Monday 15 October 2012

REPORT LODGED OVER UMNO’S RM40M





REPORT.....Sabah Progressive Party has lodged a police report over the 'clearance' of Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman of graft and money laundering allegations last week.

Oleh : TEOH EL SEN

PETALING JAYA: The clearance of Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman of any wrongdoing last week over money laundering and graft allegations involving RM40 million has continued to bewilder and anger opposition parties.

Among the latest is the youth wing of Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP), whose members claimed that the government explanation that the money did not belong to Musa, but Sabah Umno, smacks of a deliberate cover up.

Lodging a police report over the matter on Friday, they urged the police to further investigate the origin of the RM40 million. They also questioned the need to smuggle the money out of Hong Kong and businessman Michael Chia’s relationship with Umno.

“If there is no connection (between Chia and Umno), why isn’t Umno managing the transaction?” asked the report.

Speaking to FMT, SAPP Youth chief Edward Dagul said that the party finds it hard to believe that the Minister in Prime Minister’s Department Nazri Aziz has attempted to “swipe away such a serious case with such a simple sentence”.

“We are astonished that a federal minister is actually saying that Umno has that amount of money. And why has it got to go through Hong Kong? If it really is just a simple matter of Umno headquarters giving money to Sabah Umno, then why is it smuggled through Hong Kong, what is there to hide?

“The other thing is that the story has been out for four years, and suddenly after four years they changed their minds and changed the story. Why didn’t Musa Aman say this in the first place?”

“To us it is a cooked up story. It is an afterthought,” said Edward, who also asked whether the contribution was recorded in the Umno financial report if it was really above board.

Umno MP lashes out

Meanwhile, Sabah’s Kota Belud MP Abdul Rahman Dahlan strongly defended the government’s position, calling for the opposition to stop continuing to spin the issue after the case has been considered settled.

“What is the core business of Umno? It is a contribution from people for political activities. There is no law against anyone contributing money to political parties as long as they are accounted for.

“If I had RM1 billion and I like you and I gave you RM2 million, so what? As long as a receipt is given,” he said.

“We’ve been very patient in allowing the law to take it’s course. We were very quiet when letting the investigation and now when it is proven that he is innocent, not just by the MACC but also the ICAC, don’t jump and find another angle,” he said.

Abdul Rahman said that if opposition parties wanted to cry foul, they should also reveal their source of funding.

“Opposition, reveal your sources of income, how much have you collected from your donors. I have seen how Anwar (Ibrahim) in Permatang Pauh by-election threw money around. We (BN) were outnumbered, outspent, we were outmaneuvered in terms of logistics, campaign material, financially. Then, for every one flag we had, they had three,” he said.

Asked about the claim by opposition parties that the RM40 million amounted to ‘foreign money’, Abdul Rahman said:” This is ridiculous, they are just having fun accusing Umno of everything.”

Last Thursday, Parliament was told that MACC had cleared Musa of graft and money-laundering allegations after finding that the over S$16 million (RM40 million) was not meant for the chief minister’s personal use but for for Sabah Umno liaison body.

“It is not for the private use of the the chief minister,” Nazri said in a reply to Batu MP Tian Chua.

The minister had also said the Attorney-General’s Chambers had shelved the matter after finding “no element of corruption” in the case.

Caught in 2008

Nazri’s reply also stated that the Hong Kong ICAC took no further action in the case after the MACC finding, while the request for cooperation in a criminal matter lodged over the Swiss bank account has been withdrawn for the same reason.

The matter first surfaced in 2008 and was repeatedly raised by whistleblower site Sarawak Report.

Earlier this year, Sarawak Report published documents purportedly from the ICAC that showed that a Swiss bank account in the name of a lawyer in Sabah contained some US$30 million (RM92 million) and was allegedly being held for Musa.

The report claimed that a paper trail showed that millions in euros, US dollars, Hong Kong and Singapore dollars were channelled from several firms to a number of British Virgin Island companies and subsequently to the Swiss account.

The transactions were believed to have been managed by Hong Kong-based timber trader Chia who was later arrested and charged with money laundering after attempting to smuggle S$16 million (RM40 million) back to Malaysia.

