Sejak 2008 lagi Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) telah mengenal pasti tiga orang rakyat Malaysia sebagai anggota kumpulan kongsi gelap 14K, sebuah entiti jenayah terancang rentas negara.
Mereka juga mendapati bahawa 14K beroperasi di Malaysia, dengan pelbagai aktiviti daripada perjudian haram, penggubahan wang haram dan penyeludupan dadah.
Ini antara kandungan dalam dokumen dalaman Biro Siasatan Persekutuan (FBI), Amerika Syarikat (AS) yang diperoleh Malaysiakini.
Dokumen itu diserahkan kepada bukti di mahkamah AS dalam kes melibatkan Paul Phua Wei Seng yang didakwa seorang raja judi.
Phua menjadi salah seorang daripada tiga nama itu, menurut atase FBI di Kuala Lumpur, seperti dinyatakan dalam dokumen itu,
Pihak pendakwaan AS, yang percaya Phua anggota kumpulan itu, mengenakan pertuduhan perjudian haram kepadanya.
Paul Phua
Phua menjadi perhatian selepas Menteri Dalam Negeri Datuk Seri Zahid Hamidi menulis surat bertarikh 18 Disember 2014 kepada Timbalan Pengarah FBI Mark F Giuliano dengan mengatakan Phua bukan anggota 14K.
Zahid juga mendakwa bahawa Phua membantu Malaysia dalam perkara melibatkan keselamatan awam dan berharap dia dapat pulang ke negara ini.
Ia dilihat bertentangan dengan apa yang telah dimaklumkan oleh polis Malaysia kepada FBI pada 11 Jun 2008.
Kwong Wah Yit Poh melaporkan Zahid sebagai enggan mengulas perkara itu ketika ditanya pemberita di Putrajaya semalam dan beliau akan membuat sidang media berkaitan perkara itu pada masa lain.
Manakala Ketua Polis Negara Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar (atas) ketika ditanya Malaysiakini juga enggan mengulas berhubung dakwaan polis membuat silap dalam laporannya berkaitan warganegara Malaysia itu, yang didakwa sebahagian daripada jaringan kongsi gelap antarabangsa.
Ini kerana, kata Khalid, kes itu sedang didengar di mahkamah AS.- mk
Sejak bila ada kerjasama dengan bawah tanah?
What did cops tell FBI about 14K triad...
The Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) had as early as
2008 identified three Malaysians as members of the 14K triad, a
transnational organised crime entity.
They also found the 14K triad to be operating in Malaysia, with activities ranging from, illegal gambling, money laundering and drug trafficking.
These are among the contents of an internal document by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), obtained by Malaysiakini.
The document was submitted as evidence in a US court case involving alleged gambling kingpin Paul Phua Wei Seng.
One of the three Malaysians named as a 14K triad member by the Malaysian police, according to the FBI's legal attaché in Kuala Lumpur in the document, is Phua, who is a top earning junket operator in Macau.
US prosecutors, who believe Phua to be a 14K triad member, had slapped him with illegal gambling charges.
Phua came into spotlight in Malaysia after Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi wrote a letter dated Dec 18, 2014, to FBI deputy director Mark F Giuliano, insisting that Phua did not belong to the 14K triad.
The minister also claimed that Phua was assisting Malaysia on matters concerning national security and was "eager" for him return to Malaysia.
This is despite the statement coming in contradiction with what the Malaysian police had informed the FBI on June 11, 2008.
Is 14K triad operating in Malaysia?
Yesterday, veteran lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, who is acting for Phua in Malaysia, said the information by Malaysian police was "wrong" and the minister's letter to the FBI was merely to correct this at his law firm's request.
Shafee (left), who is a leading lawyer for Umno, also repeatedly insisted that the 14K triad does not exist in Malaysia.
According to the FBI Internal document, the agency said the 14K triad was primarily operating out of Bangkok, Thailand but further investigations identified "several key members of that organisation operating in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia" with links to individuals in the US.
"On June 11, 2008, Legat (legal attaché) Kuala Lumpur received information from the RMP regarding the 14K triad.
