firm Terasasi, paid through commissions and a fixed sum by Thales International Asia (…). “The beneficiaries of these funds are not difficult to imagine: the family clan and Mr Razak Baginda’s relations. In addition, these funds will find their way to the dominant political party [Umno],” the report noted.
The report also mentioned: “The shareholders will benefit [from] Perimekar dividends… for LTAT and Boustead (each one having 20% of Perimekar). The Malaysian government, armed forces and the dominant political party Umno will directly or indirectly be a major beneficiary.”
In addition, there was an invoice from Terasasi to Thales International Asia, on Aug 28, 2004, for a sum of about €360,000 and an accompanying handwritten note that stated: “Razak (Baginda) asked if SF [supporting fee or commission] can be considered fast enough …”
This fueled suspicion about Najib himself, as “it appears that the management of Thales International Asia has been aware that the amount paid to Terasasi ultimately benefited Najib, the minister of defence, or his adviser Mr Abdul Razak Baginda,” concluded the report. A sum of €32 million million is believed to have been paid by Thales International Asia to Terasasi.
Perimekar, a provider of what services?
According to other available information, there was a first financial scheme for which Perimekar should have played the role of intermediary in the sales and profit transfers of technology. But this was [initially] rejected in October 2001 by the French Interministerial Commission for the study of export of war materials.
The agreement was finally given only if the sale took place without intermediaries, as the commission doubted the ability of Perimekar to carry out its missions (at this time the company had still no activity).
However, the report said the French defence industry could bypass the French law and OECD Convention against corruption by creating “service providers” that could “increase invoices in order to… take [the] place of the usual commissions”.
Under this scheme, instead of paying the entire agreement with French industrialists, who reportedly would have given their share to Perimekar (via Terasasi), responsible for giving dividends to public enterprises… the Malaysian government paid, on the one side, the French industry (which is also paying legal commissions to Terasasi), and on the other side, Perimekar.
In 2002, the shareholding of Terasasi and Perimekar was accordingly revised: the majority shareholder of both companies is Razak Baginda and his family. On the French side, several directors and companies (Thales, DCNS, Armaris and DCNI) could also be indicted. DCNS declined when asked to comment.
But Olivier Metzner, lawyer for Thales, told a French newspaper (Le Parisien) that “we have already demonstrated to investigators that there was no corruption in this case. Being a middleman, receiving commissions for this service was not illegal. What is illegal is if this person, through a company… had given a bribe to foreign officials in order to get this market.”
Terasasi and Perimekar had also done some work. Terasasi advised Thales Asia about the needs of the navy and Perimekar had carried out an activity in Malaysia and in France. The judges would have to determine whether this activity was worth the money paid or not.
Celine Boileau is a Paris-based freelance writer.
Bro, source reliable? There were speculations and allegations on what you said, but the father said he did not receive money to stay mum. But again, if he was lying, and he really took the money, now news says he wants to be witness to spill the beans and help connect the dots for French investigators in this scandal. Dun tell me he really went back on his words and want more money. The father also said his duaghter showed him a picture of her with Najib plus another guy. He was sure there were other people who could witness that they saw that picture. The plot is getting complex.
http://malaysiansmustknowthetruth.blogspot.com/2012/04/altantuya-poser-she-got-visa-for-france.html
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Altantuya poser: 'She got visa for France in KL'
Can a Mongolian national be issued a visa to enter France while in Malaysia?
The answer is no, says a Foreign Ministry official from Mongolia, who is puzzled that Altantuya Shaariibuu obtained such a visa when in Malaysia - about one or two years before she was brutally killed.
The officer, who was in Malaysia with Setev Shaariibuu (left), the father of the murdered translator Altantuya, said Mongolians must apply for, and obtain, foreign visas in their own country, not abroad.
"There is no way anyone of us can get a visa while in another country. We will be told to return to our country to apply for it," the officer, who did not want to be named, told Malaysiakini.
At a meeting with human rights group Suaram on Monday, Setev had expressed bewilderment that his daughter's visa to enter France had been issued in Malaysia.
"Altantuya told me that she had obtained the visa and would be travelling to Germany before going to France," he said in the presence of Suaram activists, including its director Cynthia Gabriel.
"My daughter told me that Razak (Altantuya's companion - political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda) had requested the assistance of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak (then deputy prime minister and defence minister), and she was issued a visa under the name Amina Abdullah," he claimed.
"All these happened sometime between 2004 and 2005, before her death in 2006," Setev added.
Setev also claimed that Razak tried to obtain a visa for Altantuya to enter Britain through his contact at the British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur.
He said Altantuya told him that Razak's contact at the high commission had agreed to help her, but then she left Malaysia before she could get the visa.
Who was Amina?
During the 2007 murder trial of the two police officers who were charged with killing Altantuya, the name ‘Amina' cropped up as one of her ‘names' and speculation then was that Altantuya had married Razak and converted to Islam.
However, Setev had at that time refuted the claim, saying Mongolian parents would sometimes address their eldest or first-born child as ‘Amina', which means "my life, my own".
Setev was on a three-day visit to Malaysia to seek closure to his daughter's murder and has been pleading for an end to delays to a RM100 million civil suit he filed in 2007 for sufferings incurred by his family as a result of Altantuya's (right) untimely and cruel death.
He has named Razak, the two police officers who were subsequently convicted of murdering Altantuya - Azilah Hadri and Sirul Azhar Umar - and the Malaysian government as respondents in his suit.