(On Aug 14, 2008, the businessman, Michael Chia, was caught red-handed at the Hong Kong International Airport with Singapore currency worth RM40 million in his luggage before be could board a flight to Kuala Lumpur)

Investigations by both the ICAC and MACC was initiated after the Chia case but it was reported that AG Abdul Gani Patail had allegedly shelved files on the investigation and refused to prosecute over allegations that the Sabah chief minister had corruptly issued timber licences to his family worth tens of millions of ringgit.

Musa has denied any link to Chia who, according to media reports, had allegedly told the Hong Kong authorities that the money belonged to Musa.

Musa had previously accused Sarawak Report of defaming him, claiming the graft allegations were likely part of a conspiracy by his detractors who wanted to topple Barisan Nasional (BN) in the east Malaysian state.

Sarawak Report has linked the monies to timber kickbacks which it said were bound for Musa’s pockets for approving timber licences. (FMT)

37 comments:

  1. YTL kasi rugi Sabah RM114 juta, SAPP patut juga buat report polis.

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    1. SAPP tidak mahu 'belot' sama presiden mereka.

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    2. saya yakin rekod rasuah YTL lebih banyak dari RM114 juta.. dan yang paling sadis sekali ialah apabila 55000 rakyat sabah kerugian besar ketika pentadbiran YTL.. kenapa pemuda2 SAPP tidak buat laporan polis?

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    3. Masa pemerintahan YTL, lebih banyak lagi rakyat dapat kerugian daripada kesenangan. banyak hak2 rakyat telah dipinggirkan.

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  2. Sarawak report selama ni melaporkan kenyataan palsu kini sudah terbukti

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    1. sarawak report sebelum ini ada membuat laporan palsu mengatakan Lembah Danum merupakan sebuah kawasan oasis yang terletak pada zon darurat alam sekitar paling buruk di dunia.

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    2. hakikatnya Lembah danum merupakan Kawasan Pemuliharaan Lembah Danum (DVCA) yang memiliki ekosistem bertaraf duniadan menjadi tempat kediaman kira-kira 125 spesies mamalia, lebih 300 unggas, 72 reptilia dan 56 amfibia.

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    3. dan ia menyediakan tempat perlindungan yang amat diperlukan oleh hidupan liar Sabah seperti Orang Utan, badak Sumatra, monyet Proboscis, gajah Borneo dan pelbagai jenis unggas, yang amat teruk diancam bahaya kepupusan.

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    4. Sarawak Report tidak ubah macam agen pembangkang. Artikel pun berat sebelah.

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    5. inilah kelemahan pembangkang.. yang palsu mereka tegakkan dan yang benar mereka bangkang.. saya harap rakyat sabah dapat melihat wajah sebenar pembangkang yang gemar menjadikan pembohongan sebagai rutin harian mereka..

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    6. Pemilik SR sendiri pasti belum pernah datang ke Sabah sebab tu tak tau keadaan sebenar di Sabah ni.

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  3. dan Putera william dan kate sendiri dan melawat lembah Danum dan mengiktiraf ia kawasan yang terpelihara. tidak seperti yang sarawak report gambarkan.

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    1. Sebelum itu, Putera Charles yang berhajat mahu melawat Lembah Danum. Keluarga diraja Britain sendiri berminat dengan Lembah Danum ni.

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    2. kejayaan lawatan royal couple di sabah membukti tuduhan media asing pembangkang sangat2 tidak tepat.. juga membuktikan tuduhan pembangkang dan media asing mereka kononnya musa aman terlibat dengan skandal pembalakan sangat tidak tepat..

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    3. Inilah tambah lagi pembangkang sakit hati..

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  4. Ya,ingat lagi berita negatif royal couple banjir banjir di semua news site, kes tu dibangkit oleh sarawak report juga, tapi lihat sekarang tiada apa2 pun berlaku. Danum valley semakin famous adalah tu.

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    1. Entah apa yang Sarawak Report tidak puas hati sangat dengan kerajaan negeri Sabah.

