Opposition MP Evarist Bartolo highlights sum of ongoing general rapist review in to a formidable web of murder, amour as great as liaison in which a Maltese association is accepted to be involved.
According to a review cited by Bartolo in council yesterday, a French-owned, Malta-based monetary consultancy services called 'Gifen' is concerned in a money-laundering operation which is in spin continuous to: a 1 billion contract for a squeeze of troops submarines from France by a Malaysian supervision in 2002; allegations of a 114 million 'commission' which altered hands during negotiations in in in in between French as great as Malaysian officials; as great as - many sinister of all - a abduction as great as aroused attempted attempted murder of a Mongolian modelling tyro in Malaysia in 2006.
Raphael Vassallo, Maltatoday
Yesterday's Parliamentary contention took an astonishing turn, when Opposition MP Evarist Bartolo used his adjournment speech to highlight sum of an ongoing general rapist review in to a formidable web of murder, amour as great as liaison in which a Maltese association is accepted to be involved.
According to a review cited by Bartolo in council yesterday, a French-owned, Malta-based monetary consultancy services called 'Gifen' is concerned in a money-laundering operation which is in spin continuous to: a 1 billion contract for a squeeze of troops submarines from France by a Malaysian supervision in 2002; allegations of a 114 million 'commission' which altered hands during negotiations in in in in between French as great as Malaysian officials; as great as - many sinister of all - a abduction as great as aroused attempted attempted murder of a Mongolian modelling tyro in Malaysia in 2006.
In council yesterday, Bartolo sugge! sted how this formidable bribery/murder scenario, which has caused liaison in both Malaysia as great as France over a past decade, has right away additionally managed to finds a way here to Malta: with a Maltese association currently being investigated by French officials over allegations of laundering partial of a income concerned in this transaction..
The former Education Minister suggested how French inquiring magistrates have right away ordered a troops to beginner an general review in to a series of companies formed in France, Luxembourg as great as Hong Kong - including one in Malta - as partial of a global anti-corruption sting.
The story opens in June 2002, when, after three years of negotiations, a Malaysian supervision resolved a 1 billion understanding with French association Armaris (now DCNS) as great as Spanish naval shipbuilder Izar (now Navantia) for a squeeze of 2 SSK Scorpene submarines, as great as compared await as great as training.
The contract was sealed by Malyasia's apportion of invulnerability (now budding minister) Najib Razak, as great as allegations quickly followed which DCSN had formerly been sold confidential information relating to their bid by Malaysian companies accepted to be close to Razak.
One association named in a initial rumours was Perimekar, owned by Razak's close associate, a distinguished Malaysian businessman Abdul Razak Baginda.
But it was with a 2006 attempted attempted murder of 28-year-old Mongolian modelling tyro Altantuya Shaaribuu which suspicions of high-level corruption started to gain ground in earnest.
In Mar 2009, French Journalist Arnaud Dubus published a report in France's Liberation, citing hundreds of confidential documents, which suggested a tie in in in in between a mysterious attempted attempted murder of a student-model, as great as a 'commission' of around 114 million paid to Perimekar in tie with a Scorpene submarine deal.
The ground for Altantuya's! death w as reportedly which she had claimed a 500,000 share of a "commission" paid to Baginda (who appears to have additionally been her lover) for a squeeze of a submarines... as great as afterwards threatened to reveal all which she knew about this box if her demand was not met.
According to documents made open by French newspaper 'Liberation', Altantuya had been murdered upon a orders of Abdul Razak Baginda, who was after clear upon all charges by a Malaysian court.
However, Prime Minister Razak himself has right away been implicated in a compared bribery deal, as great as Dubus' report includes sum of content messages he had reportedly sent Baginda, which in spin strongly indicate a cover-up as great as interference with troops investigations.
The abduction itself was carried out in broad illumination in front of Baginda's house in a participation of eye-witnesses. And in a item which could easily have emerged from a James Bond movie, a perpetrators were after identified usually since a taxi-driver who had been hired by Altantuya for a day, reported a kidnapper's car licence image to a police... strictly as partial of a censure which he had not been paid for his services.
Police investigations traced a vehicle to Malaysian Special Branch police, causing embarrassment to a government, as great as awakening oddity in between a local press.
But whilst a Malaysia investigations have apparently stalled, French investigators shortly took an interest in a box which appears (if allegations have been true) to additionally indicate fingers during one of France's top names in a shipbuilding industry.
French investigating magistrates have been right away seeking in to a Hong Kong-based association called Terasasi (Hong Kong) Ltd. Abdul Razak Baginda is listed as one of a two directors of a company. The other executive is his father, Abdul Malim Baginda.
Where does Malta come in?
In council yes! terday, Evarist Bartolo suggested which in between a multiform companies worldwide currently investigated by French authorities in tie with this box is Gifen: a Malta-based association founded in 2001 by Frenchman Jean-Marie Bouvin, who has prolonged been compared with a sale of troops as great as defence apparatus to countries such as Malaysia, Pakistan as great as Taiwan.
On paper, Gifen offers consultancy services, as great as Bartolo said in council yesterday which a sole executive is listed as David Grech, with Noelle Grima as association secretary until Mar 2011, when Edward Attard Montalto additionally assimilated a firm.
Its auditors have been Attard Giglio as great as Co.
Bartolo noted additionally which Gifen's many active years were in in in in between 2001 as great as 2004, with an income of almost 1.5 million, whilst a registered losses took a form of 'consultancy services' as great as 'travelling expenses'.
Bartolo combined which French investigators have been currently seeking in to either Gifen was used "to promote a transformation of income concerned in this contract", as great as to compensate for travelling losses incurred by Baginda as great as Altantuya. Other companies allegedly used for similar purposes have been Eurolux (based in Luxembourg) as great as Technomar, formed in Belgium.
Bartolo further purported which Bouvin, who had founded Gifen in 2001, was really well-connected with a French secret services, as great as close ties both with (then) President Nicolas Sarkozy as great as Prime Minister de Villepin.
According to a Opposition MP, Bouvin would compensate commissions, through a association called Heine, in order to secure successful bids for open contracts.
After France sealed a UN Convention Against Corruption, Bouvin allegedly began to work though different channels - setting up companies in Ireland, Switzerland, Mauritius, a Isle of Man... as great as Malta.
Bartolo! combine d which shortcoming to umpire such operations in Malta fell to a Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit as great as a Malta Financial Services Authority, as great as which a reputation of Malta as a centre for monetary services was during stake. He reminded a Houseof a report by a Council of Europe's Committee upon Money Laundering, which had celebrated which Malya's legislation is good, but coercion is lacking.
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