Ex-AG Thomas’ claims are lies, says Sundra Rajoo

(FMT) – Former Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) chairman Sundra Rajoo has come out to deny allegations made against him by former attorney-general Tommy Thomas in his new memoir.

Sundra was in the spotlight after the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) raided his office in 2018 on suspicion of using government funds to obtain favours from past and present ministers in order to extend his contract.

The raid followed anonymous letters sent to several people, including to the MACC, the former AG, former foreign minister Saifuddin Abdullah and former inspector-general of police Mohamad Fuzi Harun.

In a statement, Sundra called the allegations made against him in the book “untrue and defamatory”, adding that they are contemptuous of ongoing legal proceedings.

“His accusations against me are completely untrue, and I reserve my right to take action at an appropriate juncture,” he said, without specifying which statements he was referring to.

He added that his appeal was fixed to be heard before the Federal Court on April 30, 2021.

“As such, for now, I will not make any comments on the chapter which is sub judice.

“I am confident that justice will prevail in the end.”

Yesterday, Sundra’s lawyer Baljit Singh Sidhu said Thomas should not have revealed facts about the ongoing case in his book and made claims which were sub judice.

He added that the substance of Sundra’s charge was a purchase of books authorised by the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization.

“Revelations by Thomas on the advice given by the prime minister, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Conference of Rulers as well as other government officials are highly improper,” Baljit said, saying that Thomas’ role as an adviser to the government came with terms of confidentiality.

“I see that he has breached his oath of secrecy in office pursuant to the Official Secrets Act and possibly committed an offence under Section 203A of the Penal Code.”