Suaram filed a case in 2010 against French-owned defence giant DCNS for allegedly paying illegal commissions to top Malaysian officials in the sale of two Scorpene class submarines to the Malaysian government in 2002.
Suaram director Kua Kia Soong, secretariat member Cynthia Gabriel and lawyer Fadiah Nadwa Fikri spoke before the judge in a three-hour session in Paris, which ended at 6pm (1am today, Malaysian time).
French litigators William Bourdon and Joseph Breham acted on Suaram's behalf.
When contacted, Gabriel (left)
said that the team was successful in its presentation before the judge
Le Loire - one of the two investigative judges in the case - who have
accepted their statement on why an inquiry should be held into the
alleged kickbacks.She added that the judge had accepted Suaram's proposed list of potential witnesses, among them Prime Minister Najib Razak and Defence Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
Gabriel said that the hearing was to confirm Suaram's complaint and reaffirmed the need for a judicial investigation into the RM7.3 billion deal which was inked when Najib was defence minister.
"We told them we were filing the case because the Malaysian Parliament had failed to provide answers that we sought involving the purchase of the submarines," Gabriel told Malaysiakini.
"We
also mentioned that we were unable to seek answers to the murder of
Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu and the failure of the Malaysian
Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to investigate our complaints," she stressed.According to Breham (right), the probes on the French side so far have provided sufficient evidence to point fingers at specific Malaysian officials' involvement in the commissions - which is illegal under the French law - paid by DCNS to sweeten the Scorpene contract.
"For us to arrive at this stage of the hearing is a gigantic step in the pursuit of the Scorpene's commissions," he said.
Razak Baginda the 'main character'
Altantuya, believed to be a translator involved in the deal, was murdered by military-grade C-4 explosives at a jungle clearing in Shah Alam between Oct 19 and 20, 2006.
Two of Najib's former bodyguards and a political analyst who was a close ally of the premier, Abdul Razak Baginda (left), were charged with her gruesome murder but the latter was acquitted without his defence being called.
Razak's name has, however, cropped up at the French inquiry, and Gabriel named him as "the main character in the Perimekar scene".
It had been previously revealed in Parliament that Perimekar received 114 million euro (RM457 million) for "support services" on the sale of the submarines.
Perimekar Sdn Bhd at the time was wholly owned by KS Ombak Laut Sdn Bhd, which in turn was controlled by Razak and his wife, Mazlinda Makhzan.
Perimekar is now owned by the military retirement fund LTAT (Malaysian Armed Forces Fund) and Boustead Holdings.
Pivotal moment in country's history
Meanwhile, Gabriel said the investigation papers on the case have been made available to the Suaram team and "we will reveal the content in stages".
"Our list of possible witnesses are of course Razak and his wife Mazlinda, one Jasbir Singh, Lodin Wok Kamaruddin and Altantuya's father Setev Shaariibuu, who recently agreed to be our witness," she said.
Razak Baginda’s wife Mazlinda Makhzan and Lodin Wok Kamarudin, both directors of Perimekar Sdn Bhd, one of the companies named in the deal, and Jasbir Singh, as one of the potential middlemen of the deal.
According to whistleblower website Wikileaks, Lodin heads LTAT and is a close buddy of Najib (left); he also allegedly sits on the board of Affin Bank Bhd, one of Perimekar's bankers.
"It's a pivotal moment to have arrived at this juncture where we can move forward with evidence to uncover the truth in one of the biggest corruption scandals in Malaysia," said Gabriel.
She had also named Najib and Ahmad Zahidi as potential witnesses, and the latter has agreed to testify in court.
Suaram revealed that the other potential witnesses would be private investgator S Balasubramaniam and Altantuya’s father Setev Shariibuu.
Despite assertions by Setev that his daughter came to Malaysia in 2006 to seek to meet Najib prior to her death, and that he has seen a photo of her with him and Razak, the premier has denied any involvement in the case.-malaysiakini
French Scorpene probe points fingers at Malaysian officials, says Suaram
Scorpene probe: Razak Baginda tops witness list
French court wants Razak Baginda as witness in Scorpene kickback probe
Altantuya, believed to be a translator involved in the deal, was murdered by military-grade C-4 explosives at a jungle clearing in Shah Alam between Oct 19 and 20, 2006.
