YOURSAY ‘If the aim is to find the truth, IGP needs not go to Bangkok.’
Putrajaya wants to send IGP to Bangkok
Just_A_Rakyat: Consider these points:
1. If former PetroSaudi International director Xavier Andre Justo is peddling tampered documents, then it's worthless to anyone.
2. If Justo had extorted and blackmailed PetroSaudi (on Thai soil), what is the Malaysian government doing meddling with their affair?
3. PetroSaudi isn't a Malaysian-registered company, so what right does Malaysia have to investigate him?
4. If Justo had met local politicians and members of the press, what offence did they commit?
5. The Malaysian government alleged that documents had been tampered. Are they privy to the original documents from PetroSaudi?
6. If the Thais claim that documents had been tampered, how positive are they that the documents supplied by PetroSaudi are the originals?
I certainly like to know from the Thais on what criteria the IGP (inspector-general of police) is allowed to meet Justo.
Negarawan: It seems like the Swiss government is allowing its citizen to be abused unlawfully.
It is questionable that Thailand has jurisdiction over this case. Justo should be extradited back to Switzerland, where he can get proper legal advice and protection.
The Swiss government should be aware of the political circumstances surrounding 1MDB and PM Najib Razak, and that Justo is being made a pawn and scapegoat.
It should advise the IGP to use his brains and check Najib's AmBank accounts first. Najib's account is the crux of the matter, not Justo.
Saphire: Indeed, sending the IGP (or his team) to Bangkok is an act of both stupidity and futility. What is the purpose of Malaysian police going there?
To find out which opposition member had bought the 'faked' evidence or to find out the truth on the money trail?
Whichever the purpose is, the trip is going to be utterly a waste of public money and resources.
Assuming he finds out an opposition member had indeed bought some of the 'faked' paper, what charges are the police going to file against him if he did not use it to blackmail anyone?
If the IGP’s aim is to find the truth on the money trail, he needs not travel that far. The answer to that question is with Najib.
Swipenter: It’s better still to send the IGP to the offices of The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and Sarawak Report to interrogate its journalists and editors.
Maybe he can get them to confess that their reports are all based on "tampered" email.
And that the evil plot is hatched up by opposition politicians out to discredit Najib and Umno, with the latter two being willing participants.
FellowMalaysian: I have doubts that the Thai government and police will allow any Malaysian authority to interrogate or question Justo.
First, Justo was taken into custody because he was wanted by Interpol for stealing confidential data, blackmailing and soliciting a ransom.
Malaysia's concern centres only on the PetroSaudi documents relating to 1MDB. The latter may not be a major concern to PetroSaudi and Interpol.
Hmmmmmmmm: Indeed, is Justo obliged to talk to the IGP? What can Malaysia do if he doesn't want to talk to the IGP?
Wouldn't it be more fruitful to just go visit AmBank to get whatever information he wants? The truth is there.
Anonymous_1391693662: There is no limitation to wasting public funds by the government.
Mr IGP, you can do whatever you want, to investigate or try to fix someone up, but we Malaysians are firm and we want to know as to whose bank accounts the US$700 million was allegedly credited to.
You can never distract us from this central issue. All the best to you.
Gaji Buta: Most people have lost faith due to continued silence on the alleged money transfer, which the banks can readily verify.
Increased meddling with whistleblowers will re-affirm the rakyat's suspicion.
Buttman: A month after the damning WSJ report, Najib has not denied that RM2.6 billion was transferred into his bank accounts in AmBank.
That alone is sufficient to get him sacked, if Malaysia were a respectable, decent country that abides by its own laws.
And if most of the cash went towards buying the GE13, then the entire BN government has no alternative but to resign and call for a snap election.
Ariffin PaWan: Apparently, the government focus is on catching the informers, not the thieves. And they are abusing everything without shame. What kind of government is this?
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