RIPPED OFF BY TYCOON TONG? Can Justo, a self-confessed blackmailer, be so NAIVE?

‘Justo must either be a very naive guy or an inept blackmailer.’

Negarawan: The twisted manner in which the 1MDB case is being investigated and handled by the authorities - where the focus is not on the prime suspect and critical issues, but on the peripheral figures and non-essential issues - confirms the rakyat's reservations on the handling of the Altantuya Shaariibuu case as well.

It has already been more than three weeks and the so-called task force has not even confirmed that RM2.6 billion was credited into PM Najib Razak's AmBank account from 1MDB, a task that only takes minutes at the computer terminal.

Najib and Umno have everything to hide. For how long more? Do not think that the rakyat and the international community are gullible fools.

Swipenter: Xavier Andre Justo must be a very naive guy, inept blackmailer, a lousy liar, or all of the above.

He failed to blackmail PetroSaudi International. Then he tried to sell the information. And he gave all he had to the buyer without getting any sort of upfront payment or guarantee.

This 1MDB saga is turning out to be full of drama with incredible twists and turns, and a very amazing story of the 21st century spanning over many international borders.

It is real worthy of intense scrutiny by central bankers, financial regulators, spy agencies and police forces the world over.

Speaking Sense: The real question has not been answered yet - where is the 1MDB money and did billions go into someone's personal account?

The rest is hogwash as far as the people are concerned. How much money is involved in this new 'revelation' by Justo this time? Are the people also expected to pay for it?

Sleepy: There are two issues here - the blackmail and the data. The blackmail is Justo's problem but the real issue is the data.

Since the relevant parties have not shown the original or the data used for blackmail, the data must be creditable.

Anticonmen: The emails between PetroSaudi and Jho Low are genuine. The bank pay-in documents into different banks are genuine.

The board minutes of PetroSaudi sanctioning the JV (joint venture) and subsequent transactions are genuine. The emails between Jho Low and 1MDB are genuine.

The board resolutions of 1MDB are genuine. The investments in Brazen Sky, etc, are genuine. The documents showing RM2.6 billion transferred into the bank accounts are genuine.

So which document is not genuine?

JooGuan: Regardless of what Justo claimed, can 1MDB explain or answer the simple questions of where the money came from and how it was spent.

Headhunter: One can assume that the counteroffer to Justo to make up his story must be very attractive. Billions are involved so what is a few million to save one's skin.

And Justo seems desperate. This sounds like a repeat of former journalist Lester Melanyi’s story.

Turvy: Interesting revelations but it only goes to strengthening the truth. Something in the huge amount of email was worth selling. Someone in Malaysia thought it worth buying.

The buyer, instead of blackmailing anyone, publishes the information. It reveals a massive fraud against the nation.

So, forget the source of the information or how it was obtained, examine the wrongdoings revealed in the documents and prosecute the culprits. The motives are not important.

Sabahan: Indeed, we Malaysians are not interested in how the data was obtained. We only want to know if the data is authentic or whether it had been tampered with.

Anything else is irrelevant. Malaysians want to know how their money was stolen, and the identity of the culprits involved.

Real Truth: Most Malaysians are wondering where all this is leading to. Now you know exactly how they will twist and turn the story, and a certain someone cannot be touched whatever the facts.

We have all seen this in the Altantuya case, where the guilty went free, and in former opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy case, where he is now in jail.

Hang Babeuf: On the IGP's/PDRM's pursuit of Justo:

Once again, fabulous police work and investigative technique and procedure.

Looking at how they are going about this case here makes it clear how they managed, with great effort, not to find those who stood behind the Altantuya murder.

Start in the wrong place, work on the wrong assumptions (while ignoring the obvious, and common sense), head in the wrong direction, harass the wrong people - while looking determinedly away from the problem: where it is, how it arose, who is involved.

At least Inspector Clouseau was a joke. Here, it is appalling and tragic. - M'kini