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    2. berkenaan dengan lawatan royal couple di lembah danum, pembangkang juga memainkan peranan dan bersekongkol dengan orang asing untuk memusnahkan ekonomi negeri ini.. hanya kerana mahu merampas kuasa, tergamak mereka menghasut seluruh dunia dengan memberikan gambaran buruk berkenaan dengan hutan di negeri ini..

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    3. mujurlah kerabat diraja ni tidak mudah terpengaruh dengan khabar2 yang disebarkan oleh pihak yang tidak bertanggungjawab.

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  5. SPRM sudah tutup kes ni. SAPP tidak puas hati, apa boleh buat la.

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    1. SAPP tidak puas hati sebab selagi datuk Musa Aman memerintah negeri ini selagi itu YTL tidak akan berpeluang menduduki kerusi ketua menteri sabah..

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    2. Asal yang bukan berpihak pada kerajaan mesti tidak puas hati.

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  6. SAPP mahu dilihat setiap tindakan mereka lebih dihadapan berbanding dengan parti2 lain tapi sayangnya tidak guna otak

    ketika pemimpin-pemimpin pembangkang yang lain sibuk mempertikaikan kenyataan Nazri Aziz dan Datuk Najib Razak berkenaan dengan RM40 juta, lain pula halnya dengan parti nyamuk SAPP. Mungkin ahli-ahli SAPP mahu sentiasa dilihat kehadapan dalam memperjuangkan sesuatu isu, maka terpaksalah mereka melakukan tindakan yang lebih berani sedikit berbanding dengan parti lain.

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  7. SAPP mahu dilihat setiap tindakan mereka lebih dihadapan berbanding dengan parti2 lain tapi sayangnya tidak guna otak

    apa yang dilakukan oleh pemuda SAPP ini hanya ibarat mencurahkah air ke daun keladi. Apa lagi yang perlu disiasat oleh polis jika kes itu sudah disiasat oleh SPRM dan ICAC sejak sekian lama? lebih-lebih lagi apabila kes ini berkait rapat dengan penggubahan wang haram atau rasuah, bukannya kes pembunuhan atau rompakan.

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    1. pekara ini sudah pun disiasat, jadi ia tidak perlu disensasikan lagi.

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    2. Kalau SAPP pun tak puas hati, pergilah sama2 dengan Rafizi jumpa ICAC di HK.

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  8. daripada SAPP buat laporan polis berkenaan dengan kes yang sudah selesai ini, lebih baik SAPP buat laporan polis berkenaan dengan dana asing yang selama ini menjadi sumber kewangan Pakatan Rakyat..

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    1. kalau berada di pihak yang sama, mustahil akan aibkan rakan sendiri.

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  9. SAPP mempertikaikan hasil siasatan SPRM secara tidak langsung, SAPP juga mempertikaikan siasatan badan pencegah rasuah paling telus di Asia ICAC..

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    1. semuanya pun nak dipertikaikan. tidak pula persoalkan pemimpin mereka yang bawa kejatuhan pada SAS.

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  10. kenapa sukar sangat pemimpin2 pembangkang menerima kenyataan bila siasatan memihak kepada pemimpin2 kerajaan?? tapi bila kena kepada pemimpin2 mereka, bermati2an pula mereka pertahankan..

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    1. inilah politik, semua pekara pun mereka mahu politikkan.

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    2. tidak hairan kalau pembangkang. namanya pun sudah pembangkang.

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  11. mustahil SAPP tidak tahu kekayaan dan kemewahan Anwar dan pemimpin2 Pakatan yang lain.. kenapa tidak buat laporan polis?? tidak perlu ungkit semua, cukup dengan isu private jet.. dari mana Anwar dapat dana?? kalau mahu cakap jet itu percuma, kenapa jawapan pemimpin2 Pakatan berbeza2??

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    1. kalau ketua sendiri mestilah nak pertahankan bermati-matian.

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  12. sapp mungkin gunakan isu ini untuk tonjolkan diri mereka.

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    1. Publisiti saja tu. mau pancing undi dan tunjuk hero.

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