Former Selangor Mentri Besar Dr Mohd Khir Toyo told the High Court here Tuesday that he had a serious disagreement with the contractor engaged to do the initial renovation work on his house.
The contractor, Nasir Ismail, 55, did not deliver as agreed on the contract signed with him to equip the house with the basic necessities, he said.
Dr Khir, testifying in his corruption trial, said he had agreed to pay Nasir RM600,000 for the initial work.
He added that he paid only RM400,000 and refused to pay the remaining RM200,000 because the wiring work done was shoddy.
This had angered Nasir so much that he went to the extent of removing furniture from the premises, Dr Mohd Khir alleged.
He said he had to change the motor of the auto gate of the house to prevent Nasir from entering.
Dr Khir, 45, is charged with knowingly purchasing two pieces of land and a bungalow in Section 7 here at a much lower price than its original value from Ditamas Sdn Bhd director Shamsuddin Hayroni in 2007 and is alleged to have committed the offence at the Selangor Mentri Besar's official residence on May 29.
Dr Khir also said the purchase of the property was between a willing buyer and willing seller.
He added that he would not have bought the house if Shamsuddin had not wanted to sell at RM3.5mil.
Source : The Star
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Friday, September 16, 2011
PKFZ case now in High Court
The cheating case of former transport minister Tan Sri Chan Kong Choy relating to the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal will be transferred to the Kuala Lumpur High Court.
Sessions judge Azhaniz Teh Azman allowed an application by DPP Datuk Nordin Hassan to transfer the case.
Azhaniz also struck out Chan’s application to have his trial stayed pending disposal of the cheating trial of former transport minister Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik after he (Chan) withdrew the application, with liberty to file the application afresh.
Chan’s defence team said that they are waiting for more documents.
“Since (Dr Ling’s) case is in High Court, I suppose the Attorney-General thinks it should be tried there as well,” counsel Arthur Wang said in an interview outside the court.
On Feb 28, Chan pleaded not guilty to three counts of deceiving former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi into approving Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd as the turnkey developer to carry out development of the Transhipment Hub project in the Pulau Indah Free Zone and renovation works at the PKFZ site amounting to RM1.9bil.
The former MCA deputy president was accused of committing the offence at the fourth floor of the main block at the former Prime Minister’s office in Perdana Putra building here between February 2004 and March 2006.
Chan, who was also former Selayang MP, faces a jail term of up to five years, a fine, or both for each charge under Section 417 of the Penal Code.
He was the second VVIP to be charged under the controversial PKFZ project after his predecessor and MCA president Dr Ling was charged in 2010, also for cheating.
Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail heads the prosecution and is assisted by DPPs Datuk Nordin Hassan, Dzulkifli Ahmad and Manoj Kurup. Chan is also represented by Badrul Munir Bukhari and Azad Bashir.
Source : The Star
Related News : Zakaria denies telling inquiry costs built-in to PKFZ land price
Sessions judge Azhaniz Teh Azman allowed an application by DPP Datuk Nordin Hassan to transfer the case.
Azhaniz also struck out Chan’s application to have his trial stayed pending disposal of the cheating trial of former transport minister Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik after he (Chan) withdrew the application, with liberty to file the application afresh.
Chan’s defence team said that they are waiting for more documents.
“Since (Dr Ling’s) case is in High Court, I suppose the Attorney-General thinks it should be tried there as well,” counsel Arthur Wang said in an interview outside the court.
On Feb 28, Chan pleaded not guilty to three counts of deceiving former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi into approving Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd as the turnkey developer to carry out development of the Transhipment Hub project in the Pulau Indah Free Zone and renovation works at the PKFZ site amounting to RM1.9bil.
The former MCA deputy president was accused of committing the offence at the fourth floor of the main block at the former Prime Minister’s office in Perdana Putra building here between February 2004 and March 2006.
Chan, who was also former Selayang MP, faces a jail term of up to five years, a fine, or both for each charge under Section 417 of the Penal Code.
