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- MIC exposes ‘MB quit’, ‘bastard’ video clips
- You’re a liar, MIC Youth tells Chua
- PAS: We have video of indecent duo
- Deepak says has sought Altantuya’s ‘forgiveness’
- Kit Siang: Many in Umno want Najib to fail
- Musa-Phang altercation intensifies
- HK’s ICAC gags future talk on RM40m Sabah Umno case
- MACC to deepen probe
| MIC exposes ‘MB quit’, ‘bastard’ video clips Posted: 12 Dec 2012 09:17 PM PST PKR MP S Manikavasagam is caught on video ranting about the Selangor MB and an exco over the demolition of temples in the state. B Nantha Kumar, FMT Two separate video clips have emerged showing PKR's Kapar MP S Manikavasagam urging Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim to resign over the demolition of a shrine in Sepang. In the clips, Manikavasagam also called state exco Dr Xavier Jayakumar a "bastard" and blamed the latter for the demolition of temples in Selangor over the past four years. The two clips, taken during the statesless Indian protest organised by PKR at Putrajaya yesterday, were shown to the media by MIC during a press conference here. In the first video, Manikavasagam criticised Khalid, urging the latter to tender his resignation. Answering a question on whether the demolition of the shrine was correct, he replied: "Wrong! Cannot accept this! I'm telling you. MB must resign." While in the second clip, Manikavasagam said: "I'm telling you, I already talk…. Xavier is another bastard. First, he protected the Majlis (Sepang Muncipal Council), after that when we pressure him, and then he twist. I also don't agree to touch 'kuil' (temple), how many… already seven [referring to the number of demolished temples under the Pakatan government]." He also claimed that three notices had been served to demolish a temple in his constituency. Manikavasagam added that Jayakumar was an "idiot" who was adamant in demolishing temples and did not listen to the former. Pakatan government under pressure Meanwhile, MIC Youth chief T Mohan said that his wing would bear the cost to rebuild the shrine which was erected in the compound of a house. Citing the video clips, he said that it appeared that the Selangor government was under pressure from its own members. On Nov 20, 30 enforcement officers from the Sepang Municipal Council (MPS) trespassed into the home of one S Gobi Kumar and demolished a Hindu shrine located within the compound of the residence. A week later, Jayakumar defended the council's action, prompting MIC Youth to demand a public apology from him. However, Jayakumar later claimed that the action was done unilaterally by certain MPS officers and that he suspected sabotage. On Dec 7, MIC Youth also staged a peaceful protest in front of the Selangor state secretariat building demanding Khalid and Jayakumar to resign over the demolition. Despite repeated attempts, Manikavasagam could not be contacted for comment.
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| You’re a liar, MIC Youth tells Chua Posted: 12 Dec 2012 03:14 PM PST According to MIC Youth chief T Mohan, it was the PKR vice-president who intimidated 'one of my boys'. G Vinod, FMT MIC Youth chief T Mohan has accused PKR vice-president Chua Jui Meng of spinning a yarn, claiming that it is the latter who tried to initimidate "one of my boys". He also challenged Chua to lodge a police report soon on the claim that he was manhandled yesterday by some 50 MIC members outside the National Registraion Department (NRD) director-general's office in Putrajaya. The MIC Youth leader claimed that the incident happened when one of his Youth members questioned what Chua had done to help the stateless Indians when he was a minister in the 90s. "He must have known about the problem as he was the health minister. Surely, he had some data on how many stateless Indians tried to seek treatment at government hospitals. When that question was posed to him, Chua tried to push my Youth member, K Novinthen," alleged Mohan. Targetting PKR vice-president N Surendran, he called the former "a liar" as to date, he had yet to provide evidence that there were 300,000 stateless Indians in the country. "He previously accused us of trying to beat up a teenage girl and now he is accusing us of manhandling Chua. A lot of people were there, including reporters. They know what happened," he said. Calling Surendran a "parachute leader", Mohan urged the lawyer-politician to work with the grassroots first before taking up issues. "Ask your boss [Anwar Ibrahim] why he didn't resolve the stateless Indian issue when he was the deputy prime minister. Stop creating dramas like your boss. I think one Anwar is good enough for the whole country," he said. 'This is MIC's culture' Meanwhile, Chua said he was considering lodging a police report on the incident. "We are discussing about it. I'm just waiting for Surendran, who is now in court, to deliberate on the matter," he added.