"The RMP has identified the 14K triad as a local organised crime syndicate involved in illegal drugs, illegal gambling and money laundering activities in Malaysia," read the FBI document dated July 16, 2008.
According to the document, Malaysian police which identified Phua as a 14K triad member, determined that he resided in the US between November 2007 and January 2008 and also succeeded in obtaining his US contact number.
The Malaysian police then shared his phone number, as well as several more US contact numbers of other suspected Malaysian 14K triad members with the FBI's Kuala Lumpur legal attaché.
"On June 19, 2008, (FBI) Legat Kuala Lumpur passed the information regarding the above US telephone numbers to the Detroit, Las Vegas and New York FBI field offices with a request to obtain subscriber information and to conduct any other logical investigation deemed necessary," read the document.
Of the three suspected Malaysian 14K triad members identified by local police, only Phua's name was made public in the FBI document while the other two names were redacted for court submission.
The FBI said it was also informed by Malaysian police, that it strongly believes another of the three suspected 14K triad members, is the organisation's boss for Thailand.
'The boss' had M'sian passport
The document also cited information from the FBI's Bangkok legal attaché who said Thai authorities had identified a 14K triad member who went by the name of "the boss".
It is unclear if the individual referred to by the Malaysian and Thai authorities are the same person as the names are redacted.
However, Thai authorities said "the boss" possessed a Malaysian passport which was used to enter Thailand about eight times for several years leading up to 2008.
Malaysian police also identified the third suspected Malaysian 14K triad member to the FBI, but the name was also redacted in the document.
The police informed the FBI that the individual had made 13 phone calls to a US number.
"The RMP suspects that [redacted] works in a travel agency making travel arrangements for 14K triad members," read the document.
The FBI's Kuala Lumpur legal attaché viewed the Malaysian police's cooperation positively, stating that it was an opportunity to develop a bilateral investigation and strengthening the working relationship with them.
"The RMP has indicated that it is open to sharing information with Legat KL in the development of the investigation of the 14K triad crime syndicate.
"Investigative resources will be expended to fully identify [redacted], (Paul Phua Wei) Seng, [redacted] and other members of the 14K triad organised crime syndicate, as well as the scope of their criminal activities in Malaysia and the United States," said the document.
Phua' lawyer, Shafee, yesterday insisted that the top poker player is not a triad member and is innocent.- mk
An UMNO kingpin helping out a Chinese kingpin?
They also found the 14K triad to be operating in Malaysia, with activities ranging from, illegal gambling, money laundering and drug trafficking.
These are among the contents of an internal document by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), obtained by Malaysiakini.
The document was submitted as evidence in a US court case involving alleged gambling kingpin Paul Phua Wei Seng.
One of the three Malaysians named as a 14K triad member by the Malaysian police, according to the FBI's legal attaché in Kuala Lumpur in the document, is Phua, who is a top earning junket operator in Macau.
US prosecutors, who believe Phua to be a 14K triad member, had slapped him with illegal gambling charges.
Phua came into spotlight in Malaysia after Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi wrote a letter dated Dec 18, 2014, to FBI deputy director Mark F Giuliano, insisting that Phua did not belong to the 14K triad.
The minister also claimed that Phua was assisting Malaysia on matters concerning national security and was "eager" for him return to Malaysia.
This is despite the statement coming in contradiction with what the Malaysian police had informed the FBI on June 11, 2008.
Is 14K triad operating in Malaysia?
Yesterday, veteran lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, who is acting for Phua in Malaysia, said the information by Malaysian police was "wrong" and the minister's letter to the FBI was merely to correct this at his law firm's request.
Shafee (left), who is a leading lawyer for Umno, also repeatedly insisted that the 14K triad does not exist in Malaysia.According to the FBI Internal document, the agency said the 14K triad was primarily operating out of Bangkok, Thailand but further investigations identified "several key members of that organisation operating in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia" with links to individuals in the US.
"On June 11, 2008, Legat (legal attaché) Kuala Lumpur received information from the RMP regarding the 14K triad.
