Kit Siang wants MACC to act against Rafidah Aziz

On 10th July 2020, DAP’s Hannah Yeoh and Mahathir’s Rafidah Aziz will be sharing the stage to talk about “THE LEADERSHIP MALAYSIA DESERVES”. DAP has certainly done a massive U-turn from the days when they accused Rafidah of corruption (with evidence) and alleged that Dr Mahathir ordered the case against Rafidah to be buried. Ezam Mohd Noor, in fact, spent two years in jail for exposing this case and for revealing the evidence during a press conference.

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Raja Petra Kamarudin

ACA should not fail its own standard of new transparency and announce outcome or status report of its investigations into the 1999 corruption report lodged by Anwar Ibrahim on Rafidah Aziz

Lim Kit Siang

International Trade and Industry Minister, Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz was reported as having warned opposition leaders that she would sue them if they slander her “to their whims” (Bernama), which she is clearly entitled to do.

I for one do not believe in slandering Rafidah or any Cabinet Minister, but I do maintain that the government, in particular the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA), owe the Malaysian public the duty of transparency and a satisfactory accounting of investigations into high-profile cases concerning corruption and abuses of power. This is particularly pertinent now that the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim has admitted to at least another 18 high-profile corruption cases, including reaching Cabinet Minister level. (Mingguan Malaysia)

Anwar Ibrahim lodged a police report against Rafidah Aziz on 9th July 1999

For instance, the Malaysian public are entitled to know the outcome of the first police report against corruption in high places lodged by former Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on July 9, 1999, which alleged interference of justice by the then Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, and the former Attorney General Tan Sri Mohtar Abdullah, in shielding Rafidah Aziz from being  prosecuted in court on five corruption charges.

Anwar referred to a document of the Prosecution Division, Attorney General’s Office dated 14 March, 1995, which was handed to him when he was Deputy Prime Minister by the then Attorney General, Mohtar Abdullah, towards the end of 1995. The document clearly stated there was prima facie basis to prosecute Rafidah Aziz on five counts of corruption under Section 2(2) Emergency Ordinance 22, 1970 in connection with her duties as Minister for International Trade and Industry.

Anwar said in his report that the then Attorney General being satisfied with the investigations carried out by the Anti-Corruption Agency was ready to prosecute Rafidah Aziz on five corruption charges in connection with the allotment  of 1.5 million Leader Universal Holdings Bhd. shares and  4,173,190 units of  FACB shares to her son-in-law, Fazrin Azwar bin Mohd. Nor, but this was not done because of the interference by the then Prime Minister.

Dr Mahathir was alleged to have instructed the ACA to drop the case against Rafidah

So far, the ACA has not revealed the outcome of its investigations into Anwar’s report on Rafidah. Had the ACA questioned or informed Anwar about the outcome of his police report on Rafidah Aziz, as the ACA had announced a new policy of transparency in July last year to be more responsive towards public demand for information about its investigations, including keeping all complainants informed on the status of investigations as well as issuing statements about cases under investigations which are of public interest.

In August 2002, Keadilan Youth chief Mohd Ezam Mohd Noor was convicted and sentenced to two years jail by the Petaling Jaya Sessions Court for committing an offence under the Officials Secrets Act (OSA), viz. for exposing secret documents of corruption investigations, including one pertaining to Rafidah Aziz – the very same document referred to by Anwar in his police report.

Lim Kit Siang alleged that Mahathir ordered the case against Rafidah Aziz to be dropped

Ezam’s conviction under the Official Secrets Act could only mean the truth and veracity of the allegations by Anwar in his police report on Rafidah Aziz – and if this is the case, what is the outcome of the ACA investigations into Anwar’s report?

The ACA should not fail its own standard of new transparency and should announce the outcome or status report of its investigations into the 1999 corruption report lodged by Anwar on Rafidah Aziz.

Incidentally, why has Rafidah not taken any action to sue Anwar in the past five years for defamation for his police report against her in July 1999? (16/2/2004)

Ezam Mohd Noor was jailed two years for revealing the “RAHSIA” documents (SEE BELOW) during a press conference at the PKR HQ

Mirzan Mahathir (250,000 shares) and Anwar Ibrahim’s brother, Marzuki (1 million shares), are also implicated in this share allocation scandal

Rafidah Aziz’s son-in-law, Fazrin Azwar Mohd Nor, received 1.5 million Leader Universal Holdings Bhd shares

And

The first charge against Rafidah was regarding the 1.5 million Leader Universal Holdings Bhd shares allocated to her son-in-law

The second charge against Rafidah was regarding the sale of 450,000 Leader Universal Holdings Bhd shares

The third charge against Rafidah was regarding the sale of 315,000 Leader Universal Holdings Bhd shares

The fourth charge against Rafidah was regarding the sale of 335,000 Leader Universal Holdings Bhd shares

The fifth charge against Rafidah was regarding the 4,173,910 FACB shares allocated to her son-in-law