The reason Tommy Thomas freed Vincent Tan’s son
Yes, one criminal charge, even if it attracts the death penalty, is worth RM10 million in Malaysia. Of course, if you are very rich, the price can go up to RM20 million or RM30 million, depending on how rich you are. If you are merely a drug mule, the price can be just RM250,000, which the drug lord will pay. And this business has been around for two generations.
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Raja Petra Kamarudin
What Tommy Thomas said is true. He did not receive a bribe for meddling in the criminal charges against Vincent Tan’s son. Tommy Thomas was the attorney-general under Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s government. And Vincent Tan is Dr Mahathir’s crony, proxy, trustee, as well as business partner. In fact, Vincent Tan is close to all members of Dr Mahathir’s family.
Hence Tommy Thomas would never dare in a million years take a bribe from Vincent Tan, even if it was offered and not asked. Vincent Tan has given millions to Dr Mahathir and children. He has also donated millions to the Pakatan Harapan war chest. So all Vincent Tan needs to do is ask and it will be granted. And dropping a criminal charge against Vincent Tan’s son is small potatoes.
Tommy Thomas was Dr Mahathir’s bitch
In fact, being the smart Chinaman that he is, Vincent Tan gives millions to all sides of the political divide. Umno, DAP, PKR. Everyone from all sides of the political divide receives millions. And this is not only what Vincent Tan does but all Chinese businessmen and tycoons do the same thing.
One Chinese chap told me the Chinese will never just drink just one cup of tea when they can drink two or more. In other words, support all sides because you never know who is going to win in the end.
All Vincent Tan needs to do is phone Dr Mahathir and Dr Mahathir will phone Tommy Thomas. What Vincent Tan has done for Dr Mahathir, Anwar Ibrahim, Tun Daim Zainuddin, DAP, PKR, Umno, Pakatan Harapan, Barisan Nasional, etc., is worth more than 100 criminal charges against his son. One criminal charge is worth only RM10 million (the going rate in the market). And that is peanuts.
Yes, one criminal charge, even if it attracts the death penalty, is worth RM10 million in Malaysia. Of course, if you are very rich, the price can go up to RM20 million or RM30 million, depending on how rich you are. If you are merely a drug mule, the price can be just RM250,000, which the drug lord will pay. And this business has been around for two generations.
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Tommy Thomas denies bribe allegation for helping Vincent Tan’s son on drug charges
(FMT) – Former Attorney-General Tommy Thomas has slammed allegations that he acted in a corrupt manner in handling the case of tycoon Vincent Tan’s son who was arrested for drug offences, when he was in office.
In a statement, Thomas said as is usual in criminal matters, lawyers of the accused submitted written representations to the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) to reconsider the decision to charge.
“Having studied the representations and the investigation papers, reviewing the relevant provisions and discussion with the case officers, I recall reducing the charges.
“Receiving representations from lawyers and accused, and reducing or dropping charges thereafter are common occurrences in AGC.
“I have no access to any documents, record or file maintained by those who prepared the investigation papers,” he said, adding that he could not provide any further details of the case.
This comes after Twitter account Edisi Siasat, which recently changed its name to Edisi Khas, claimed that although Tan’s son was arrested under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act for being involved in a very large quantity of drugs, the case was classified as an NFA (no further action) by Thomas.
Thomas said the allegation that he was corrupt in the context of the Edisi Khas post simply meant that he was bribed.
“Malaysians must rest assured that throughout my professional career and in my personal life, I have never paid a bribe. During my stint as a public officer, I never received a bribe,” he said.
“Integrity, honesty and truth are precious values to me. Indeed, they are sacrosanct, and I have never compromised them. The allegation that I was bribed when I took this decision is therefore vigorously denied,” he said.
He also said he had never known Tan prior to his appointment and neither had he acted for him or any of his companies, adding he had also not represented the tycoon since he returned to practice after he quit as attorney-general.
“The timing and vileness of this attack on my integrity are linked to the Roger Ng (1MDB) trial that just commenced in New York, involving fraudulent use of monies belonging to Malaysia.
“Our politicians and personalities will be featured when evidence unfolds during this trial, which has received worldwide media coverage. Against this background, I am an easy target and a convenient digression,” he said.