"The RMP has identified the 14K triad as a local organised crime syndicate involved in illegal drugs, illegal gambling and money laundering activities in Malaysia," read the FBI document dated July 16, 2008.
According to the document, Malaysian police which identified Phua as a 14K triad member, determined that he resided in the US between November 2007 and January 2008 and also succeeded in obtaining his US contact number.
The Malaysian police then shared his phone number, as well as several more US contact numbers of other suspected Malaysian 14K triad members with the FBI's Kuala Lumpur legal attaché.
"On June 19, 2008, (FBI) Legat Kuala Lumpur passed the information regarding the above US telephone numbers to the Detroit, Las Vegas and New York FBI field offices with a request to obtain subscriber information and to conduct any other logical investigation deemed necessary," read the document.
Of the three suspected Malaysian 14K triad members identified by local police, only Phua's name was made public in the FBI document while the other two names were redacted for court submission.
The FBI said it was also informed by Malaysian police, that it strongly believes another of the three suspected 14K triad members, is the organisation's boss for Thailand.
'The boss' had M'sian passport
The document also cited information from the FBI's Bangkok legal attaché who said Thai authorities had identified a 14K triad member who went by the name of "the boss".
It is unclear if the individual referred to by the Malaysian and Thai authorities are the same person as the names are redacted.
However, Thai authorities said "the boss" possessed a Malaysian passport which was used to enter Thailand about eight times for several years leading up to 2008.
Malaysian police also identified the third suspected Malaysian 14K triad member to the FBI, but the name was also redacted in the document.
The police informed the FBI that the individual had made 13 phone calls to a US number.
"The RMP suspects that [redacted] works in a travel agency making travel arrangements for 14K triad members," read the document.
The FBI's Kuala Lumpur legal attaché viewed the Malaysian police's cooperation positively, stating that it was an opportunity to develop a bilateral investigation and strengthening the working relationship with them.
"The RMP has indicated that it is open to sharing information with Legat KL in the development of the investigation of the 14K triad crime syndicate.
"Investigative resources will be expended to fully identify [redacted], (Paul Phua Wei) Seng, [redacted] and other members of the 14K triad organised crime syndicate, as well as the scope of their criminal activities in Malaysia and the United States," said the document.
Phua' lawyer, Shafee, yesterday insisted that the top poker player is not a triad member and is innocent.- mk
An UMNO kingpin helping out a Chinese kingpin?
Can other M'sians get letters from Zahid, too...
PKR's Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin today asked if other Malaysians could
get support letters from Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi just like
alleged gambling kingpin Paul Phua, who is facing charges in the United
States.
In a series of tweets aimed at Zahid and the authorities, Sim (right) sarcastically applauded Zahid for being "people-friendly", in writing a letter for Phua upon request by his legal team.
"(The home) minister corrected PDRM's report to the FBI. He put professional police force in doubt. That warrants public explanation," he tweeted.
"Since when (does the) Malaysian government work with underground kingpins? This is new to me. (The home) minister must explain," he continued.
In the letter, Ahmad Zahid reportedly said that Phua had assisted Malaysia in national security matters, and Sim has urged Zahid to explain how Phua had done so.
"Many are asking this question," he noted.- mk
In a series of tweets aimed at Zahid and the authorities, Sim (right) sarcastically applauded Zahid for being "people-friendly", in writing a letter for Phua upon request by his legal team."(The home) minister corrected PDRM's report to the FBI. He put professional police force in doubt. That warrants public explanation," he tweeted.
"Since when (does the) Malaysian government work with underground kingpins? This is new to me. (The home) minister must explain," he continued.
In the letter, Ahmad Zahid reportedly said that Phua had assisted Malaysia in national security matters, and Sim has urged Zahid to explain how Phua had done so.
"Many are asking this question," he noted.- mk
Kenapa Zahid bantu raja judi...
PKR menuntut Menteri Dalam Negeri Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi memberi
penjelasan mengenai laporannya kepada pihak berkuasa Amerika Syarikat
untuk membebaskan seorang raja judi.