Razak was acquitted of abetting in Altantuya's murder without his defence being called, and the fact that the Attorney-General's Chambers did not file an appeal on this matter raised eyebrows.
Following Razak's acquittal, human rights NGO Suaram filed a case against French shipbuilder DCNS for allegedly paying kickbacks to top Malaysian officers.
The commissions were said to be for the purchase of two Scorpene submarines by Malaysia in an RM7.3 billion deal inked in 2002 when Najib was defence minister.
Setev has agreed to be a witness in the case, which he claimed is linked to his daughter's grisly murder. The court case has recently opened in France with two investigative magistrates being appointed.
Get Burmaa to testify
Setev also said that the French court should subpoena Altantuya's friend Burmaa Oyinchimeg, who was a witness in the murder trial of the police officers Azilah and Sirul, whose appeal against their conviction and death sentence is set for hearing in August.
Burmaa (centre in photo), who was the prosecution's sixth witness, caused a stir during her testimony when she said she had seen a photograph of Altantuya with Najib and Razak.
Najib has denied ever knowing or having met Altantuya, but Setev had insisted yesterday that he had also seen "with his own eyes" a photograph of Altantuya, Najib and Razak.
However, he said at his meeting with Suaram, Burmaa began fearing for her life after she testified in the Malaysian court and has since fled Mongolia.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Altantuya poser: 'She got visa for France in KL'
Can a Mongolian national be issued a visa to enter France while in Malaysia?
The answer is no, says a Foreign Ministry official from Mongolia, who is puzzled that Altantuya Shaariibuu obtained such a visa when in Malaysia - about one or two years before she was brutally killed.
The officer, who was in Malaysia with Setev Shaariibuu (left), the father of the murdered translator Altantuya, said Mongolians must apply for, and obtain, foreign visas in their own country, not abroad.
"There is no way anyone of us can get a visa while in another country. We will be told to return to our country to apply for it," the officer, who did not want to be named, told Malaysiakini.
At a meeting with human rights group Suaram on Monday, Setev had expressed bewilderment that his daughter's visa to enter France had been issued in Malaysia.
"Altantuya told me that she had obtained the visa and would be travelling to Germany before going to France," he said in the presence of Suaram activists, including its director Cynthia Gabriel.
"My daughter told me that Razak (Altantuya's companion - political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda) had requested the assistance of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak (then deputy prime minister and defence minister), and she was issued a visa under the name Amina Abdullah," he claimed.
"All these happened sometime between 2004 and 2005, before her death in 2006," Setev added.
Setev also claimed that Razak tried to obtain a visa for Altantuya to enter Britain through his contact at the British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur.
He said Altantuya told him that Razak's contact at the high commission had agreed to help her, but then she left Malaysia before she could get the visa.
Who was Amina?
During the 2007 murder trial of the two police officers who were charged with killing Altantuya, the name ‘Amina' cropped up as one of her ‘names' and speculation then was that Altantuya had married Razak and converted to Islam.
However, Setev had at that time refuted the claim, saying Mongolian parents would sometimes address their eldest or first-born child as ‘Amina', which means "my life, my own".
Setev was on a three-day visit to Malaysia to seek closure to his daughter's murder and has been pleading for an end to delays to a RM100 million civil suit he filed in 2007 for sufferings incurred by his family as a result of Altantuya's (right) untimely and cruel death.
He has named Razak, the two police officers who were subsequently convicted of murdering Altantuya - Azilah Hadri and Sirul Azhar Umar - and the Malaysian government as respondents in his suit.
Razak was acquitted of abetting in Altantuya's murder without his defence being called, and the fact that the Attorney-General's Chambers did not file an appeal on this matter raised eyebrows.
Following Razak's acquittal, human rights NGO Suaram filed a case against French shipbuilder DCNS for allegedly paying kickbacks to top Malaysian officers.
The commissions were said to be for the purchase of two Scorpene submarines by Malaysia in an RM7.3 billion deal inked in 2002 when Najib was defence minister.
Setev has agreed to be a witness in the case, which he claimed is linked to his daughter's grisly murder. The court case has recently opened in France with two investigative magistrates being appointed.
Get Burmaa to testify
Setev also said that the French court should subpoena Altantuya's friend Burmaa Oyinchimeg, who was a witness in the murder trial of the police officers Azilah and Sirul, whose appeal against their conviction and death sentence is set for hearing in August.
Burmaa (centre in photo), who was the prosecution's sixth witness, caused a stir during her testimony when she said she had seen a photograph of Altantuya with Najib and Razak.
Najib has denied ever knowing or having met Altantuya, but Setev had insisted yesterday that he had also seen "with his own eyes" a photograph of Altantuya, Najib and Razak.
However, he said at his meeting with Suaram, Burmaa began fearing for her life after she testified in the Malaysian court and has since fled Mongolia.
There was a joke circulating in KL at that time of the trial. It went like this:-
Najib's wife heard wind of her husband being involved with a Mongolian model. So she hired a top-notch private detective to investigate and find out who she is. After a few days, the private detective showed Najib's wife a picture of the Mongolian girl on his handphone. As it was on the handphone, the picture was very small and Najib's wife could not really make her out. So she told the private detective to blow her up. And he literally did so.
Not a PI as he has not much powers. Raja Petra of Malaysia Today has told all he knew and also said Rosmah was present at the scene when she was blown up.
The PI Bala maybe asked to testify too as he is the defence top witness.
