Having had the payoff of looking during some of the Paris Papers upon the Scorpene submarine liaison recently, it behoves me to give anxious landlubbers the 'hitchhiker's guide' to this involved mesh of payments which have left upon to grease this many expensive (more than RM7 billion) arms squeeze in Malaysia's history.
Since Suaram lodged the censure with the French courts for the judicial review of the Scorpene stipulate in November 2009, the French prosecutors have certainly been bustling with their investigations.
They have interviewed officials in the French state-owned counterclaim company, DCN, as good as related companies such as Thales as good as officials in the French Defence Ministry.
They have looked in to bank vaults as good as scrutinised contracts, memoranda of understanding, memoranda of intent, invoices, bank accounts of various people together with Abdul Razak Baginda (left in photo), the former tighten confidant of Prime Minister Najib Razak during the centre of the controversy.
The! re have been the lso some rather revelation internal trusted reports of DCN as good as the French Defence Ministry.
So far, the Malaysian Defence Ministry has told Parliament that:
Since Suaram lodged the censure with the French courts for the judicial review of the Scorpene stipulate in November 2009, the French prosecutors have certainly been bustling with their investigations.
They have interviewed officials in the French state-owned counterclaim company, DCN, as good as related companies such as Thales as good as officials in the French Defence Ministry.
They have looked in to bank vaults as good as scrutinised contracts, memoranda of understanding, memoranda of intent, invoices, bank accounts of various people together with Abdul Razak Baginda (left in photo), the former tighten confidant of Prime Minister Najib Razak during the centre of the controversy.The! re have been the lso some rather revelation internal trusted reports of DCN as good as the French Defence Ministry.
So far, the Malaysian Defence Ministry has told Parliament that:
- The price of dual Scorpene submarines together with logistic await as good as precision was tighten to 1 billion euros (RM4 billion).
- Payment to Perimekar, an problematic association owned by Razak Baginda, for "coordination services" was 114 million euros (RM450 million).
Malaysian taxpayers will still need to compensate even some-more for upkeep services, await as good as test equipment, missiles as good as torpedoes, infrastructure for the submarine base, precision of crew,! etc. Th e total bill for these dual submarines will be in additional of RM7 billion.
But have been these dual the only exchange in the sordid affair which has claimed the hold up of the fair Mongolian young woman declared Altantuya Shaariibuu?
Perimeker's price 'inflated'
Negotiations upon the submarine stipulate started in 1999. At the time, French counterclaim giant DCN had this view of Perimekar:
But have been these dual the only exchange in the sordid affair which has claimed the hold up of the fair Mongolian young woman declared Altantuya Shaariibuu?
Perimeker's price 'inflated'
Negotiations upon the submarine stipulate started in 1999. At the time, French counterclaim giant DCN had this view of Perimekar:
"The volume to be paid to Perimekar is overvalued. It is not value it... They have been never some-more than the transport agency... The price is inflated as good as their await duty is really vague... Yes, which association combined ungrounded wealth for the shareholders."
But this system was combined by the Malaysian government so DCN had no choice.
Befor! e 2002, when brand brand new laws in France as good as the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation as good as Development) Convention came in to force to make bribing of unfamiliar officials the crime, income used to cheat unfamiliar officials was even taxation deductible. Such is the inlet of arms deals all over the world.
DCN former finance executive Gerarde Philippe Maneyas had made the explain for 32 million euros (RM127 million) allegedly used to cheat Malaysian officials for squeeze of the Scorpenes.
The budget apportion had questioned such the large cheat nonetheless he did eventually authorise the taxation break.
With the brand brand new French law as good as OECD Convention opposite crime in place after 2002, the French arms merchants had to find the way to compensate commissions to their unfamiliar clients. The method used was to create 'service providers' which could "increase invoices" to take the place of 'commissions'.
Thus, when DCN terminated the contracts, Thales took over as the private company, not! involvi ng the state. Thales International was appointed to coordinate the domestic connections.
A blurb engineering stipulate was afterwards sealed in between DCN as good as Thales, ref! erred to as "C5".
It covered 30 million euros (RM120 million) in blurb costs abroad. The companies used in the Malaysian case were Gifen in Malta, Eurolux in Luxemburg as good as Technomar in Belgium. The transport losses of Razak Baginda as good as Altantuya were covered by these.