He was the second VVIP to be charged under the controversial PKFZ project after his predecessor and MCA president Dr Ling was charged in 2010, also for cheating.
Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail heads the prosecution and is assisted by DPPs Datuk Nordin Hassan, Dzulkifli Ahmad and Manoj Kurup. Chan is also represented by Badrul Munir Bukhari and Azad Bashir.
Source : The Star
Related News : Zakaria denies telling inquiry costs built-in to PKFZ land price
Zakaria denies telling inquiry costs built-in to PKFZ land price
Retired Transport Ministry secretary-general Datuk Zakaria Bahari denied ever telling the Parliament inquiry into the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) project that the RM25psf price was inclusive of the interest, the High Court heard.
Testifying in court yesterday, he said although he told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) thrice that the land cost did include basic infrastructure, he never said that the interest was included in the price.
He made this admission under cross-examination by former transport minister Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik’s counsel Wong Kian Kheong, despite telling the court that it was his opinion that the RM25psf did include interest.
Wong: I put it to you that your opinion, based on Valuation and Property Services Department (JPPH)’s valuation, that RM25psf was inclusive of interest is not accurate.
Zakaria: I disagree.
During the re-examination by DPP Tun Abdul Majid Hamzah, Zakaria said in a meeting on Jan 26, 2002, by Port Klang Authority (PKA) and JPPH, the PKA had revealed the latest terms and condition which had been negotiated.
He said the RM25psf did not include the interest element and that no one at the meeting had objected.
Questioned by Abdul Majid why he never told PAC of that detail, he said this was because he was never asked.
JPPH’s valuation had stated that a RM25psf price consideration could be used for the purpose of the issuance of bonds when read together with the 10-year repayment period with a yearly 6% interest and a 5% deposit.
Earlier, Zakaria told the court that Dr Ling had given the PKA general manager Datin O.C. Phang the green light to go ahead and buy the land on the same day that the Cabinet had decided to purchase it, saying this was conveyed to Phang during the post-Cabinet meeting as “Cabinet had already decided.” Hearing continues on Oct 3.
Source : The Star
Related News : Ministry found PKFZ project viable, court told
Testifying in court yesterday, he said although he told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) thrice that the land cost did include basic infrastructure, he never said that the interest was included in the price.
He made this admission under cross-examination by former transport minister Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik’s counsel Wong Kian Kheong, despite telling the court that it was his opinion that the RM25psf did include interest.
Wong: I put it to you that your opinion, based on Valuation and Property Services Department (JPPH)’s valuation, that RM25psf was inclusive of interest is not accurate.
Zakaria: I disagree.
During the re-examination by DPP Tun Abdul Majid Hamzah, Zakaria said in a meeting on Jan 26, 2002, by Port Klang Authority (PKA) and JPPH, the PKA had revealed the latest terms and condition which had been negotiated.
He said the RM25psf did not include the interest element and that no one at the meeting had objected.
Questioned by Abdul Majid why he never told PAC of that detail, he said this was because he was never asked.
JPPH’s valuation had stated that a RM25psf price consideration could be used for the purpose of the issuance of bonds when read together with the 10-year repayment period with a yearly 6% interest and a 5% deposit.
Earlier, Zakaria told the court that Dr Ling had given the PKA general manager Datin O.C. Phang the green light to go ahead and buy the land on the same day that the Cabinet had decided to purchase it, saying this was conveyed to Phang during the post-Cabinet meeting as “Cabinet had already decided.” Hearing continues on Oct 3.
Source : The Star
Related News : Ministry found PKFZ project viable, court told
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Ministry found PKFZ project viable, court told
The Port Klang authority did not file any suit to nullify the sales and purchase agreement for the purchase of the piece of land in the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) project, a former senior Transport Ministry official told the High Court.
Cross-examined by former transport minister Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik’s counsel Wong Kian Kheong yesterday, former chief assistant secretary of the Transport Ministry’s maritime division P. Chandrasekaran said that until he left his position in December 2004, he did not receive any suit from the Port Klang Authority (PKA) to nullify the agreement on grounds of encumbrances or misrepresentation by land owners Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd (KDSB).
