Shahrizat: Saya tidak tahu pasai projek NFC ni dan panggil saya 'Menteri Lembu' pula...

Ketika memberi keterangan dalam kes saman fitnah RM100 juta yang difailnya terhadap dua pemimpin PKR, Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil berkata beliau tidak tahu yang suaminya membida untuk projek Pusat Fidlot Nasional.

Beliau menyaman Pengarah Strategi PKR, Rafizi Ramli dan Ketua Wanita PKR Zuraida Kamaruddin berhubung pelbagai komen yang didakwa mengaitkannya dalam kemelut National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) Sdn Bhd.

Shahrizat memfailkan saman tersebut pada 19 Januari berhubung pendedahan Rafizi dan Zuraida mengenai NFC yang telah mengaitkan suaminya Datuk Seri Mohd Salleh Ismail.

Beliau memberitahu Pesuruhjaya Kehakiman Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera di Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur hari ini bahawa beliau tidak memegang apa-apa jawatan dalam NFC atau di Agroscience Industries Sdn Bhd.

Shahrizat mendakwa Rafizi dan Zuraida telah menggunakan isu itu sebagai sasaran utama dalam usaha untuk memburuk-burukkan dan memfitnahnya sebagai seorang menteri persekutuan.

Shahrizat berkata beliau tidak tahu bahawa suaminya telah membida untuk projek tersebut kerana kerjaya mereka adalah berbeza luas.

"Saya menjadi seorang ahli politik sejak 1995 selepas dipilih sebagai ahli Parlimen Lembah Pantai. Saya menyertai Umno pada tahun 1982," katanya.

Suaminya pula, kata Shahrizat, adalah seorang saintis dan beliau tidak masuk campur dengan urusannya, kerana beliau (Shahrizat) adalah seorang ketua Wanita Umno, seorang menteri dan pemimpin Wanita BN.

Menyifatkan serangan terhadap NFC adalah mensasarkan dirinya, Shahrizat berkata ia bertujuan untuk menyerang BN dan Umno menjelang pilihan raya umum ke-13.- malaysiakini

Depa gelaq saya "menteri lembu" lagi...

Bekas menteri Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil di Makamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur hari ini menjelaskan secara terperinci penghinaan yang dialaminya apabila digelar "menteri lembu" oleh ketua Wanita PKR Zuraida Kamaruddin.

Tiada sesiapapun yang patut digelar sedemikian, kata bekas menteri pembangunan wanita, keluarga dan masyarakat itu kepada Pesuruhjaya Kehakiman Mahkamah Tinggi Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera.

Shahrizat memberi keterangan hari ini berhubung saman fitnah RM100 juta yang difailkannya pada 19 Januari lalu.

"Saya rasa saya dizalimkan, dianiaya dan diaibkan dengan tohmahan dan fitnah yang tak berasas," kata Shahrizat.

Katanya lagi, tiada sesiapa yang patut diaibkan sedemikian rupa dan kenyataan itu melampau batas "gurauan politik".

Nyata sekali Zuraida menyedari bahawa gelaran "lembu" itu merupakan kenyataan yang menghina dan bermaksud bodoh dalam percakapan bahasa Melayu, kata Shahrizat.

Shahrizat menjelaskan bahawa kata-kata berkenaan bermaksud untuk memalukannya dan mencemarkan reputasinya sebagai seorang wanita dan melampaui batas, walau dalam arena politik.

Zuraida didakwa mengeluarkan kata-kata demikian semasa persidangan perwakilan PKR pada tahun lalu, kata Shahrizat dalam saman yang difailkan ke atas MP tersebut dan juga pengarah strategi PKR Rafizi Ramli kerana mengaitkannya dengan isu National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) Sdn Bhd.

Rafizi dan Zuraida masing-masing telah mengemukakan saman balas ke atas bekas menteri terbabit - malaysiakini

Kes NFC bermula, Shahrizat beri keterangan...

Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur hari ini mula mendengar kes saman bekas Menteri Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat, Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil terhadap Ketua Wanita PKR, Zuraida Kamaruddin dan Pengarah Strategi PKR, Mohd Rafizi Ramli.
 