Another "consulting agreement" was sealed in 2000 in between Thint Middle East as good as Terasasi for 2.5 million euros (RM10 million).
What purpose did Terasasi play?
The commissions as good as dividends for the Scorpene understanding were funneled by dual companies, Terasasi as good as Perimekar, both owned by Abdul Razak Baginda. His wife, Mazlinda is the executive in Perimekar, while his father is the executive in Terasasi.
Malaysians have listened about Perimekar as good as the "coordinating service" in the submarines deal. But so distant there has been no mention of Terasasi.
Could the counterclaim apportion please tell the Malaysian public as good as Parliament the expect purpose of Terasasi in this Scorpene deal?
From the Paris Papers, you know which during slightest 32 million euros (RM127 million) were paid by Thales International (Thint) Middle East to Terasasi.
There is an invoice by Terasasi dated Oct 1, 2000 for 100,000 euros (RM400,000). There is also an invoice from Terasasi to Thint Asia, dated August 28, 2004 for 359,450 euros (RM1.43 million) with the handwritten note saying: "Razak wants it in the hurry."
A trusted inform in the Paris Papers notes:
"It appears which the government of Thint Middle East is aware which the volume paid to Terasasi in conclusion benefited Najib or his adviser, Baginda! ."
Thus, as Suaram's French lawyer Joseph Breham (far right in photo) has put it:
"Investigations so distant have supposing enough evidence to indicate the finger during Malaysian officials in this (court) hearing."
But this system was combined by the Malaysian government so DCN had no choice.
Befor! e 2002, when brand brand new laws in France as good as the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation as good as Development) Convention came in to force to make bribing of unfamiliar officials the crime, income used to cheat unfamiliar officials was even taxation deductible. Such is the inlet of arms deals all over the world.
DCN former finance executive Gerarde Philippe Maneyas had made the explain for 32 million euros (RM127 million) allegedly used to cheat Malaysian officials for squeeze of the Scorpenes.
The budget apportion had questioned such the large cheat nonetheless he did eventually authorise the taxation break.
With the brand brand new French law as good as OECD Convention opposite crime in place after 2002, the French arms merchants had to find the way to compensate commissions to their unfamiliar clients. The method used was to create 'service providers' which could "increase invoices" to take the place of 'commissions'.Thus, when DCN terminated the contracts, Thales took over as the private company, not! involvi ng the state. Thales International was appointed to coordinate the domestic connections.
A blurb engineering stipulate was afterwards sealed in between DCN as good as Thales, ref! erred to as "C5".
It covered 30 million euros (RM120 million) in blurb costs abroad. The companies used in the Malaysian case were Gifen in Malta, Eurolux in Luxemburg as good as Technomar in Belgium. The transport losses of Razak Baginda as good as Altantuya were covered by these.
Another "consulting agreement" was sealed in 2000 in between Thint Middle East as good as Terasasi for 2.5 million euros (RM10 million).
What purpose did Terasasi play?
The commissions as good as dividends for the Scorpene understanding were funneled by dual companies, Terasasi as good as Perimekar, both owned by Abdul Razak Baginda. His wife, Mazlinda is the executive in Perimekar, while his father is the executive in Terasasi.
Malaysians have listened about Perimekar as good as the "coordinating service" in the submarines deal. But so distant there has been no mention of Terasasi.
Could the counterclaim apportion please tell the Malaysian public as good as Parliament the expect purpose of Terasasi in this Scorpene deal?
From the Paris Papers, you know which during slightest 32 million euros (RM127 million) were paid by Thales International (Thint) Middle East to Terasasi.
There is an invoice by Terasasi dated Oct 1, 2000 for 100,000 euros (RM400,000). There is also an invoice from Terasasi to Thint Asia, dated August 28, 2004 for 359,450 euros (RM1.43 million) with the handwritten note saying: "Razak wants it in the hurry."
A trusted inform in the Paris Papers notes:
"It appears which the government of Thint Middle East is aware which the volume paid to Terasasi in conclusion benefited Najib or his adviser, Baginda! ."Thus, as Suaram's French lawyer Joseph Breham (far right in photo) has put it:
"Investigations so distant have supposing enough evidence to indicate the finger during Malaysian officials in this (court) hearing."
DR KUA KIA SOONG (left in print above) is executive of human rights NGO Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram), the former Member of Parliament as good as former principal of New Era College, Kajang.
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