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/...aginda-as-witness-in-scorpene-kickback-probe/
French court wants Razak Baginda as witness in Scorpene kickback probe
April 20, 2012
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — Human rights group Suaram has successfully filed an official complaint with a Paris tribunal over allegations French giant DCNS gave kickbacks to the Malaysian government for the controversial sale of two Scorpene submarines.
Political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda, a one-time adviser to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, is also believed to head a list of witnesses who have been asked to testify in an ongoing French probe at the Tribunal Grande instance de Paris, PKR lawmaker Chua Tian Chang told The Malaysian Insider.
Abdul Razak is now living in the UK. — Reuters pic
The list was submitted by Suaram.
Lawyer Fadiah Nadwa Fikri, who is currently in the French capital, told The Malaysian Insider that she and two other Suaram activists, Cynthia Gabriel and Kua Kia Soong, met with the investigative judge, Roger Le loire, at the Tribunal Grand Instance at 3pm French time yesterday.
“The complaint is on the illegal commission paid re: the purchase of two submarines,” Fadiah said in a series of text messages late last night.
“We briefed the judge [on] the political context of the case. How the issue of commission was never dealt with in altantuya murder trial. N how msian justice system has failed msian taxpayers as they failed to resolve the issue of corruption re the purchasr of the submarines [sic],” she said.
She added that Suaram will be issuing a statement later. The purchase, made while Najib headed the Defence Ministry, has been linked by human rights groups and opposition parties to the 2006 murder of Mongolian translator Altantuya Shaariibuu. Recent media reports have pinned Najib to the RM7.3 billion Scorpene submarine deal by French authorities.
According to Chua, the French court had asked for Abdul Razak’s address as it wants to subpoena him as a witness in the trial. He is believed to be based in the UK now. Altantuya’s alleged one-time lover Abdul Razak was acquitted of a charge of abetting two Special Action Squad members — Azilah Hadri and Sirul Azhar Umar — to commit the murder in 2006.
Last week, Altantuya’s father Dr Setev Shaariibuu told a press conference in Petaling Jaya that he had offered himself as a witness in the Scorpene submarine probe, claiming that his testimony would be able to “connect the dots” between her death and the Scorpene” case.
French court wants Razak Baginda as witness in Scorpene kickback probe
April 20, 2012
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — Human rights group Suaram has successfully filed an official complaint with a Paris tribunal over allegations French giant DCNS gave kickbacks to the Malaysian government for the controversial sale of two Scorpene submarines.
Political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda, a one-time adviser to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, is also believed to head a list of witnesses who have been asked to testify in an ongoing French probe at the Tribunal Grande instance de Paris, PKR lawmaker Chua Tian Chang told The Malaysian Insider.
Abdul Razak is now living in the UK. — Reuters pic
The list was submitted by Suaram.
Lawyer Fadiah Nadwa Fikri, who is currently in the French capital, told The Malaysian Insider that she and two other Suaram activists, Cynthia Gabriel and Kua Kia Soong, met with the investigative judge, Roger Le loire, at the Tribunal Grand Instance at 3pm French time yesterday.
“The complaint is on the illegal commission paid re: the purchase of two submarines,” Fadiah said in a series of text messages late last night.
“We briefed the judge [on] the political context of the case. How the issue of commission was never dealt with in altantuya murder trial. N how msian justice system has failed msian taxpayers as they failed to resolve the issue of corruption re the purchasr of the submarines [sic],” she said.
She added that Suaram will be issuing a statement later. The purchase, made while Najib headed the Defence Ministry, has been linked by human rights groups and opposition parties to the 2006 murder of Mongolian translator Altantuya Shaariibuu. Recent media reports have pinned Najib to the RM7.3 billion Scorpene submarine deal by French authorities.
According to Chua, the French court had asked for Abdul Razak’s address as it wants to subpoena him as a witness in the trial. He is believed to be based in the UK now. Altantuya’s alleged one-time lover Abdul Razak was acquitted of a charge of abetting two Special Action Squad members — Azilah Hadri and Sirul Azhar Umar — to commit the murder in 2006.
Last week, Altantuya’s father Dr Setev Shaariibuu told a press conference in Petaling Jaya that he had offered himself as a witness in the Scorpene submarine probe, claiming that his testimony would be able to “connect the dots” between her death and the Scorpene” case.
Reliable source. All came from the negotiator's own mouth. He studied in Nantah back in the 60s. Made Datuk decades ago. Trusted by the Malaysian establishment. Listed companies seepay many.
MediaRakyat "Rakyat Bersuara" : The Scorpene Sting On Malaysia
A video by MEDIA RAKYAT featuring Suaram director Cynthia Gabriel and PKR Selayang MP (also a lawyer) William Leong.
How poisonous is the “scorpene” sting?
“There’s always a pretty girl, a dead body, ministers involved and huge kickbacks,” says William Leong in the interview with Adrian Yeo, when describing the modus operandi of a French naval giant.
From Paris, to Karachi, Taipeh and Kuala Lumpur, this company, which sold two scorpene-class submarines to Malaysia in 2002, is being investigated and alleged to have paid huge amounts of commission (illegal in France) to top French and Malaysian officials.
The gruesome murder of Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu by two bodyguards of then deputy prime minister Najib Razak (now prime minister!) is said to be related to the deal.
How closely related or linked, the case filed by Suaram against the company, will reveal all, when the case is heard in France.
The duo, whose faces have been covered all through the trial and would never be recognized by any of us if we were to see them without cover, is appealing their case in August. Najib who was then Defense Minister when the deal was done has denied ever knowing Altantuya. He has even sworn on the Quran to convince people to believe him.