Perbicaraan yang bermula hari ini telah mendengar keterangan dari Shahrizat berhubung dakwaan kontroversi beliau dalam projek Pusat Fidlot Nasional (NFC).

Shahrizat dalam keterangannya sebagai saksi utama berkata beliau tidak mempunyai sebarang jawatan dalam NFC Holding dan tidak tahupun suaminya membida projek itu.

Hakim, Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera menetapkan pada 10 Ogos ini bagi sambungan perbicaraan setelah mendengar keterangan dari Shahrizat berhubungan dakwaan pembabitan beliau dalam skandal NFC.

Kes saman RM100 juta ini dikemukakan oleh Shahrizat berhubung penyelewengan projek kontroversi Pusat Fidlot Nasional (NFC) yang telah didedahkan oleh kedua-dua pemimpin dari PKR itu.

Sementara itu, Rafizi yang ditemui selepas perbicaraan menyatakan keterangan yang dilakukan oleh Shahrizat hari ini sudah dijangkakan dan tidak mengejutkan beliau.

"Kita telah menjangkakan keterangan yang beliau berikan hari dan ia tidak mengejutkan kita.

"Kita tunggu pada Jumaat ini bagi memulakan soal balas dari pihak peguam berhubung keterangan yang dilakukan nanti," jelasnya.

Tambah Rafizi lagi, kenyataan yang diberikan oleh Shahrizat hari ini menunjukkan beliau dan Zuraida adalah pemilik kepada media di negara ini yang boleh mempengaruhi seluruh rakyat Malaysia.

"Gambaran yang diberikan olehnya menunjukkan kami berdua telah berjaya mempengaruhi rakyat di negara ini melalui sebaran media.

"Seolah-olah kami ini pemilik Utusan Malaysia ataupun TV3, begitu jauh andaian yang diberikan olehnya," sambungnya.
 
Dalam pada itu, Zuraida memberitahu keterangan Shahrizat hari ini lebih kepada latar belakang beliau bagi menunjukkan beliau adalah seorang pemimpin yang baik.

"Penceritaan latar belakang yang kemas dan apa yang kita harapkan penceritaan yang kemas ini mempunyai keputusan sebaliknya," kata Zuraida.

Pihak defenden, Rafizi diwakili Peguam, Ranjit Singh manakala Zuraida pula diwakili oleh Razlan Hadri.

Shafie Abdullah pula bertindak sebagai peguam yang mewakili Shahrizat sebagai plantif.

Sebelum itu pada 19 Januari yang lalu Shahrizat telah memfailkan saman di Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur mendakwa, Zuraida dan Rafizi telah memfitnah dan memburuk-burukkan beliau berhubung projek NFC.

Namun pada 9 Mac pula, Rafizi dan Zuraida telah memfailkan saman balas di Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur terhadap bekas Menteri Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat berhubung satu ucapan didakwa "berbau fitnah" yang diujarkan bekas menteri tersebut.

Sementara itu turut hadir memberi sokongan adalah Presiden PKR, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, Setiausaha Agung PKR, Datuk Saifuddin Nasution dan juga beberapa exco Kerajaan Negeri Selangor.

Kamar mahkamah hari ini dipenuhi dengan penyokong PKR yang turut hadir dalam memberi sokongan.-harakahdaily

Shahrizat: I didn't know about NFC project

Testifying in her RM100 million defamation suit against two PKR leaders, Shahrizat Abdul Jalil has disclaimed any knowledge that her husband had put in a bid for the National Feedlot Centre project.

She is suing PKR director of strategy Rafizi Ramli and PKR Wanita chief Zuraida Kamaruddin over various comments that allegedly implicate her in the National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) Sdn Bhd fiasco.

Shahrizat had filed the suit on Jan 19 over Rafizi and Zuraida's revelations on the NFC that implicated her husband Mohd Salleh Ismail. 

She told Judicial Commissioner Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera in the Kuala Lumpur High Court today that she does not hold any position in the NFC or in Agroscience Industries Sdn Bhd.

She claimed that Rafizi and Zuraida had used the issue as a primary target in attempting to discredit and malign her as a federal minister.