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| PAS: We have video of indecent duo Posted: 12 Dec 2012 02:43 PM PST
(The Star) - The two men in the car were given summonses for indecent behaviour, says PAS which insists it has video evidence. State Local Government, Culture and Tourism committee chairman Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan said the state government would defend the Kota Baru Municipal Council (MPKB) enforcement officers who issued the summonses to the men caught near the Sultan Ismail Petra Airport last month. "MPKB has video footage to prove what they were doing in the car and I have seen it myself," he said after attending the executive council meeting chaired by Mentri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat at Kota Datul Naim yesterday. Sabah MCA vice-chairman Chew Kok Woh questioned if council officers had the authority to act as "moral policemen" over non-Muslims. He said if non-Muslims did not speak up, there was nothing to prevent them from abusing their powers again. He questioned if the council officers had the authority to snoop on non-Muslims.
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| Deepak says has sought Altantuya’s ‘forgiveness’ Posted: 12 Dec 2012 02:37 PM PST
(The Malaysian Insider) - Carpet dealer Deepak Jaikishan has gone to seek "forgiveness" from murdered interpreter Altantuyaa Shaariibuu for his role in putting out a controversial second sworn statement from private investigator P. Balasubramaniam in July 2008. The businessman, who is suing Selangor Wanita Umno chief Senator Datuk Raja Ropiaah Abdullah over a land deal, also said he is publishing two books on his life and business. "I went to a Buddhist temple to seek forgiveness from Altantuya," he told The Malaysian Insider, saying his role in the matter was, "the biggest mistake of my entire life". He also disclosed his plans to reveal more details in the books, which will be privately circulated. "I am writing two books. The first is very short, 26 pages, and coming out on Monday," the 40-year-old bachelor told The Malaysian Insider. Deepak said the second book will be "a bit more elaborate" and launched in January. Balasubramaniam's second statutory declaration (SD) came a day after his first about Altantuya's murder in 2006, for which two elite police commandos have been convicted and are facing death sentences. Deepak hit the headlines when blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin exposed his role in facilitating the private detective's second SD to repudiate the first statement. The businessman is now in the news for suing Raja Ropiaah's Awan Megah (M) Sdn Bhd for criminal breach of trust in the sale of 223.33 acres of land in Bukit Raja. Hearing for the case resumes tomorrow. Deepak had named Awan Megah together with the Ministry of Defence, government land unit Syarikat Tanah Dan Harta Sdn Bhd and Cebur Megah Development Sdn Bhd in his lawsuit for allegedly cheating him out of millions in a land deal. But the trial judge had already struck off the government, Ministry of Defence and Cebur Megah from the lawsuit and her judgment has been upheld by the Court of Appeal earlier. Deepak's Astacanggih Sdn Bhd had agreed to buy three parcels of land in 2007 for RM13 million and a RM72 million bank guarantee for a land bond from Raja Ropiaah, who was awarded a RM100 million privatisation deal for the development of the defence research centre called Pusat Pengajian Pertahanan Nasional (PUSPAHANAS). The land was supposed to be placed in a special purpose company called Cebur Megah as government rules do not allow land in privatised projects to be sold by the winning party. The land is still in government hands as the defence project has yet to take off. The Selangor Wanita Umno chief had allegedly sold one parcel for RM2 million in cash and a RM16 million overdraft facility in a "joint venture" with Guppyunip Sdn Bhd, a company specialising in plasticware, prompting the carpet dealer to put a caveat on the land in Bukit Raja and lodge a police report last July.