As always, as is the usual case, some do and some don’t, despite whatever he says. Poor man! William Leong says when the case is heard in Paris, we will all know whether Najib really knows this woman or not. I, too, have written extensively on the issue, and the latest news story in here in Malaysiakini.com.
A video by MEDIA RAKYAT featuring Suaram director Cynthia Gabriel and PKR Selayang MP (also a lawyer) William Leong.
How poisonous is the “scorpene” sting?
“There’s always a pretty girl, a dead body, ministers involved and huge kickbacks,” says William Leong in the interview with Adrian Yeo, when describing the modus operandi of a French naval giant.
From Paris, to Karachi, Taipeh and Kuala Lumpur, this company, which sold two scorpene-class submarines to Malaysia in 2002, is being investigated and alleged to have paid huge amounts of commission (illegal in France) to top French and Malaysian officials.
The gruesome murder of Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu by two bodyguards of then deputy prime minister Najib Razak (now prime minister!) is said to be related to the deal.
How closely related or linked, the case filed by Suaram against the company, will reveal all, when the case is heard in France.
The duo, whose faces have been covered all through the trial and would never be recognized by any of us if we were to see them without cover, is appealing their case in August. Najib who was then Defense Minister when the deal was done has denied ever knowing Altantuya. He has even sworn on the Quran to convince people to believe him.
As always, as is the usual case, some do and some don’t, despite whatever he says. Poor man! William Leong says when the case is heard in Paris, we will all know whether Najib really knows this woman or not. I, too, have written extensively on the issue, and the latest news story in here in Malaysiakini.com.
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Suaram lawyers get access to French court papers
The civil suit against French naval defence giant DCNS filed by human rights group Suaram for allegedly paying kickbacks to top Malaysian officials is gaining momentum.
On Thursday, Suaram' lawyers in France, informed the NGO that they had obtained access to court papers related to the case involving the RM7.73 billion purchase of two scorpene submarines.
Suaram director Cynthia Gabriel (left) said that the lawyers would be able to study the documents and advice the NGO accordingly on the course of action to adopt.
"However, we cannot display the documents. We can access it, study it and make references to it, but we cannot publicise it according to French law," she told Malaysiakini.
"This is indeed a big challenge for us but we are pleased that the case is taking form and moving in the right direction and momentum," she added.
Two judges already appointed
Gabriel was referring to Suaram's two-year wait for the case to finally open in court, after the latter filed it in 2009.
Two weeks ago, Suaram had announced that two judges had been appointed to oversee the case in France - Roger Le Loire and Serge Tournaire - which meant that the case would finally be scheduled for open court hearing.
The court documents include further details of the commissions paid out, travel invoices and other payments made in the course of the procurement process of the subs.
Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu (right) gruesome murder in 2006, although not directly tied to the complaint filed, is said to be intricately linked with the alleged payments and kickbacks made.
The two subs were purchased by the Malaysian government when Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak was defence minister, the latter has denied any involvement in the scandal.
Perimekar, an obscure company linked to Najib's close ally - Abdul Razak Baginda - was paid 114 million euros, or RM570 million, for acting as a go-between in the controversial deal.
Abdul Razak and two of Najib's bodyguards were charged with murdering the Mongolian; he was acquitted without his defence being called.
Bodyguards' appeal in August
The other two were found guilty and sentenced to death but are appealing their conviction which will be heard in court in August.
The government has justified that the huge payment made to Perimekar was for its "coordination and support" services.
Defence minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (left) has agreed to testify in court should he be called to do so.
Meanwhile, Gabriel said one of Suaram's lawyers in France - William Bourdon or Joseph Brehem - may make a trip to Malaysia to explain in further detail the development of the case.
"We need to discuss what kind of information can be released and what should be kept until later," she added.
"However, we need to study the situation first. If they can't make it here, we (Suaram) will meet them at another location to be decided later," she stressed.
Bourdon was deported from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport last year, after attending a fund-raising dinner in Penang.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/193698
The civil suit against French naval defence giant DCNS filed by human rights group Suaram for allegedly paying kickbacks to top Malaysian officials is gaining momentum.
On Thursday, Suaram' lawyers in France, informed the NGO that they had obtained access to court papers related to the case involving the RM7.73 billion purchase of two scorpene submarines.
Suaram director Cynthia Gabriel (left) said that the lawyers would be able to study the documents and advice the NGO accordingly on the course of action to adopt.
"However, we cannot display the documents. We can access it, study it and make references to it, but we cannot publicise it according to French law," she told Malaysiakini.
"This is indeed a big challenge for us but we are pleased that the case is taking form and moving in the right direction and momentum," she added.
Two judges already appointed
Gabriel was referring to Suaram's two-year wait for the case to finally open in court, after the latter filed it in 2009.
Two weeks ago, Suaram had announced that two judges had been appointed to oversee the case in France - Roger Le Loire and Serge Tournaire - which meant that the case would finally be scheduled for open court hearing.
The court documents include further details of the commissions paid out, travel invoices and other payments made in the course of the procurement process of the subs.
Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu (right) gruesome murder in 2006, although not directly tied to the complaint filed, is said to be intricately linked with the alleged payments and kickbacks made.
The two subs were purchased by the Malaysian government when Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak was defence minister, the latter has denied any involvement in the scandal.
Perimekar, an obscure company linked to Najib's close ally - Abdul Razak Baginda - was paid 114 million euros, or RM570 million, for acting as a go-between in the controversial deal.