Two of Najib's former bodyguards and a political analyst who was a close ally of the premier, Abdul Razak Baginda (left), were charged with her gruesome murder but the latter was acquitted without his defence being called.Razak's name has, however, cropped up at the French inquiry, and Gabriel named him as "the main character in the Perimekar scene".
It had been previously revealed in Parliament that Perimekar received 114 million euro (RM457 million) for "support services" on the sale of the submarines.
Perimekar Sdn Bhd at the time was wholly owned by KS Ombak Laut Sdn Bhd, which in turn was controlled by Razak and his wife, Mazlinda Makhzan.
Perimekar is now owned by the military retirement fund LTAT (Malaysian Armed Forces Fund) and Boustead Holdings.
Pivotal moment in country's history
Meanwhile, Gabriel said the investigation papers on the case have been made available to the Suaram team and "we will reveal the content in stages".
"Our list of possible witnesses are of course Razak and his wife Mazlinda, one Jasbir Singh, Lodin Wok Kamaruddin and Altantuya's father Setev Shaariibuu, who recently agreed to be our witness," she said.
Razak Baginda’s wife Mazlinda Makhzan and Lodin Wok Kamarudin, both directors of Perimekar Sdn Bhd, one of the companies named in the deal, and Jasbir Singh, as one of the potential middlemen of the deal.
According to whistleblower website Wikileaks, Lodin heads LTAT and is a close buddy of Najib (left); he also allegedly sits on the board of Affin Bank Bhd, one of Perimekar's bankers."It's a pivotal moment to have arrived at this juncture where we can move forward with evidence to uncover the truth in one of the biggest corruption scandals in Malaysia," said Gabriel.
She had also named Najib and Ahmad Zahidi as potential witnesses, and the latter has agreed to testify in court.
Suaram revealed that the other potential witnesses would be private investgator S Balasubramaniam and Altantuya’s father Setev Shariibuu.
Despite assertions by Setev that his daughter came to Malaysia in 2006 to seek to meet Najib prior to her death, and that he has seen a photo of her with him and Razak, the premier has denied any involvement in the case.-malaysiakini
French Scorpene probe points fingers at Malaysian officials, says Suaram
Scorpene probe: Razak Baginda tops witness list
French court wants Razak Baginda as witness in Scorpene kickback probe
Hakim Perancis terima Razak Baginda sebagai saksi...
Suaram pada 2010 memfailkan kes terhadap gergasi pertahanan Perancis DCNS atas dakwaan membayar komisyen secara tidak sah kepada pegawai tertinggi Malaysia dalam penjualan dua kapal semalam Scorpene kepada kerajaan Malaysia pada 2002.
Pengarah
Suaram Kua Kia Soon, anggota sekretariat Cynthia Gabriel dan peguam
Fadiah Nadwa Fikri berhujah di hadapan hakim dalam sesi tiga jam di
Perancis yang berakhir pada jam 6 petang (waktu Perancis).Peguam Perancis William Bourdon and Joseph Breham bertindak bagi pihak Suaram.
Ketika dihubungi, Gabriel berkata, pasukan mereka berjaya membentangkan kepada hakim Le Loire - satu daripada dua hakim siasatan dalam kes itu - yang menerima kenyataan mereka berhubung kenapa inkuiri mesti dibuat terdapat dakwaan sogokan itu.
Katanya, hakim menerima cadangan senarai saksi berpotensi yang dikemukakan Suaram, termasuk Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak dan Menteri Pertahanan Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
Gabriel berkata,
pendengaran itu bagi mengesahkan aduan dan menetapkan keperluan untuk
membuat siasatan kehakiman terhadap bayaran RM7.3 bilion yang berlaku
ketika Najib menjadi menteri pertahanan."Kami beritahu mereka, kami failkan kes ini kerana Parlimen Malaysia gagal memberikan jawapan yang kami mahu berhubung pembelian kapal selam," kata Gabriel kepada Malaysiakini.
"Kami juga menyebut bahawa kami tidak dapat mencari jawapan berhubung pembunuhan warganegara Mongolia Altantuya Shaariibu dan kegagalan Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuan Malaysia (SPRM) untuk menyiasat aduan kami," tegasnya.-malaysiakini
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