KUCHING (Jan 30, 2013): A People's Volunteer Corps
(Rela) officer faced the consequences today after he named his wife as
the food and beverage supplier for an event by the organisation in 2010.
Mohd Zaini Azilah was sentenced to one day in jail, and fined
RM25,000 or six months jail in default, by the Special Corruption Court
here after pleading guilty to using his post to obtain approval for the
supply.
The former army personnel was charged with committing the offence
under Section 23(1) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act
(MACC) 2009 on Dec 17 2010 at the Sarawak Rela office.
The offence was punishable by up to 20 years in prison and fine of
not less that five times the bribe or RM10,000, whichever was higher,
upon conviction.
According to the charge sheet presented by MACC prosecuting officer
Othman Anyan, the accused had used his position as Pedawan District Rela
officer to submit a proposal for the supply of refreshments worth
RM4,910.40 in his wife Hamidah Pari's name for a Rela briefing session
on Dec 20 of the same year. – Bernama
Source : The Sun Daily
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Ex-lecturer Jailed, Fined Over Bribes For Diploma
A former Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan University College (KLMU) lecturer
was sentenced to six months’ jail and fined RM20,000 by the Sessions
Court yesterday after pleading guilty to two corruption charges
involving the award of a diploma to his student last year.
On the first charge, Elmy Shadzli Wahi, 41, was sentenced to three months’ jail and fined RM10,000 or four months’ jail in lieu of by judge Ahmad Zamzani Mohd Zain for corruptly accepting RM1,500 from Izam Mustaffa via cash deposit into his account, as inducement to award the latter a Hotel Management Diploma from Nilai University College.
He committed the offence at Maybank Berhad, Taman Molek branch in Johor Baru at 1.45pm on March 22, 2012.
On the second charge, he was sentenced to three months’ jail and fined RM10,000 or four months’ jail in lieu of for corruptly accepting RM1,500 cash from Izam for the same purpose at the Sarimas CafĂ© in Wisma Sime Darby, Jalan Raja Laut, here, at 1.15pm on April 3, 2012.
On January 3, 2013, Elmy Shadzli pleaded guilty to a related corruption charge and is currently serving a two-month sentence imposed by Sessions Court Judge Rozilah Salleh, who also fined him RM10,000.
Ahmad Zamzani also ordered Elmy’s jail terms to run consecutively, upon completion of the two months and also ordered him to pay a RM1,500 penalty.
DPP Wan Ahmad Nidzam Wan Omar from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission prosecuted while SI Rajah represented Elmy. — Bernama
Source : The Malaysian Insider
On the first charge, Elmy Shadzli Wahi, 41, was sentenced to three months’ jail and fined RM10,000 or four months’ jail in lieu of by judge Ahmad Zamzani Mohd Zain for corruptly accepting RM1,500 from Izam Mustaffa via cash deposit into his account, as inducement to award the latter a Hotel Management Diploma from Nilai University College.
He committed the offence at Maybank Berhad, Taman Molek branch in Johor Baru at 1.45pm on March 22, 2012.
On the second charge, he was sentenced to three months’ jail and fined RM10,000 or four months’ jail in lieu of for corruptly accepting RM1,500 cash from Izam for the same purpose at the Sarimas CafĂ© in Wisma Sime Darby, Jalan Raja Laut, here, at 1.15pm on April 3, 2012.
On January 3, 2013, Elmy Shadzli pleaded guilty to a related corruption charge and is currently serving a two-month sentence imposed by Sessions Court Judge Rozilah Salleh, who also fined him RM10,000.
Ahmad Zamzani also ordered Elmy’s jail terms to run consecutively, upon completion of the two months and also ordered him to pay a RM1,500 penalty.
DPP Wan Ahmad Nidzam Wan Omar from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission prosecuted while SI Rajah represented Elmy. — Bernama
Source : The Malaysian Insider
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Malaysian PM Caught Up In Murder, Bribery Scandal
THE plot has all the trappings of a B-grade movie: the murder of a
glamorous Mongolian socialite amid allegations of high-level bribery,
blackmail, betrayal and political cover-up.
But these are real-life events, and they could set back the chances of Malaysia's ruling coalition in an election that Prime Minister Najib Razak must call by midyear.