Abdul Razak and two of Najib's bodyguards were charged with murdering the Mongolian; he was acquitted without his defence being called.
Bodyguards' appeal in August
The other two were found guilty and sentenced to death but are appealing their conviction which will be heard in court in August.
The government has justified that the huge payment made to Perimekar was for its "coordination and support" services.
Defence minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (left) has agreed to testify in court should he be called to do so.
Meanwhile, Gabriel said one of Suaram's lawyers in France - William Bourdon or Joseph Brehem - may make a trip to Malaysia to explain in further detail the development of the case.
"We need to discuss what kind of information can be released and what should be kept until later," she added.
"However, we need to study the situation first. If they can't make it here, we (Suaram) will meet them at another location to be decided later," she stressed.
Bourdon was deported from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport last year, after attending a fund-raising dinner in Penang.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/193698
Pick this up while looking at some news...It's no wonder that Mongolian lady got killed as she has information that can bring these crooks to justice.
I hope Najib and his group will be brought to justice, poor girl.
http://my.news.yahoo.com/french-prosecutors-najib-sought-us-1bil-perimekar-044908140.html
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.
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.
I hope Najib and his group will be brought to justice, poor girl.http://my.news.yahoo.com/french-prosecutors-najib-sought-us-1bil-perimekar-044908140.html
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.
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.
And here is more on the above....
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2012/05/03/scorpenes-deal-najibs-us1b-condition/
Scorpenes deal: Najib’s US$1b ‘condition’
Teoh El Sen | May 3, 2012
KUALA LUMPUR: Investigations by French prosecutors found a document indicating that the then defence minister, Najib Tun Razak, sought a US$1 billion (RM3 billion) “condition” for a meeting between French company DCNI and him in 2001, said rights group Suaram.
The sum was for Perimekar Sdn Bhd’s “stay in France.”
At a press conference today, Suaram – which is the complainant in an ongoing French judicial probe into the controversial Scorpene submarines deal – revealed contents from investigation papers which were made available to the NGO.
“We were really shocked to find that one of the documents contained Najib’s name and (he) had placed a condition in writing in France that DCNS (the shipbuilding company that sold the submarines to Malaysia) would need to pay a maximum sum of US$1 billion to Perimekar for their stay in France,” said Suaram secretariat member Cynthia Gabriel.
This was revealed in a note faxed from a representative from Thales International Asia (which brokered the deal on behalf of arms manufacturer DCNS – the parent company of DCNI – with Perimekar and the Malaysian government), Francois Dupont, to his bosses.
In the note, entitled “Malaysia/Submarine Project”, Dupont indicated that a meeting with Najib on July 14, 2001 would take place with the abovementioned “condition” but it was not known if the meeting transpired.
Perimekar is directly linked to Abdul Razak Baginda, a close associate of Najib, who was acquitted of abetting in the murder of Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu. The murder case was allegedly connected to the submarines deal.
The note in question was obtained by prosecutors on May 28, 2010. It details Dupont’s visits to Malaysia during which he attended negotiation meetings with the Defence Ministry and the management of Perimekar.
“Basically, we’re finding out more about the mechanics of Perimekar, the company that was the recipient of the 114.96 million euros (RM574.8 million) in commissions and kickbacks, and we’re getting more questions than answers,” said Gabriel.
‘Great Malaysian robbery’
She said Suaram currently had “privileged full access” to the French investigators’ 153 investigation papers, which were translated for Suaram by interpreters and lawyers.
So far, said Gabriel, the French investigations led to “unprecedented levels” of discoveries in the case, including the revelation of a “whole slew” of other companies that benefited from “new commissions” or “sweeteners” from the entire procurement process.
Suaram had now termed the whole Scorpene scandal as “the great Malaysian robbery”.
“It is no longer just the 114.96 million euros in commissions to Perimekar… it has magnified into a web of lies involving a slew of companies formed to complicate the concealment of the blatant robbery of Malaysian and French taxperyers’ money,” she said.
Gabriel alleged that more “retro-commissions” had surfaced, allowing for the misuse of bodies such as the pilgrimage funds (Lembaga Tabung Haji) and the military pension funds (Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera).
“The Malaysian and French people have been clearly misled, cheated and robbed of their monies through blatant corruption and mismanagement of funds in the name of national secret and security,” she said.
‘Evolved into criminal investigation’
Meanwhile, Suaram secretariat member and lawyer Fadiah Nadwa Fikri said the French judicial probe had now “evolved into a criminal investigation”.
“It would result in criminal prosecution of those involved in this corruption scandal, our French lawyers William Bourdon and Joseph Breham, have said. The parties involved in the scandal would soon be charged in the French criminal court. It’s going to be bigger than it already is now,” she said.
Fadiah said that the judge, Roger Le Loire, had accepted Suaram’s proposed list of seven witnesses, including Najib, Abdul Razak, and current defence minister Abdul Zahid Hamidi.
Other potential witnesses include: private investgator S Balasubramaniam, Altantuya’s father Setev Shariibuu, Razak Baginda’s wife Mazlinda Makhzan, Lodin Wok Kamarudin (both directors of Perimekar) and Jasbir Chahl, as one of the potential middlemen of the deal.
Subpoenas, said Fadiah, would be issued by the judge soon and the witnesses would be called to testify.
Fadiah said that according to French law, the court could take several actions to compel Malaysian witnesses to assist in the inquiry:
1. Judge would issue a subpoena.
2. Once the subpoena is issued, the witness is obliged to appear before the court.
3. If the witness refuses, the court could issue a notice of “mandate d ‘amener” to compell the witness to attend court.
4. If the witness fails to oblige, a warrant of arrest might be issued. This warrant is applicable within French boundaries, and might be internationalised if the judge deems it necessary.
