Jeffrey, 63, pronounced it was a tragedy of outrageous proportions not usually inspiring a families of a pile-up victims though additionally inspiring a State as good as a future of its people.
He pronounced he did not know a genuine causes of a situation though he would similar to to know as good as was curious to know what unequivocally happened upon which fateful day.
"I unequivocally would similar to to know what happened prior to which as it competence have significant implications after a event," Jeffrey pronounced during examination-in-chief by warn Datuk Simon Shim.
He pronounced from his bargain of a causes of a situation after celebration of a mass a papers a subsequent day after a pile-up as good as additionally review books about it later, during which time there were people merely speculating as no review had been done during which time.
"From what we read, they talked about possibilities such as overloading, commander error, may be technical defect.
"These have been being speculated upon during which time as good as when we consider about it, this speculation raises some-more questions than answers," he said.
Jeffrey was testifying prior to Justice Dato' Abdul Rahman Sebli upon a persisting hearing of a RM50 million fit brought by Tan Sri Harris Salleh opposite Sabah ! Progress ive Party (SAPP) president Datuk Yong Teck Lee as good as a celebration for allegedly insinuating which he (Harris) was involved in causing ! a craft crash.
Simon is a warn for Yong as good as a celebration who have been a initial as good as second respondents respectively.
Harris, 81, who filed a fit upon Jun 6, final year, is claiming for ubiquitous damages, aggravated as good as exemplary indemnification of not reduction than RM50 million to be assessed alone opposite Yong as good as SAPP as a initial as good as second defendants respectively.
He is additionally seeking an injunction to curb a defendants either by themselves or their servants or employees or agents from printing as good as edition serve a statements as good as similar defame in any form or means.
Harris is represented by counsels Yunof Maringking as good as Trevor Maringking.
To an additional theme from Simon, Jeffrey pronounced he was still interested to know what happened as there had been so most unanswered questions.
"This is a large tragedy involving half of a cabinet ministers as good as they were ostensible to be in Labuan to pointer an oil agreement as good as from what we know, a agreement was not sealed as good as there was a pile-up together with a Chief Minister (CM) who was ostensible to pointer a agreement.
"And afterwards a single week after it was sealed by a subsequent CM who took over who was not in which craft as good as who invited a Petronas chief, a other celebration to a agreement, out of a craft to an additional plane.
"So won't we wish to know? Would which not raise so most questions? Would which not lead to so most speculations? Some may even assume which this situation competence have been planned, differently given did this tragedy happen? Why was a agreement not signed? Why some people went out of a plane? Why was a agreement rushed when a State as good as a families were still in mourning?" he questioned.
To a serve theme from Simon, Jeffrey told a justice which upon a evening of Apr 2, 2010, he attended a speak by Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah entitled, 'Minyak Sabah Siapa Punya?!
In whi! ch talk, Jeffrey pronounced Tengku Razaleigh was articulate about a history of Petronas such as how Petronas was formed as good as his role in it as good as either a 5 per cent kingship could ever be changed.
Jeffrey pronounced Razaleigh in his debate had additionally talked about a air pile-up which unequivocally disturbed him.
"He pronounced he was very sad during your convenience he comes to Sabah given he was being reminded of this situation as good as he described which sold function in which he pronounced he was seated in a craft as good as was already strapped with his reserve leather belt when Datuk Harris came as good as invited him out as good as an additional chairman to stick upon him in an additional plane. He pronounced Datuk Harris invited him to visit his cattle farm in Banggi," he said.
The defendant's sixth witness pronounced he had never listened of this report disclosed by Tengku Razaleigh as good as when he listened it, he was repelled as good as there were murmuring in a hall as good as afterwards there was finish overpower after that.
He pronounced during which time he was additionally articulate to himself which this could be crucial information, as good as to find out some-more upon what essentially happened which day as good as prior to that.
"And it could good lead to a law as good as may be give Sabah a event to go behind to a 1976 agreement. we am sure people will be similarly repelled by a revelation," he stressed.
