KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 Tan Sri Ting Chew Peh revealed today which he sealed off upon the 1,000-acre Pulau Indah land buy as Port Klang Authority (PKA) authority without central acknowledgment from Cabinet despite meaningful supervision procedure.
The former housing as well as internal supervision apportion told Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik's graft trial it was "the usual practice" to lift out Cabinet decisions only after Cabinet assembly mins have been verified, though certified he authorized the squeeze prior to that.
"The S&P (sales as well as squeeze agreement) was sealed prior to central acknowledgment from the Cabinet?" deputy public prosecutor Manoj Kurup asked.
"When we sealed the S&P we wasn't aware of this letter (from Cabinet)... There was nothing in black as well as white," Ting (picture) replied.
Ting additionally pronounced he did not review by the S&P agreement with landowner Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd (KBSB) as well as had relied upon general physical education instructor Datin Paduka OC Phang as well as PKA's legal confidant to fill him in upon the contents.
Retired Transport Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Zakaria Bahari testified final month which Dr Ling had given Phang his capitulation to sign the agreement upon November 6, 2002 after the Cabinet assembly which same day despite not getting the Cabinet's formal decision until the little dual weeks later.
Phang, together with Ting, had inked the deal with KDSB upon November 12, 2002.
Dr Ling, the former MCA president, was charged in Jul final year with knowingly deceiving the Cabinet in to approving the land squeeze for the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ), which resulted in wrongful waste for the government.
The prosecution has argued which the additional seductiveness of 7.5 per cent per annum, amounting to the little RM! 720 mill ion, had pushed PKA's land squeeze from RM1.088 billion to RM1.88 billion for the port project.
This was despite meaningful which the government's Valuation as well as Property Services Department (JPPH) had already taken the seductiveness in to comment when it valued the land during RM25 per square foot.
Former Transport Minister Dr Ling additionally faces dual alternative charges of deceiving the Cabinet in to believing which the squeeze during RM25 psf as well as the 7.5 per cent seductiveness rate were concurred as well as concluded to by JPPH despite meaningful which there was no such agreement.
The veteran statesman faces up to 7 years' jail as well as the fine if convicted of the principal charge under territory 418 of the Penal Code.
The conference continues tomorrow.
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