When asked if he was aware that the PKA had taken possession of the 404.6ha land, he said: “No.”
He added that he was also not aware “until today” that the land title had been taken by the PKA.
Chandrasekaran also said that when the memorandum was submitted to the Finance Ministry, it was looked at by the ministry’s special adviser Tan Sri Ali Abul Hassan.
Chandrasekaran agreed with Wong that Ali Abul had carried out a commercial evaluation of the project and he found it commercially viable.
Also called to the witness stand was the ministry’s former secretary-general Datuk Zaharaah Shaari, who told the court that she had not seen any of the documents, including letters and memos, over the purchase of the land for the PKFZ project.
Dr Ling has claimed trial to an amended principal charge of deceiving the Government by not revealing to the Cabinet an additional interest rate of 7.5% annually in the land purchase for the PKFZ project.
He faces two optional charges of cheating the Government by not exposing to the Cabinet facts pertaining to the interest rate, and deceiving it into believing that facts on the land purchase at RM25psf and 7.5% interest were certified and agreed to by the Finance Ministry’s Valuation and Property Services Department when he knew that there was no such consent.
He is said to have committed the offences at the Prime Minis-ter’s office in Putrajaya between Sept 25 and Nov 6, 2002.
Source : The Star
Related News : Dr Ling sent notes to explain confusion
Cross-examined by former transport minister Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik’s counsel Wong Kian Kheong yesterday, former chief assistant secretary of the Transport Ministry’s maritime division P. Chandrasekaran said that until he left his position in December 2004, he did not receive any suit from the Port Klang Authority (PKA) to nullify the agreement on grounds of encumbrances or misrepresentation by land owners Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd (KDSB).
When asked if he was aware that the PKA had taken possession of the 404.6ha land, he said: “No.”
He added that he was also not aware “until today” that the land title had been taken by the PKA.
Chandrasekaran also said that when the memorandum was submitted to the Finance Ministry, it was looked at by the ministry’s special adviser Tan Sri Ali Abul Hassan.
Chandrasekaran agreed with Wong that Ali Abul had carried out a commercial evaluation of the project and he found it commercially viable.
Also called to the witness stand was the ministry’s former secretary-general Datuk Zaharaah Shaari, who told the court that she had not seen any of the documents, including letters and memos, over the purchase of the land for the PKFZ project.
Dr Ling has claimed trial to an amended principal charge of deceiving the Government by not revealing to the Cabinet an additional interest rate of 7.5% annually in the land purchase for the PKFZ project.
He faces two optional charges of cheating the Government by not exposing to the Cabinet facts pertaining to the interest rate, and deceiving it into believing that facts on the land purchase at RM25psf and 7.5% interest were certified and agreed to by the Finance Ministry’s Valuation and Property Services Department when he knew that there was no such consent.
He is said to have committed the offences at the Prime Minis-ter’s office in Putrajaya between Sept 25 and Nov 6, 2002.
Source : The Star
Related News : Dr Ling sent notes to explain confusion
Monday, September 12, 2011
PKFZ: Dr Ling sent notes to explain confusion
Former transport minister Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik sent two short notes to the Cabinet in 2002 to clarify the confusion over the sale and purchase of land in Pulau Indah, the High Court was told.
The ministry's former maritime principal assistant secretary, P. Chandrasekaran, said the notes under the heading Repossession of Pulau Indah Land for Mega Distribution Hub Project by Port Klang Authority (PKA) were also to explain the fraudulent claim by Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd (KDSB).
Under cross-examination by Dr Ling's counsel, Wong Kian Kheong, he said the two notes sent on Oct 29, 2002 contained certain information, among them, the ministry's activities in its bid to get the land through sale and purchase with follow-up meetings and active discussions between PKA, as well as KDSB.
The notes also explained that on June 12, 2001, the finance ministry decided that the land be acquired through repossession, rather than purchase, as the price was too high as compared to its development potential.
Earlier, the fifth prosecution witness told the court there was no error in the contents of the two notes, adding he did not send any letter to Dr Ling to inform him of any.