5. A red alert could be sent to Interpol, if the situation warrants, based on the discretionary powers of the judge.
Suaram, said Fadiah, hoped that Malaysian officials would cooperate and assist in the probe as it was simply the “truth” that was being sought by the NGO.
The RM7.3 billion deal to purchase two Scorpene submarines with DCNS and Spainish Navantia was inked in 2002, when Najib was defence minister.
In December 2009, Suaram filed a complaint with the French courts asking for access to information regarding government contracts signed with Perimekar and other information classified as official secrets in Malaysia.
In April 2010, the French courts accepted the request to investigate the claim of corruption for a payment amounting to 114 million euros from DCNS to Perimekar.
Under the French justice system, an investigative judge has the power to perform both as a judge and investigating prosecutor.
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2012/05/03/scorpenes-deal-najibs-us1b-condition/
Scorpenes deal: Najib’s US$1b ‘condition’
Teoh El Sen | May 3, 2012
KUALA LUMPUR: Investigations by French prosecutors found a document indicating that the then defence minister, Najib Tun Razak, sought a US$1 billion (RM3 billion) “condition” for a meeting between French company DCNI and him in 2001, said rights group Suaram.
The sum was for Perimekar Sdn Bhd’s “stay in France.”
At a press conference today, Suaram – which is the complainant in an ongoing French judicial probe into the controversial Scorpene submarines deal – revealed contents from investigation papers which were made available to the NGO.
“We were really shocked to find that one of the documents contained Najib’s name and (he) had placed a condition in writing in France that DCNS (the shipbuilding company that sold the submarines to Malaysia) would need to pay a maximum sum of US$1 billion to Perimekar for their stay in France,” said Suaram secretariat member Cynthia Gabriel.
This was revealed in a note faxed from a representative from Thales International Asia (which brokered the deal on behalf of arms manufacturer DCNS – the parent company of DCNI – with Perimekar and the Malaysian government), Francois Dupont, to his bosses.
In the note, entitled “Malaysia/Submarine Project”, Dupont indicated that a meeting with Najib on July 14, 2001 would take place with the abovementioned “condition” but it was not known if the meeting transpired.
Perimekar is directly linked to Abdul Razak Baginda, a close associate of Najib, who was acquitted of abetting in the murder of Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu. The murder case was allegedly connected to the submarines deal.
The note in question was obtained by prosecutors on May 28, 2010. It details Dupont’s visits to Malaysia during which he attended negotiation meetings with the Defence Ministry and the management of Perimekar.
“Basically, we’re finding out more about the mechanics of Perimekar, the company that was the recipient of the 114.96 million euros (RM574.8 million) in commissions and kickbacks, and we’re getting more questions than answers,” said Gabriel.
‘Great Malaysian robbery’
She said Suaram currently had “privileged full access” to the French investigators’ 153 investigation papers, which were translated for Suaram by interpreters and lawyers.
So far, said Gabriel, the French investigations led to “unprecedented levels” of discoveries in the case, including the revelation of a “whole slew” of other companies that benefited from “new commissions” or “sweeteners” from the entire procurement process.
Suaram had now termed the whole Scorpene scandal as “the great Malaysian robbery”.
“It is no longer just the 114.96 million euros in commissions to Perimekar… it has magnified into a web of lies involving a slew of companies formed to complicate the concealment of the blatant robbery of Malaysian and French taxperyers’ money,” she said.
Gabriel alleged that more “retro-commissions” had surfaced, allowing for the misuse of bodies such as the pilgrimage funds (Lembaga Tabung Haji) and the military pension funds (Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera).
“The Malaysian and French people have been clearly misled, cheated and robbed of their monies through blatant corruption and mismanagement of funds in the name of national secret and security,” she said.
‘Evolved into criminal investigation’
Meanwhile, Suaram secretariat member and lawyer Fadiah Nadwa Fikri said the French judicial probe had now “evolved into a criminal investigation”.
“It would result in criminal prosecution of those involved in this corruption scandal, our French lawyers William Bourdon and Joseph Breham, have said. The parties involved in the scandal would soon be charged in the French criminal court. It’s going to be bigger than it already is now,” she said.
Fadiah said that the judge, Roger Le Loire, had accepted Suaram’s proposed list of seven witnesses, including Najib, Abdul Razak, and current defence minister Abdul Zahid Hamidi.
Other potential witnesses include: private investgator S Balasubramaniam, Altantuya’s father Setev Shariibuu, Razak Baginda’s wife Mazlinda Makhzan, Lodin Wok Kamarudin (both directors of Perimekar) and Jasbir Chahl, as one of the potential middlemen of the deal.
Subpoenas, said Fadiah, would be issued by the judge soon and the witnesses would be called to testify.
Fadiah said that according to French law, the court could take several actions to compel Malaysian witnesses to assist in the inquiry:
1. Judge would issue a subpoena.
2. Once the subpoena is issued, the witness is obliged to appear before the court.
3. If the witness refuses, the court could issue a notice of “mandate d ‘amener” to compell the witness to attend court.
4. If the witness fails to oblige, a warrant of arrest might be issued. This warrant is applicable within French boundaries, and might be internationalised if the judge deems it necessary.