Tuntutan itu timbul selepas akhbar South China Morning Post menyiarkan surat didakwa ditandatangani oleh Ahmad Zahid
Surat itu didakwa menyatakan bahawa tauke judi tersebut, Paul Phua membantu Malaysia dalam soal “keselamatan negara”
"Adakah surat yang disiarkan South China Morning Post asli dan benar?,” soal pengarah komunikasi PKR, Fahmi Fadzil.
Phua menghadapi tuduhan di AS berhubung maklumat pertaruhan dan perniagaan perjudian haram.
Phua yang dikenakan perintah tahanan rumah di Las Vegas, tempat perbicaraan berlangsung, uga didakwa menganggotai kongsi gelap 14k Triad, satu entiti jenayah terancang Cina antarabangsa.
Bagaimanapun, satu surat ditandatangani Ahmad Zahid kepada Biro Siasatan Persekutuan (FBI) menyatakan bahawa Phua bukan seorang anggota dan tidak mempunyai kaitan dengan 14k Triad.
"Tambahan pula, menurut rekod kami, Encik Phua banyak kali membantu erajaan Malaysia dalam projek yang menjejaskan keselamatan negara dan seterusnya, kami terus meminta beliau membantu kami dan masa ke semasa, maka kami ingin beliau kembali ke Malaysia,” surat itu dipetik.
Fahmi berkata beliau terkejut kerana Menteri Dalam Negeri sanggup mengaku bahawa Phua yang sebelum ini ditahan di Macau dan diusir kerana kegiatan perjudian membantu Malaysia dalam “projek” melibatkan keselamatan negara.
"Apa yang dimaksudkan oleh Zahid apabila beliau berkata 'projek melibatkan keselamatan negara'? Kenapa (Phua) terlibat?,” soalnya.- mk
Tiga Soalan Untuk DS Zahid Hamidi...
Di sini saya ingin mengajukan tiga soalan untuk DS Zahid:
1) Adakah surat yang disiarkan South China Morning Post itu sahih dan benar?
2) Memandangkan perwatakan dan sejarah Paul Phua yang pernah ditangkap dan diusir dari Macau kerana aktiviti perjudian, apakah “projek-projek berkaitan keselamatan negara” yang dimaksudkan oleh DS Zahid ini? Mengapakah beliau dilibatkan?
dan
3) Mengapakah DS Zahid sanggup mempertahan seorang seperti Paul Phua yang jelas terlibat dengan aktiviti perjudian, tetapi diam seribu bahasa apabila Interpol mengeluarkan waran tangkap ke atas Dr Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, seorang ulama’ muktabar yang disanjung tinggi, Presiden Persatuan Ulama Sedunia malah Tokoh Maal Hijrah yang diiktiraf Kerajaan Malaysia?
Saya harap DS Zahid akan dapat memberikan penjelasan kepada soalan-soalan di atas, demi meleraikan keresahan di kalangan rakyat tentang isu ini.
Fahmi Fadzil
Pengarah Komunikasi KEADILAN merangkap Naib Ketua Angkatan Muda KEADILAN
3 Januari 2015
Peguam UMNO jelaskan sebab Zahid tulis surat kepada FBI bantu 'Raja Judi'
Why is Zahid helping a 'kingpin'...
PKR today demanded Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to come clean on
reports that he had written to the US authorities to secure the release
of a gambling kingpin.
This comes after South China Morning Post published a letter signed by Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, in which he claimed alleged gambling kingpin Paul Phua was helping Malaysia on a "national security" matter.
"Is the letter published by South China Morning Post (SCMP) authentic and true?" asked PKR communications director Fahmi Fadzil (right).Phua is presently facing charges in the US for information on wagers and operating an illegal gambling business.
Phua, who is under house arrest in Las Vegas where the trial is ongoing, is also accused of being a member of the 14k Triad, a transnational Chinese organised crime entity.
However, in a letter to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) signed by Ahmad Zahid, it said Phua was not a member, nor associated the 14k Triad.
'Helped gov't in national security'
"Moreover, according to our records, Mr Phua has, on numerous occations, assisted the Government of Malaysia on projects affecting our national security and accordingly, we continue to call upon him to assist us from time to time and as such, we are eager for him to return to Malaysia," it read.
