Monday, August 5, 2013
Don't probe us, probe Scorpene deal, says Suaram
Suaram has slammed the authorities for what it calls intimidation and harassment of the NGO when they should be probing the Scorpene submarines scandal instead.
“We challenge the police to spend time and energy to curb serious crime in this country rather than trying to intimidate and harass Suaram.
“We also urge the police, Malaysia Anti -corruption Commission (MACC) and the Companies Commission Malaysia (CCM) to investigate companies connected to the Scorpene submarine scandal such as Perimekar and Terasasi, as recently highlighted in the French media.
“Stop harassing the whistle-blowers, investigate the corrupt suspects,” said Suaram executive director Nalini Elumalai in a statement today.
Last weekend Suaram executive member Cynthia Gabriel was called to report to the police station today over a report lodged against the NGO for their French Scorpene probe’s fundraising dinner.
Gabriel described the police action as a “second round of harassment” since the extended Registrar of Societies (ROS) probe into the NGO last year.
In 2009, Suaram filed a corruption suit against French-based naval defence firm DCNS, for allegedly paying 114.9 million euro (RM452 million) in illegal commissions to Perimekar Sdn Bhd - a company partly owned by Abdul Razak Baginda, a close confidante of then Defence Minister Najib Razak.
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