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| Kit Siang: Many in Umno want Najib to fail Posted: 12 Dec 2012 02:29 PM PST Lim Kit Siang says that if Najib fails in the next general election, then certain forces in Umno will replace him with a 'Malay first' prime minister. RK Anand, FMT It is no secret that Muhyiddin Yassin harbours the ambition to replace Najib Tun Razak as Umno president and prime minister, according to DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang. He said that Muhyiddin hoped to achieve this by appearing to be more Malay than Najib. "Many within Umno are waiting to see Najib do worse than Pak Lah [Abdullah Ahmad Badawi] in the next general election so that they could boot him out and replace him with a 'Malay first' Umno prime minister," he added in a statement. It was under Abdullah's watch that Umno and Barisan Nasional suffered its worst ever electoral outing in 2008 just four years after Abdullah secured the ruling coalition's biggest ever mandate. In the aftermath of the polls, daggers were drawn and Abdullah was forced to relinquish his post to Najib in 2009. And now history could repeat itself. Meanwhile, Lim also recalled how Muhyiddin did not give Najib any support for his 1Malaysia slogan as exemplified by his statement in Parliament that he was Malay first and Malaysian second. Speculation of a rift between Najib and Muhyiddin had been rife for months despite the two leaders claiming otherwise. It was often said that Najib's numerous initiatives to attract non-Malay voters had ruffled the feathers of the ultras in Umno, who viewed it as a concession in terms of Malay supremacy and this group had gravitated towards Muhyiddin. When opening Perkasa's inaugural annual general meeting in 2010, former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad had said that the sudden mushrooming of Malay non-governmental organisations reflected Umno's weakness in defending the rights of the Malays. He added that NGOs like Perkasa would cease to exist when Umno regained its strength to defend the rights of the Malays. Over the months, there had been no shortage of conspiracy theories, linking the numerous scandals such as the National Feedlot Centre fiasco to Muhyiddin, who apparently had the backing of Mahathir. Observers also find it difficult to dismiss talk that Muhyiddin was also behind the latest revelations involving former inspector-general of police Musa Hassan and carpet dealer Deepak Jaikishan.
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| Musa-Phang altercation intensifies Posted: 12 Dec 2012 10:14 AM PST
(The Sun Daily) - WITH an American multi-national, its consultant and a retired police head honcho as key players, the bout is bound to be spell-binding. Pepper it with intrigue, power-peddling, intimidation, lobbying and mud-slinging and that would result in an extraordinary sight for those on the ringside seats. It is only "Round One" and the gloves have already come off, with bystanders baying for blood. The ongoing spat between the former inspector-general of police, Tan Sri Musa Hassan and former Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) advisory panel member Tan Sri Robert Phang took a dramatic turn at a media conference yesterday, with confessions and admissions which make compelling reading, interpretation and elucidation. Phang conceded that he is still a consultant on the payroll of Motorola Technology Sdn Bhd which had won a contract to upgrade the communication system used by the Royal Malaysian Police. This was in response to Musa's claim that Phang threatened a high- ranking police officer and had him removed from his post. Musa claimed that the police officer, who holds the rank of Senior Assistant Commissioner and a PhD holder, had refused to comply with a request to commission a multi-million ringgit project for Motorola in which Phang was involved in 2009. "I deny that I have caused this officer's transfer within 24 hours," said Phang. Phang was adamant, stating that he only became a consultant after Motorola had won the contract. However, when asked what capacity he was in when present at the press conference organised by Motorola on Feb 26, 2008, he quipped: 'I was there to promote Malaysia as an investment destination." He maintained that at that time, he had no official links with the company. But Phang admitted that he met the officer in question at meetings at the Home Affairs Ministry on issues about the supply of equipment to the police in 2009. "I was there in my capacity as consultant," reiterating that he was there after Motorola had won the contract in 2008. But Musa contradicted Phang's assertion, saying that the contract was awarded in 2009. He was quoted as saying that Motorola had obtained a project "to upgrade the police communications system from the analogue to the digital system in 2009". "I was informed by sources that the police were asked to commission the project when it was incomplete. If the project was not commissioned, (the company) would not be paid. So Phang asked a police officer to commission it, but that officer rejected this because it was incomplete. He threatened the officer saying that, if he refused (to commission the system), he would be transferred out," Musa was quoted as saying on Monday. For good measure, Phang added that he did not know how the deal was secured but said: "Motorola got the contract not because of Robert Phang." Going on the defensive under intense questioning by the media, Phang admitted he was an MACC advisory panel member while being Motorola's consultant but declared there was no conflict of interest. In an hour-long press conference, Phang produced three-year-old press clippings and a statutory declaration signed by Musa's former ADC, ASP Noor Azizul Rahim Taharim. Then, he declared his involvement: "I was the one together with Datuk Ramli Yusoff (former Commercial Crimes Division chief) who helped draft and prepare the document." (The statutory declaration made on Aug 28, 2009 outlines the wrongdoing allegedly done by Musa when he was the police chief).