Fahmi
said it was shocking that the Home Ministry would admit that Phua, who
was previously arrested in Macau and expelled for gambling activities,
had been assisting Malaysia on “projects” concerning national security."What did Zahid (left) mean by 'projects affecting national security'? Why was he (Phua) involved in them?" he said.
Fahmi, who is PKR Youth vice-chief, said the minister must also explain the government's eagerness to help Phua.
"I hope Zahid can answer these questions to clear the rakyat's concern about this issue," he said.
Triad info came from PDRM
The SCMP report on Tuesday described 50-year-old Phua as a Malaysian "with roots in Sarawak" who was granted a diplomatic passport by San Marino as its ambassador to Montenegro.
He
and his son are standing trial for allegedly running an illegal
gambling operation from the Caesar’s Palace Hotel in Las Vegas during
the Brazil World Cup earlier last year.According to SCMP, documents produced in court during the trial purportedly show that it was the Malaysian police that gave information about Phua's triad connections to the FBI.
The article reports the internal FBI document dated July 17, 2008 saying, “The RMP (Royal Malaysian Police) has identified the 14K Triads as a local organised crime syndicate involved in illegal drugs, illegal gambling and money laundering activities in Malaysia.
“The RMP has also identified Malaysian Phua Wei Seng as a 14K Triad member.” - mk
8 pembantu mantan Khalid diarah kembalikan RM2.6 juta...
Lapan pembantu mantan Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid, diarah menyerahkan kembali wang pembayaran gratuiti RM2.6 juta yang diterima mereka kepada Pemerbadanan Menteri Besar Selangor (MBI).
Pembayaran perlu dilakukan dalam tempoh 14 hari selepas penerimaan surat diutus pengurusan baharu MBI kepada lapan individu itu.
Dato’ Menteri Besar, Mohamed Azmin Ali berkata MBI mendapati wujud beberapa perkara yang melanggar tatacara dan peraturan kewangan berhubung pembayaran berkenaan serta syarat kontrak yang dipersetujui.
“Setelah mendapat nasihat pihak peguam maka pengurusan baharu memutuskan menghantar surat kepada mereka bagi memberi peringatan supaya mengembalikan semula wang yang dibayar itu,” katanya kepada media, selepas menghadiri majlis sambutan Maulidur Rasul 1436 hijrah peringkat Selangor di Stadium Malawati.
Katanya, tindakan akan diambil sekiranya pihak terbabit tidak mengembalikannya tetapi Kerajaan Negeri memberi peluang kepada mereka meneliti dahulu surat berkaitan dan berbuat seperti diarahkan.
“Sudah tentulah mereka kena kembalikan semula wang berkenaan kepada MBI dan MBI akan meneliti jumlah kelayakan yang akan dibayar kepada mereka,” katanya.
Sebelum ini, lapan pegawai Abdul Khalid yang dilantik MBI dilaporkan menerima bayaran pampasan bernilai RM2.6 juta.
Pendedahan pemberian RM2.6 juta pampasan atau "golden handshake" yang diberikan kepada pembantu Khalid November lepas mengejutkan ramai pihak kerana bekas menteri besar itu sebelum ini dikenali sebagai pemimpin yang telus dalam menguruskan kewangan.
Pembayaran itu didakwa dibuat pada penghujung tempoh perkhidmatan Abdul Khalid sebelum Azmin mengambil alih jawatan Menteri Besar.
Hasil semakan laporan audit ke atas bayaran pampasan itu dibentangkan di Dewan Negeri Selangor (DNS) pada 3 Disember lalu mendapati wujud kesalahan dari segi tatacara dan prosedur pembayaran.
Ia membabitkan lebihan pembayaran kepada bekas Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif MBI, Faekah Husin(gambar atas) dan bekas Setiausaha Politik, Mustapha Mohd Talib.
Difahamkan, bayaran tersebut diluluskan Khalid yang juga ahli lembaga MBI, serta empat ahli Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri (Exco) PAS pada 22 September, salah satu tindakan akhirnya sebagai menteri besar.