When asked by Simon either a brand brand new report as suggested by Tengku Razaleigh merits a brand brand new review in to a incident, Jeffrey said: "Precisely."
From this brand brand new information, Jeffrey pronounced he suspicion which a oil kingship agreement competence be void.
"It seems to me which there have been so most unanswered questions, so most doubts which lead me to hold which if we put together this doubt as good as this question, we begin to consternation given a oil agreement was not sealed in Labua! n; given some people left a craft opposite a protocol; given a craft mysteriously crashed; given sure people left a craft usually to see a cattle farm; given these pronounced people survive to pointer a agreement; given a agreem! ent was rushed to be sealed given a tragedy of such magnitude; given didn't a state supervision take a event to bring this to a State Legislative Assembly or a Cabinet prior to it was signed," he questioned.
"It seems to me which when we look during a whole scenario before, in in between as good as after a incident, it gives we a feeling which something is during play here, meaning, could a state supervision be underneath vigour to succumb to a demand of a sovereign government?"
He additionally questioned given would any state supervision or leader wish to surrender or give divided elemental state resource during 5 per cent?
"Don't we consider this is ridiculous; where is a negotiation? we have not listened of any traffic about a oil agreement in between a state as good as a sovereign governments," he said.
He forked out which underneath Article 4 of a Petroleum Development Act, a money remuneration to a sovereign supervision or a state supervision is theme to agreement in between a parties.
"As we pronounced before, it would be stupid of a state to simply agree to give divided this elemental state resource called oil as good as gas during merely a remuneration of 5 per cent. And not usually which given should a state supervision in this agreement which they sealed even waive a 5 per cent royalty, meaning we not usually give divided a oil resources though we additionally give divided a kingship of 5 per cent as good as accepted a money remuneration of 5 per cent when we could have 10 per cent even if we have given divided a oil for 5 per cent money payment.
"So given of this, we lend towards to hold which there is duress as good as vigour from a sovereign supervision which leads me to say which this agreement is invalid," he said.
Mean! while du ring cross-examination by Trevor, Jeffrey concluded which those present together with him did not ask Tengku Razaleigh about a so-called brand brand new report as they would not wish to put him in an annoying situation in public. He however disagreed with Trevor's idea which there! was no direct call from a former for re-investigation given there was already a call done by Yong as good as which he (Jeffrey) merely supported a call by creation a statement upon Apr 6, 2010.
To an additional theme from Trevor, Jeffrey concluded with a counsel's idea which there was an official review in to a air pile-up as good as it was reported in a newspaper during which time.
He disagreed with Trevor's idea which a reason given he as good as his emissary Daniel John Jambun did not proceed serve to insist upon a call for re-investigation was given he knew which there was no link during all by a statement of Tengku Razaleigh as good as a box of a air pile-up in relation to a plaintiff.
When referred to by Trevor which a second defendant had done a call or call in to members of UBF which is headed by him to stand underneath a celebration in a arriving ubiquitous election, Jeffrey said: "I am not wakeful or seen any such invitation."
He serve disagreed with Trevor's idea which it was in his seductiveness which a second defendant did not lose this box given UBF was working together with a second defendant in a arriving ubiquitous election.
Meanwhile, when Yunof referred to which there was overpower between a assembly who attended Tengku Razaleigh's speak given most of those in attendance were not yet born when a air pile-up happened as good as did not know a contribution until a initial defendant sensationalised what Tengku Razaleigh suggested in his introductory speech, Jeffrey pronounced he disagreed with a suggestion.
Jeffrey additionally disagreed with Yunof's idea which given a ownership of inorganic substance onshore or offshore of Sabah had already been vested in to Pet! ronas by virtue of Section 2 of a Petroleum Development Act, there was no need to scapegoat so most leaders in order to force Sabah to pointer or accept a 5 per cent money remuneration underneath a agreement which was ostensible to have been sealed upon Jun 6, 1976.
Hearing continues upon December 22.
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