Mr Najib denies involvement but the allegations will not go away. The internet in Malaysia is running hot with allegations by a disaffected businessman, Deepak Jaikishan, who is well connected in the ruling United Malays National Organisation.
They relate in part to the alleged cover-up of the murder of 28-year-old Mongolian fashion model and translator Altantuya Shaariibuu in a patch of jungle in the Kuala Lumpur suburbs in 2006.
The second part of the controversy is driven by an inquiry in France into a complex money trail left by Malaysia's $US2 billion purchase of two French-Spanish built Scorpene submarines in 2002 while Mr Najib was defence minister.
But it was two of Mr Najib's bodyguards who dragged Ms Shaariibuu from a car, knocked her unconscious and shot her twice in the head on October 19, 2006, according to court testimony. She had begged for her life and apparently that of her unborn child.
The killers then wrapped her body in C4 plastic explosives obtained from the military and blew her up, ensuring the foetus was destroyed along with the identity of the father. For good measure, they erased her entry into Malaysia from immigration records.
The Scorpene submarine story has been tumbling out since 2002 when Mr Najib ordered them from French ship builder DCNS.
Two French investigating magistrates are looking into so-called ''commission'' payments of about $US160 million into companies reportedly set up by Mr Baginda. Documents have been seized from the DCNS offices in Paris.
Ms Shaariibuu, who spoke several languages, became Mr Baginda's lover after they had met in Hong Kong. Stunningly beautiful, she had been married to a popular Mongolian singerand to the son of a famous Mongolian fashion designer.
Ms Shaariibuu admitted in a letter found after her murder that she had been blackmailing Mr Baginda, who had jilted her after they had travelled through Asia and Europe together.
She reportedly had wanted a $US500,000 cut to remain silent about her knowledge of the deal.
Ms Shaariibuu was abducted outside Mr Baginda's house, where she was said to be causing a scene. Her murder was eventually uncovered following continued pressure from her well-connected family and the Mongolian embassy in Kuala Lumpur.
The two bodyguards were convicted of murder in 2009 but have claimed they are scapegoats and are appealing against death sentences. Pleading with a court not to execute him in February 2009, Sirul Azhar Umar described himself as a ''black sheep that has to be sacrificed'' to protect unnamed people.
''I have no reason to cause hurt, what's more to take the life of the victim in such a cruel manner,'' he said.
''I appeal to the court, which has the powers to determine if I live or die, not to sentence me so as to fulfil others' plans for me.''
A judge sensationally dropped an abetting a murder charge against Mr Baginda in 2008 before any evidence was heard and he is believed to be living in exile in Britain with his family.
Among several claims made by Mr Deepak - a carpet dealer - to opposition and independent websites are that he interceded to have a private detective change his 2008 sworn declaration that Mr Najib had had a sexual relationship with Ms Shaariibuu.
The Prime Minister has repeatedly denied any relationship with Ms Shaariibuu, calling it a ''terrible lie''.
Often sensational claims and counter claims in the case have been barely reported in Malaysia's government-controlled mainstream media.
The Malaysian human rights non-government organisation SUARAM, whose approach to a magistrate in Paris in 2010 prompted the French investigation, has complained of official harassment.
But the claims are hot issues on opposition and independent websites, led by the Hong Kong-based Asia Sentinel online magazine, which published confidential files on the case last year and whose editor, John Berthelsen, has doggedly pursued the story for years.
Malaysia, with a population of 28 million, has an internet penetration of more than 62 per cent, one of the highest in south-east Asia.
Some commentators in Kuala Lumpur, including Wong Choon Mei writing in the Malaysia Chronicle, have speculated that 59-year-old Mr Najib could be forced from office before he gets to call the election. Jittery powerbrokers in UMNO fear that if he remains head of the coalition, they may lose to the opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, and his Pakatan Rakyat coalition.
There is infighting in UMNO, which has shared power in the country for more than 50 years, as the latest opinion polls show Mr Najib's approval rating has fallen to its lowest level in 16 months.
Wong wrote in the Chronicle on January 7 that UMNO watchers believed former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad had decided to throw his weight behind Deputy Prime Minister, Muhyiddin Yassin, and effect an 11th-hour change in leadership, although many have cautioned that such a move could boomerang and create even greater infighting.