“These are personal attacks against me as a minister and Umno Wanita chief. You will find in most instances the defendants refer to the NFC as “Shahrizat's family-owned company” (in Malay syarikat milik keluarga Shahrizat), Shahrizat's husband-owned or the children's-owned.

“Along the way they have spun this whole story in their attempt to maliciously attack me in my standing as minister, Umno Wanita chief and BN Wanita chief,” the 59-year-old politician and mother of three said in replying to questions from her counsel Muhammad Shafee Abdullah. 

Shahrizat said she did not know that her husband had bid for the project as they are "worlds apart" in terms of career.

“No, I was not aware (of my husband’s) bid. From the day we were married some 33 years ago, we respected each other's profession and did not interfere nor encroach in each other’s work. We come from two different worlds professionally,” she said.

"I am a lawyer have been a politician since 1995 after being elected as Lembah Pantai MP. I joined Umno in 1982.

"My husband is a scientist as he has been involved with project papers from the day we got married when he was a professor at Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, a consultant with the Food and Agriculture Organisation and I do not get involved in his affairs... as I am a Wanita Umno chief, (was a) minister and BN Wanita leader."

'Hubby did not request assistance'

Describing the attacks on NFC as taking pot-shots at her, Shahrizat said these were meant to attack BN and Umno ahead of the 13th general election.

“I can confirm that neither my husband nor my children requested my assistance for this project.

They know better than to ask me. I never participated in any way whether directly or indirectly to assist them in securing the project,” said Shahrizat.

“I believe the opposition calculated and designed to make me the primary target of their attacks. It has never been about getting to the truth of the NFC matters. It is more their grand design to discredit and malign me as a politician, minister and BN leader.

“If you review the statements and allegations concerning the NFC, they are not interested in the response but more concerned to get my response as I happen to be married to the NFC chairperson. Why should I be held culpable on this ground at all?” she asked. 

Zuraida (right) stands accused of statements that implicate Shahrizat in the "mark up" of NFC meat products; influencing the cabinet decision to award the RM250 million soft loan to her husband; and abusing her powers as a federal minister.

Shahrizat is holding Rafizi to account for asking her to apologise to the public over ‘serious legal or moral transgressions’.

Rafizi (left) and Zuraida, who are in court, have filed a counter-claim against Shahrizat.

Others in the packed court room include Mohd Salleh, PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, vice-president Tian Chua, and secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

Scores of Wanita Umno supporters have shown up in support of Shahrizat, who heads the wing and was the women, family and community minister until she stepped down in April due to pressure from the NFC issue.

'Cleared by MACC'

Shahrizat said the assertions made by the two had painted a picture of her as being “a corrupt politician” and this had resulted in the MACC to probe her on allegations that she had abused her position as minister, and the political portfolios she held.

She said the opposition's hate campaign had resulted in her and her family making headlines almost daily for several months as they (Rafizi and Zuraidah) had sensationalised the matter to “become the talk of the town”.

“It was a harrowing and heart-wrenching experience for me to be investigated by the MACC after almost 30 years in politics. As a cabinet minister, and Umno Wanita chief, I realised that by simply being investigated, my reputation was tarnished and damaged beyond repair.

“My integrity is of utmost importance but more so as a Muslim, I feel that I have been ‘dizalimkan’ (made a victim), ‘dianiaya’ (discriminated against) and ‘diaibkan’ (humiliated) with baseless allegations, which is one of the most heinous transgressions against the principles laid down by God.”

She added that on May 31, after months of investigations, the MACC Operations Review Panel chaired by Hadenan Abdul Jalil cleared her as it found “there was no case against her”.

“Since then the case has been closed,” she said.

Shahrizat, a lawyer and former magistrate, is represented by Shafee and Ahmad Redza.

Ranjit Singh and J Leela are representing Rafizi, while Gopal Sreenevasan and Razlan Hadri Zulkifli are appearing for Zuraida.

Hearing before Vazeer continues on Friday.-malaysiakini

Shahrizat felt humiliated by 'cow minister' tag...

