Nazri - Saya tak terima RM3 juta daripada Chia tapi kereta sport Porsche...

Nazri Abdul Aziz menafikan menerima RM3 juta daripada 'kawan' hartawan kayu tetapi tidak pasti jika kedua mereka meminjamkan keretanya kepada anaknya.

Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Nazri Aziz telah menafikan menerima apa-apa wang dari jutawan kayu Michael Chia lebih skandal berupa RM40 juta yang melibatkan Umno Sabah.

Beliau mengulas komen blogger Malaysia Today yang kini dalam buangan di United Kingdom, Raja Petra Kamarudin (juga dikenali sebagai RPK) yang mendakwa bahawa Nazri dan anaknya Mohamad Nedim masing-masing menerima RM3 juta dan sebuah kereta sport dari Chia.

"Oh tidak, ia tidak benar, ia tidak benar. Chia ialah rakan. Saya tidak tahu jika dia dipinjamkan kereta untuk anak saya. Anda perlu bertanya kepada anak saya, "katanya di pejabatnya petang ini.

Walaupun dia tidak langsung mengkritik Raja Petra atas dakwaan terbaru itu, Nazri berkata bahawa dia tidak mempunyai masalah dengan perkara ini.

 

"RPK adalah seorang yang sosial. Beliau menggabungkan banyak dengan orang, jadi dia mungkin mendapat maklumat daripada mereka. Kemudian (Petra) menulis ini, ia memberikan saya peluang untuk menjelaskan cerita saya, "katanya.

Nazri juga menegaskan bahawa dia tidak mempunyai pengaruh ke atas Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) atau badan kehakiman, sambil menambah bahawa jika dia terpaksa, kes Chia akan telah digugurkan.

Dalam laporan Malaysia Today, Raja Petra mendakwa bahawa Chia sendiri datang ke Parlimen untuk menyerahkan RM3 juta kepada Nazri, selepas didakwa Nazri sendiri bahawa perkara berkaitan skandal RM40 juta telah diselesaikan.

Beliau juga mendakwa bahawa Menteri Dalam Negeri, Hishammuddin Hussein dan Peguam Negara Abdul Gani Patail juga terlibat sama.-FMT

 

I did not get RM3m from Chia but the car…

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nazri Abdul Aziz has denied receiving any money from timber tycoon Michael Chia over a purported RM40 million scandal involving Sabah Umno.

He was responding to Malaysia Today blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin (also known as RPK) who claimed that Nazri and his son Mohamad Nedim received RM3 million and a sports car respectively from Chia.

“Oh no, it’s not true, it’s not true. Chia is a friend. I don’t know if he lent the car to my son. You have to ask my son,” he told FMT in his office this afternoon.

Although he did not directly criticise Raja Petra over the claim, Nazri said that he had no problem with this matter being raised.

“RPK is a social person. He mixes a lot with people, so he probably gets information from them. Then by (Petra) writing this, it gives me the opportunity to give my side of the story,” he said.

Nazri also stressed that he had no influence over the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) or the judiciary, adding that if he had, Chia’s case would have been dropped.

In a Malaysia Today report, Raja Petra claimed that Chia personally came to Parliament to hand RM3 million over to Nazri, after the latter allegedly resolved a matter relating to the RM40 million scandal.

He also claimed that Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein and Attorney-General Abdul Gani-Patail were similarly involved.

It was the AG, MACC decision, not mine


Clarifying the matter further, Nazri said his explanation to the Dewan Rakyat on the RM40 million political funding was made in his capacity as a minister representing the government.

“The public should know that these answers to parliament were prepared by the AG Chambers and the MACC. I was speaking on behalf of the government and not in my personal capacity,” he said.

“People are jumping to say I was trying to cover up the case. But it was MACC that said he was not arrested, not me. I would not have even known if ICAC had closed the case or not.”

Asked why he did not disclose earlier his relationship with Chia, Nazri said the question was not posed in parliament.

“It was not asked to me. I did not know about his (Chia’s) case until this issue was brought up in parliament. I’m not involved in his matters. I just happened to be the minister when the question was asked.”

Nazri said that he would not shy away from the fact that he knew Chia personally, but maintained that he knew nothing about the RM40 million.

“If for example I am close to Anwar (Ibrahim) and he attacks Najib (Tun Razak), I cannot suddenly disassociate myself from him. A friend is a friend,” he said.- FMT



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