But Mr Najib, the son of Malaysia's second prime minister, has emerged unscathed by the prosecution of his bodyguards and is publicly ignoring the French inquiry and Mr Deepak's claims as he presents himself as a reformist, abolishing several restrictive laws and implementing a program to bolster unity among ethnic groups.
Malaysia's economy has fared well and the country is considered by the Work Bank to be an attractive place to do business. On January 8, Mr Najib denied rumours he had suffered a minor stroke due to the pressure of the allegations by Mr Deepak, saying he is healthy. ''So don't listen to the blogs, please,'' he said.
Analysts say the election will be the strongest ever challenge to UMNO's rule. Mr Najib has called the coming election ''a defining point for the destiny of the people and country''.
But these are real-life events, and they could set back the chances of Malaysia's ruling coalition in an election that Prime Minister Najib Razak must call by midyear.
Mr Najib denies involvement but the allegations will not go away. The internet in Malaysia is running hot with allegations by a disaffected businessman, Deepak Jaikishan, who is well connected in the ruling United Malays National Organisation.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak. Photo: AFP
They relate in part to the alleged cover-up of the murder of 28-year-old Mongolian fashion model and translator Altantuya Shaariibuu in a patch of jungle in the Kuala Lumpur suburbs in 2006.
The second part of the controversy is driven by an inquiry in France into a complex money trail left by Malaysia's $US2 billion purchase of two French-Spanish built Scorpene submarines in 2002 while Mr Najib was defence minister.
But it was two of Mr Najib's bodyguards who dragged Ms Shaariibuu from a car, knocked her unconscious and shot her twice in the head on October 19, 2006, according to court testimony. She had begged for her life and apparently that of her unborn child.
The killers then wrapped her body in C4 plastic explosives obtained from the military and blew her up, ensuring the foetus was destroyed along with the identity of the father. For good measure, they erased her entry into Malaysia from immigration records.
The Scorpene submarine story has been tumbling out since 2002 when Mr Najib ordered them from French ship builder DCNS.
Two French investigating magistrates are looking into so-called ''commission'' payments of about $US160 million into companies reportedly set up by Mr Baginda. Documents have been seized from the DCNS offices in Paris.
Ms Shaariibuu, who spoke several languages, became Mr Baginda's lover after they had met in Hong Kong. Stunningly beautiful, she had been married to a popular Mongolian singerand to the son of a famous Mongolian fashion designer.
Ms Shaariibuu admitted in a letter found after her murder that she had been blackmailing Mr Baginda, who had jilted her after they had travelled through Asia and Europe together.
She reportedly had wanted a $US500,000 cut to remain silent about her knowledge of the deal.
Ms Shaariibuu was abducted outside Mr Baginda's house, where she was said to be causing a scene. Her murder was eventually uncovered following continued pressure from her well-connected family and the Mongolian embassy in Kuala Lumpur.
The two bodyguards were convicted of murder in 2009 but have claimed they are scapegoats and are appealing against death sentences. Pleading with a court not to execute him in February 2009, Sirul Azhar Umar described himself as a ''black sheep that has to be sacrificed'' to protect unnamed people.
''I have no reason to cause hurt, what's more to take the life of the victim in such a cruel manner,'' he said.
''I appeal to the court, which has the powers to determine if I live or die, not to sentence me so as to fulfil others' plans for me.''
A judge sensationally dropped an abetting a murder charge against Mr Baginda in 2008 before any evidence was heard and he is believed to be living in exile in Britain with his family.
Among several claims made by Mr Deepak - a carpet dealer - to opposition and independent websites are that he interceded to have a private detective change his 2008 sworn declaration that Mr Najib had had a sexual relationship with Ms Shaariibuu.
The Prime Minister has repeatedly denied any relationship with Ms Shaariibuu, calling it a ''terrible lie''.
Often sensational claims and counter claims in the case have been barely reported in Malaysia's government-controlled mainstream media.
The Malaysian human rights non-government organisation SUARAM, whose approach to a magistrate in Paris in 2010 prompted the French investigation, has complained of official harassment.
But the claims are hot issues on opposition and independent websites, led by the Hong Kong-based Asia Sentinel online magazine, which published confidential files on the case last year and whose editor, John Berthelsen, has doggedly pursued the story for years.
Malaysia, with a population of 28 million, has an internet penetration of more than 62 per cent, one of the highest in south-east Asia.