5. A red alert could be sent to Interpol, if the situation warrants, based on the discretionary powers of the judge.
Suaram, said Fadiah, hoped that Malaysian officials would cooperate and assist in the probe as it was simply the “truth” that was being sought by the NGO.
The RM7.3 billion deal to purchase two Scorpene submarines with DCNS and Spainish Navantia was inked in 2002, when Najib was defence minister.
In December 2009, Suaram filed a complaint with the French courts asking for access to information regarding government contracts signed with Perimekar and other information classified as official secrets in Malaysia.
In April 2010, the French courts accepted the request to investigate the claim of corruption for a payment amounting to 114 million euros from DCNS to Perimekar.
Under the French justice system, an investigative judge has the power to perform both as a judge and investigating prosecutor.
The Paris Papers on the Scorpene Scandal
Saturday, 05 May 2012
THE MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT MUST TELL US ABOUT THE ROLE OF TERASASI
Dr Kua Kia Soong
Having had the privilege of looking at some of the PARIS PAPERS on the Scorpene scandal recently, it behooves me to give anxious landlubbers a “hitchhiker’s guide” to this convoluted mesh of payments that have gone on to grease this most expensive (more than RM7 billion) arms purchase in Malaysia’s history.
Since SUARAM lodged its complaint with the French courts for a judicial review of the Scorpene contract in November 2009, the French prosecutors have certainly been busy with their investigations. They have interviewed officials in the French state company, DCN and related companies such as Thales as well as officials in the French ministry of defence. They have looked into bank vaults and scrutinized contracts, memoranda of understanding, memoranda of intent, invoices, bank accounts of various people including Abdul Razak Baginda. There are also some rather telling internal confidential reports of DCN and the French ministry of defence.
What Malaysians See Above Water
So far, the Malaysian Ministry of Defence has told Parliament that:
1. The cost of two Scorpene submarines together with logistic support and training was close to 1 billion euros;
2. Payment to Perimekar Sdn Bhd for “coordination services” was 114 million euros.
Malaysian tax payers will still need to pay even more for maintenance services, support & test equipment, missiles and torpedoes, infrastructure for the submarine base, training of crew, etc. The total bill for these two submarines will be in excess of RM7 billion.
But are these two the only transactions in a sordid affair that has claimed the life of a fair Mongolian lass named Altantuya?
Perimekar Never More than a Travel Agency
Negotiations on the submarine contract started in 1999. At the time, the French state company DCN had this view of Perimekar:
“The amount to be paid to Perimekar is over-evaluated. It is not worth it…They are never more than a travel agency…The price is inflated and their support function is very vague…Yes, that company created unfounded wealth for its shareholders.”
But this system was created by the Malaysian government so DCN had no choice.
Before 2002, French Bribes to Foreign Officials Were Tax Deductible!
Before 2002, when new laws in France and OECD Convention were brought in to make bribing of foreign officials a crime, any money used to bribe foreign officials was even tax deductible! Such is the nature of arms deals all over the world.
The former finance director of DCN, Gerarde Philippe Maneyas had made a claim for 32 million euros (RM124 million) allegedly used to bribe Malaysian officials for purchase of the Scorpenes. The budget minister had questioned such a large bribe although he did eventually authorize the tax break.
Bypassing French Law and OECD Convention
With the new French law and OECD Convention against corruption in place after 2002, the French arms merchants had to find a way to pay commissions to their foreign clients. The method used was to create “service providers” that could “increase invoices” in order to take the place of commissions.
Thus, when the French state company DCN terminated its contracts, Thales took over as a private company, not involving the state. Thales International was appointed to coordinate the political connections.
A commercial engineering contract was then signed between DCNI and Thales, referred to as “C5”. It covered 30 million euros in commercial costs abroad. The companies used in the Malaysian case were” Gifen in Malta, Eurolux in Luxemburg and Technomar in Belgium. The travel expences of Baginda and Altantuya were covered by these.
Another “consulting agreement” was signed in 2000 between Thint Asia and Terasasi for 2.5 million euros.
Commissions and Dividends through Perimekar & Terasasi
The commissions and dividends for the Scorpene deal were funneled through two companies, Terasasi and Perimekar, both owned by Abdul Razak Baginda. His wife, Mazlinda is a director in Perimekar while his father is also a director in Terasasi.
Malaysians have heard about Perimekar and its “coordinating service” in the submarines deal. But so far there has been no mention of Terasasi.
Could the Minister of defence tell the Malaysian public and Parliament the exact role of Terasasi in this Scorpene deal?
From the Paris Papers, we know that at least 32 million euros (RM144 million) were paid by Thales International (Thint) Asia to Terasasi. There is an invoice by Terasasi dated 1.10.2000 for 100,000 euros. There is also an invoice from Terasasi to Thint Asia, dated 28.8.2004 for 359,450 euros (RM1.44 million) with a hand-written note saying : “Razak wants it in a hurry.”
This increase in invoices replaced the former dispensing of high commissions.
A confidential report in the Paris Papers notes:
“It appears that the management of Thint Asia is aware that the amount paid to Terasasi ultimately benefited Najib or his adviser, Baginda.”
Thus, as our French lawyer, Joseph Breham has put it:
“Investigations so far have provided sufficient evidence to point our finger at Malaysian officials in this hearing.”
Source: http://malaysia-today.net/mtcolumns/special-reports/49154-the-paris-papers-on-the-scorpene-scandal
Saturday, 05 May 2012
THE MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT MUST TELL US ABOUT THE ROLE OF TERASASI
Dr Kua Kia Soong
Having had the privilege of looking at some of the PARIS PAPERS on the Scorpene scandal recently, it behooves me to give anxious landlubbers a “hitchhiker’s guide” to this convoluted mesh of payments that have gone on to grease this most expensive (more than RM7 billion) arms purchase in Malaysia’s history.