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| HK’s ICAC gags future talk on RM40m Sabah Umno case Posted: 12 Dec 2012 10:07 AM PST
(The Malaysian Insider) - Hong Kong graftbusters have cautioned Malaysia's opposition leaders against publicising any future developments in the RM40 million Sabah Umno case, warning that compromising confidentiality could jeopardise their probe as well as the safety of those involved. In keeping with their own secrecy rule, officials from the renowned Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) also refused at their meeting with PKR yesterday to confirm or deny if they planned to reopen the controversial case, which has been linked to Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Musa Aman. Rafizi Ramli, who led PKR's delegation to Hong Kong, said the officials had merely offered their undertaking to carefully peruse all the documents he had surrendered to them as evidence before contacting him again. "They said they will go through everything in great detail and contact us for the next step. They would not say if the case will be reopened," he told The Malaysian Insider in a phone call from Hong Kong. But despite the ICAC's secrecy, the PKR strategy director insisted that yesterday's meeting had been fruitful, adding that the agency's advice to keep things secret could only mean that it views the matter seriously. He said PKR agreed to proceed in cloak-and-dagger fashion to respect the ICAC's processes and to ensure that should the agency decide to reopen its books on the case, their public statements would not ruin its investigation. "So if we are coming again to Hong Kong, with witnesses, or without, the advice is that we do not announce it in the media. "This could be good for Musa, in a way, since we cannot shed too much light on the investigation... but we will find a way to keep things alive politically without compromising the ICAC's work," Rafizi said. Read more at: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/hks-icac-gags-future-talk-on-rm40m-sabah-umno-case/
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| Posted: 12 Dec 2012 10:05 AM PST
(The Star) - The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is deepening its investigations into the Talamgate controversy after recording the statement of MCA Young Professionals Bureau chairman Datuk Chua Tee Yong. An MACC spokesperson confirmed that Chua's statement was recorded during the session, where the Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Minister also submitted his findings of discrepancies in the Talamgate controversy to the MACC. "I have submitted to the MACC my findings about the debt recovery exercise, most of which have been presented in the media. "I have also provided MACC with other documents which have not been disclosed until now. "However, I cannot divulge the contents as these are now in the hands of the MACC," Chua said after the three-hour interview at the MACC headquarters here yesterday. Chua said that had the White Paper on the issue been able to provide comprehensive details of the debt settlement, he would not have been called to the MACC to provide more information on the matter. He added that even Bursa Malaysia was looking into the Talam issue, citing a report from Bursa Malaysia which stated that Talam's debt and penalty interest amounting to RM236mil owed to Kumpulan Hartanah Selangor Bhd (KHSB) had been reduced to RM115mil. In the Nov 28 announcement, KHSB auditor AKN said further investigations were needed to find out if proper procedures had been followed, including compliance with the Main Market Listing Require-ments. On Dec 2, Chua had called on the Selangor government to rewrite its White Paper on the debt recovery exercise involving Talam Corp. This followed a recent statement by Kumpulan Hartanah Selangor Bhd (KHSB) to Bursa Malaysia which Chua said had shown discrepancies in the exercise involved. He said the report revealed that the amount owed to KHSB by Talam Group had been reduced from RM236mil to RM115mil, but was not reflected in the White Paper and the KPMG audit report engaged by the Selangor government. Chua had denounced the White Paper tabled at the Selangor state assembly as a "Grey Paper", maintaining that there were still questions left unanswered by the state government. In July, Chua had questioned how an exercise to recover the RM392mil debt owed by Talam to state-linked entities ended up in questionable deals worth more than RM1bil. The RM1bil deal includes Talam assets acquired by the Selangor government at RM676mil to offset the debt and a RM392mil grant obtained by the Mentri Besar Incorporated to facilitate the debt recovery exercise.
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