Some commentators in Kuala Lumpur, including Wong Choon Mei writing in the Malaysia Chronicle, have speculated that 59-year-old Mr Najib could be forced from office before he gets to call the election. Jittery powerbrokers in UMNO fear that if he remains head of the coalition, they may lose to the opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, and his Pakatan Rakyat coalition.
There is infighting in UMNO, which has shared power in the country for more than 50 years, as the latest opinion polls show Mr Najib's approval rating has fallen to its lowest level in 16 months.
Wong wrote in the Chronicle on January 7 that UMNO watchers believed former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad had decided to throw his weight behind Deputy Prime Minister, Muhyiddin Yassin, and effect an 11th-hour change in leadership, although many have cautioned that such a move could boomerang and create even greater infighting.
But Mr Najib, the son of Malaysia's second prime minister, has emerged unscathed by the prosecution of his bodyguards and is publicly ignoring the French inquiry and Mr Deepak's claims as he presents himself as a reformist, abolishing several restrictive laws and implementing a program to bolster unity among ethnic groups.
Malaysia's economy has fared well and the country is considered by the Work Bank to be an attractive place to do business. On January 8, Mr Najib denied rumours he had suffered a minor stroke due to the pressure of the allegations by Mr Deepak, saying he is healthy. ''So don't listen to the blogs, please,'' he said.
Analysts say the election will be the strongest ever challenge to UMNO's rule. Mr Najib has called the coming election ''a defining point for the destiny of the people and country''.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Cops Offered Bribe -- By 'DSP'
In an act of startling foolishness, a suspected gang
leader allegedly offered RM200 to an officer at the police headquarters
here to secure the release of two men implicated in the recent gang rape
of an Indonesian cleaner.
The 51-year-old suspect's stupidity began when he first identified himself to the investigating officer of the rape case as a deputy superintendent from Bukit Aman.
His alleged attempt to bribe police and impersonate an officer lasted less than five minutes at about 5pm on Tuesday. He was thrown into the lock-up.
Selangor CID chief SAC Mohd Adnan Abdullah said investigations revealed:
>> The suspect had a track record of posing twice as a police and government officer.
>> The two men detained in connection with the rape on Dec 23 are his gang members.
Mohd Adnan said: "It was very foolish of the suspect to attempt bribery in the police station.
It was even more crazy of him to pose as a DSP."
The brazen act unfolded when the man coolly walked into to the police station and asked for the investigating officer by name.
He was taken to the officer's room where he introduced himself as a DSP from the Federal police headquarters.
He then allegedly offered RM200 "officer to officer" to quash the rape case and release his men.
Mohd Adnan said apart from a previous case of impersonating government officers he was also being sought for a cheating case.
The suspects in the gang rape, aged 27 and 29, were arrested on the same day of the incident.
The 27-year-old woman told police she was raped by at least six men at her workplace in Mentari Business Centre in Sunway Mentari.
Mohd Adnan said a manhunt was on for the other men who are believed to members of the same gang.
He said the bribery aspect of the case has been referred to Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
Source : Yahoo News
The 51-year-old suspect's stupidity began when he first identified himself to the investigating officer of the rape case as a deputy superintendent from Bukit Aman.
His alleged attempt to bribe police and impersonate an officer lasted less than five minutes at about 5pm on Tuesday. He was thrown into the lock-up.
Selangor CID chief SAC Mohd Adnan Abdullah said investigations revealed:
>> The suspect had a track record of posing twice as a police and government officer.
>> The two men detained in connection with the rape on Dec 23 are his gang members.
Mohd Adnan said: "It was very foolish of the suspect to attempt bribery in the police station.
It was even more crazy of him to pose as a DSP."
The brazen act unfolded when the man coolly walked into to the police station and asked for the investigating officer by name.
He was taken to the officer's room where he introduced himself as a DSP from the Federal police headquarters.
He then allegedly offered RM200 "officer to officer" to quash the rape case and release his men.
Mohd Adnan said apart from a previous case of impersonating government officers he was also being sought for a cheating case.
The suspects in the gang rape, aged 27 and 29, were arrested on the same day of the incident.
The 27-year-old woman told police she was raped by at least six men at her workplace in Mentari Business Centre in Sunway Mentari.
Mohd Adnan said a manhunt was on for the other men who are believed to members of the same gang.
He said the bribery aspect of the case has been referred to Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
Source : Yahoo News
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