Former minister Shahrizat Abdul Jalil described in detail in the High Court in Kuala Lumpur today her humiliation at being called "Cow minister of the year" by parliamentarian and PKR Wanita chief Zuraida Kamaruddin.

No one, even politicians, deserved to be called in such a manner, the former women, family and community development minister told Judicial Commissioner Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera when testifying on the RM100 million defamation suit she filed on Jan 19.

"Surely nobody deserves to be insulted in such a manner. This is beyond acceptable ‘political bantering'.

"It is obvious that Zuraida realises the reference to ‘lembu' is a deragotory remark and in the colloquial Malay sense suggests stupidity, and this is slanderous and insulting," Shahrizat said.

A minister for 13 years, she described the words uttered as meant to humiliate and tarnish her reputation as a woman and that this went beyond the permissable extent, even in the political arena.

Zuraida made the remark during the PKR delegates conference last year, Shahrizat said in the suit she filed against PKR director of strategy Rafizi Ramli and Zuraida for implicating her in the National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) Sdn Bhd fiasco.

Rafizi and Zuraida have filed a counter-claim against the former minister. 

The Umno Wanita leader and seasoned politician also said the Internet had resulted in the allegations "to be unstoppable", despite she being cleared by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

'Internet a strange creature... unstoppable'

"The Internet is a strange creature in that once it has built sufficient momentum, it becomes unstoppable. Reading about a politician being allegedly corrupt is sensational and creates interest.

"However, reading any publication subsequently declaring the innocence will often go unnoticed.

"You must understand that if abused, the Internet can be an unchecked and uncontrollable weapon to spread rumours and lies, until such time a euphoria of hate is created among the public," Shahrizat said.

She said these accusations against her became a topic of conversation even in the Internet and on social networks.

Shahrizat said the very nature of social networks, when one posts comments, invite others to comment.

“This is when embellishment takes place. In fact, I was informed the allegations against me spiralled into suggestions and accusations that the National Feedlot Corporation funded holidays for me in Phuket.

“My whole family and I have never ever been to Phuket. This is a ridiculous and blatant vicious lie orchestrated to produce anger and hatred towards me and my family,” she said of the allegation raised by Rafizi.

Rafizi at in one of his press conferences, Shahrizat said, claimed that the NFC booked a holiday through travel agency Impian Global Network Services. 

However, Shahrizat said, as a travel agency, Impian Global arranged tickets for business and pleasure as well.

“Let me explain how mischievous Rafizi is. In his press conference, he identified that payments were made through the travel agent by NFC. He then produced a print-out of their website, which revealed that this travel agent also advertised holiday packages to Phuket, Bandung, etc.

“He then made this insidious and deceptive conclusion that since these packages were advertised, NFC must have bought packages to Phuket, Bandung and other advertised holiday destinations.

“In all honesty, NFC never bought me any holiday packages but instead, merely used the travel agent for its ticketing for business travel,” she said.

'Rafizi planted seeds of doubt and suspicion'

Shahrizat said Rafizi planted seeds of doubts and suspicion in his press conference by referring to the website advertisements for holiday packages and concluded that NFC bought holiday packages for her.

The former minister and Umno Wanita chief said hundreds of articles were now circulated on the Internet on the NFC issue, along with widespread postings on Facebook, Twitter and other social networks.

She also touched on her decision to resign from the cabinet when her term as senator expired. 
TS - ( "Resign" apa,  when her term as senator was over? - stupid excuse ha! ha!)

“As a responsible leader, I wanted to do the right thing. I do not want the opposition to use me as the wife of the NFC chairperson to malign or cast aspersions on the government while I hold public office.

“I was being investigated by the MACC, judged by the court of public opinion as a result of the lies orchestrated by the defendants (Rafizi and Zuraida).

“It was not tenable for me to carry out my public duties so I resigned as minister at the end of my term as a senator. However, I am still the Wanita Umno and Wanita BN chief,” she said.

Shahrizat is expected to be cross-examined by lawyers for Rafizi and Zuraida on Friday before Justice Vazeer Alam. Also present in court today was her husband and NFC chairperson Mohd Salleh Ismail and their children.-malaysiakini

cheers.