Chandrasekaran, 56, also said he had not seen any letter, note or memo from the fourth witness, former transport ministry deputy secretary-general (Planning) Datuk Abdul Rahman Mohd Noor, 61, PKA, or a lawyer indicating there was any error in the two notes.
Dr Ling, is charged with deceiving the government by concealing the fact that the interest rate of 7.5 per cent per annum was additional to the purchase price of Lot 67894 at RM25 psf - totalling RM1,088,456,000 - despite knowing that the Valuation and Property Services Department (JPPH) had already taken the interest into account when it valued the land at RM25 psf.
He faces two alternative charges of deceiving the Cabinet into believing that the purchase of Lot 67894 at RM25 psf and the 7.5 per cent interest rate were acknowledged and agreed to, by the JPPH despite knowing that there was no such agreement.
He allegedly committed the offences on the fourth floor of the Prime Minister's Office at Perdana Putra, Putrajaya, between Sept 25 and Nov 6, 2002.
Source : The Star
Related News : Defence challenges witness in PKFZ case
The ministry's former maritime principal assistant secretary, P. Chandrasekaran, said the notes under the heading Repossession of Pulau Indah Land for Mega Distribution Hub Project by Port Klang Authority (PKA) were also to explain the fraudulent claim by Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd (KDSB).
Under cross-examination by Dr Ling's counsel, Wong Kian Kheong, he said the two notes sent on Oct 29, 2002 contained certain information, among them, the ministry's activities in its bid to get the land through sale and purchase with follow-up meetings and active discussions between PKA, as well as KDSB.
The notes also explained that on June 12, 2001, the finance ministry decided that the land be acquired through repossession, rather than purchase, as the price was too high as compared to its development potential.
Earlier, the fifth prosecution witness told the court there was no error in the contents of the two notes, adding he did not send any letter to Dr Ling to inform him of any.
Chandrasekaran, 56, also said he had not seen any letter, note or memo from the fourth witness, former transport ministry deputy secretary-general (Planning) Datuk Abdul Rahman Mohd Noor, 61, PKA, or a lawyer indicating there was any error in the two notes.
Dr Ling, is charged with deceiving the government by concealing the fact that the interest rate of 7.5 per cent per annum was additional to the purchase price of Lot 67894 at RM25 psf - totalling RM1,088,456,000 - despite knowing that the Valuation and Property Services Department (JPPH) had already taken the interest into account when it valued the land at RM25 psf.
He faces two alternative charges of deceiving the Cabinet into believing that the purchase of Lot 67894 at RM25 psf and the 7.5 per cent interest rate were acknowledged and agreed to, by the JPPH despite knowing that there was no such agreement.
He allegedly committed the offences on the fourth floor of the Prime Minister's Office at Perdana Putra, Putrajaya, between Sept 25 and Nov 6, 2002.
Source : The Star
Related News : Defence challenges witness in PKFZ case
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Customs man on trial over RM440 bribe
A Customs assistant superintendent pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here of asking for and receiving a bribe.
Lee Kuang Guan, 52, is accused of asking for RM440 from A.Sinappayen as an inducement not to take action against him for bringing out from Langkawi liquor with unpaid duty.
Lee, who worked in the passengers inspection unit at the Kuah jetty in Langkawi, is said to have asked for the bribe through the phone at 10.10am on March 26 last year.
He was also charged with receiving the bribe in the toilet of the departure hall of the Kuah jetty at 2.30pm the same day. BERNAMA
Source : The Star
Lee Kuang Guan, 52, is accused of asking for RM440 from A.Sinappayen as an inducement not to take action against him for bringing out from Langkawi liquor with unpaid duty.
Lee, who worked in the passengers inspection unit at the Kuah jetty in Langkawi, is said to have asked for the bribe through the phone at 10.10am on March 26 last year.
He was also charged with receiving the bribe in the toilet of the departure hall of the Kuah jetty at 2.30pm the same day. BERNAMA
Source : The Star
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