Since SUARAM lodged its complaint with the French courts for a judicial review of the Scorpene contract in November 2009, the French prosecutors have certainly been busy with their investigations. They have interviewed officials in the French state company, DCN and related companies such as Thales as well as officials in the French ministry of defence. They have looked into bank vaults and scrutinized contracts, memoranda of understanding, memoranda of intent, invoices, bank accounts of various people including Abdul Razak Baginda. There are also some rather telling internal confidential reports of DCN and the French ministry of defence.
What Malaysians See Above Water
So far, the Malaysian Ministry of Defence has told Parliament that:
1. The cost of two Scorpene submarines together with logistic support and training was close to 1 billion euros;
2. Payment to Perimekar Sdn Bhd for “coordination services” was 114 million euros.
Malaysian tax payers will still need to pay even more for maintenance services, support & test equipment, missiles and torpedoes, infrastructure for the submarine base, training of crew, etc. The total bill for these two submarines will be in excess of RM7 billion.
But are these two the only transactions in a sordid affair that has claimed the life of a fair Mongolian lass named Altantuya?
Perimekar Never More than a Travel Agency
Negotiations on the submarine contract started in 1999. At the time, the French state company DCN had this view of Perimekar:
“The amount to be paid to Perimekar is over-evaluated. It is not worth it…They are never more than a travel agency…The price is inflated and their support function is very vague…Yes, that company created unfounded wealth for its shareholders.”
But this system was created by the Malaysian government so DCN had no choice.
Before 2002, French Bribes to Foreign Officials Were Tax Deductible!
Before 2002, when new laws in France and OECD Convention were brought in to make bribing of foreign officials a crime, any money used to bribe foreign officials was even tax deductible! Such is the nature of arms deals all over the world.
The former finance director of DCN, Gerarde Philippe Maneyas had made a claim for 32 million euros (RM124 million) allegedly used to bribe Malaysian officials for purchase of the Scorpenes. The budget minister had questioned such a large bribe although he did eventually authorize the tax break.
Bypassing French Law and OECD Convention
With the new French law and OECD Convention against corruption in place after 2002, the French arms merchants had to find a way to pay commissions to their foreign clients. The method used was to create “service providers” that could “increase invoices” in order to take the place of commissions.
Thus, when the French state company DCN terminated its contracts, Thales took over as a private company, not involving the state. Thales International was appointed to coordinate the political connections.
A commercial engineering contract was then signed between DCNI and Thales, referred to as “C5”. It covered 30 million euros in commercial costs abroad. The companies used in the Malaysian case were” Gifen in Malta, Eurolux in Luxemburg and Technomar in Belgium. The travel expences of Baginda and Altantuya were covered by these.
Another “consulting agreement” was signed in 2000 between Thint Asia and Terasasi for 2.5 million euros.
Commissions and Dividends through Perimekar & Terasasi
The commissions and dividends for the Scorpene deal were funneled through two companies, Terasasi and Perimekar, both owned by Abdul Razak Baginda. His wife, Mazlinda is a director in Perimekar while his father is also a director in Terasasi.
Malaysians have heard about Perimekar and its “coordinating service” in the submarines deal. But so far there has been no mention of Terasasi.
Could the Minister of defence tell the Malaysian public and Parliament the exact role of Terasasi in this Scorpene deal?
From the Paris Papers, we know that at least 32 million euros (RM144 million) were paid by Thales International (Thint) Asia to Terasasi. There is an invoice by Terasasi dated 1.10.2000 for 100,000 euros. There is also an invoice from Terasasi to Thint Asia, dated 28.8.2004 for 359,450 euros (RM1.44 million) with a hand-written note saying : “Razak wants it in a hurry.”
This increase in invoices replaced the former dispensing of high commissions.
A confidential report in the Paris Papers notes:
“It appears that the management of Thint Asia is aware that the amount paid to Terasasi ultimately benefited Najib or his adviser, Baginda.”
Thus, as our French lawyer, Joseph Breham has put it:
“Investigations so far have provided sufficient evidence to point our finger at Malaysian officials in this hearing.”
Source: http://malaysia-today.net/mtcolumns/special-reports/49154-the-paris-papers-on-the-scorpene-scandal
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/body-of-evidence-gives-malaysias-pm-the-jitters/story-e6frg9fo-1226347066696
Body of evidence gives Malaysia's PM the jitters
by: Rowan Callick, Asia-Pacific editor
From: The Australian
May 05, 2012 12:00AM
THE murder of a glamorous Mongolian woman and the blowing up of her body, the controversial purchase of two French-Spanish-built submarines for $850 million each, the decision of French courts to hear evidence about the alleged bribery of top Malaysians - and the growing links between the three - spell big headaches for Malaysia's government, and especially for Prime Minister Najib Razak.
Body of evidence gives Malaysia's PM the jitters
by: Rowan Callick, Asia-Pacific editor
From: The Australian
May 05, 2012 12:00AM
THE murder of a glamorous Mongolian woman and the blowing up of her body, the controversial purchase of two French-Spanish-built submarines for $850 million each, the decision of French courts to hear evidence about the alleged bribery of top Malaysians - and the growing links between the three - spell big headaches for Malaysia's government, and especially for Prime Minister Najib Razak.
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