Azmin berkata lagi, MBI juga akan meneliti semula jumlah pampasan baru terhadap lapan bekas pembantu tersebut setelah wang tersebut dikembalikan.
"Ini merupakan keputusan pengurusan baru, namun mereka tetap akan dibayar ikut peruntukan sedia ada.
Dokumen bayaran pampasan tersebut menunjukkan jumlah terbesar bayaran tersebut diberi kepada Faekah Husin, bekas ketua pegawai eksekutif (CEO) MBI.
Beliau didakwa menerima RM581,400 sebagai pampasan dan RM114,000 sebagai ganti kepada notis tiga bulan.
Setiausaha politik Khalid, Mustapa Mohd Talib didakwa dibayar RM265,000.
Selebihnya didakwa dibayar antara RM97,000 dan RM230,000 masing-masing sebagai pampasan dan di antara RM18,000 dan RM69,000 sebagai ganti kepada notis tiga bulan mereka.- tmi/selangorku
Khalid's aides told to return RM2.6mil payout...
Former menteri besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim's aides
have been instructed to return their gratuities totalling RM2.6 million
to the state, or face further action.
According to the state-run news website Selangorkini, Selangor MB Azmin Ali said Menteri Besar Incorporated (MBI) has found the payout had contravened several financial regulations and contract terms.
"After
receiving advice from our lawyers, the new state administration has
decided to send them a letter to remind them to return the money that
was paid to them," he told the media today after the Maulidur Rasul 1436
event in Stadium Malawati, Selangor.
The eight recipients of the golden handshake, given when Khalid left office last year, have 14 days from the receipt of the official notice, to return the money, he added.
If they do not return the payment in the time period given, he said that action will be taken on them.
“They have to return the payments to MBI and MBI will analyse how much entitlement should actually be paid to them,” Azmin was quoted as saying.
However, when contacted by Malaysiakini today, Faekah said she has not received any notice on the repayment.
“I have not yet received any notice on it and will comment in due course,” she said.
Disputed terms of the golden handshake
In an audit report that was done by the Selangor government last month regarding the payments, it was found that there were discrepancies in the terms and conditions of the golden handshake.
The report also revealed excessive payments being made to two former staff of Khalid’s – former MBI chief Faekah Husin and former political secretary Mustapha Mohd Talib(pix,above).
According to the audit report, Faekah had received a payout for 51 months, instead of the 12 month 23 days she was supposed to receive.
Khalid had said in November last year that the payments were above board, in accordance with regulations and procedures set by MBI.
He stepped down last year after months of political intrigue, after he was sacked from PKR for not complying with his party's decisions and not consulting Pakatan leaders on state matters.- mk
According to the state-run news website Selangorkini, Selangor MB Azmin Ali said Menteri Besar Incorporated (MBI) has found the payout had contravened several financial regulations and contract terms.
"After
receiving advice from our lawyers, the new state administration has
decided to send them a letter to remind them to return the money that
was paid to them," he told the media today after the Maulidur Rasul 1436
event in Stadium Malawati, Selangor.The eight recipients of the golden handshake, given when Khalid left office last year, have 14 days from the receipt of the official notice, to return the money, he added.
If they do not return the payment in the time period given, he said that action will be taken on them.
“They have to return the payments to MBI and MBI will analyse how much entitlement should actually be paid to them,” Azmin was quoted as saying.
However, when contacted by Malaysiakini today, Faekah said she has not received any notice on the repayment.
“I have not yet received any notice on it and will comment in due course,” she said.
Disputed terms of the golden handshake
In an audit report that was done by the Selangor government last month regarding the payments, it was found that there were discrepancies in the terms and conditions of the golden handshake.
The report also revealed excessive payments being made to two former staff of Khalid’s – former MBI chief Faekah Husin and former political secretary Mustapha Mohd Talib(pix,above).
According to the audit report, Faekah had received a payout for 51 months, instead of the 12 month 23 days she was supposed to receive.
Khalid had said in November last year that the payments were above board, in accordance with regulations and procedures set by MBI.
He stepped down last year after months of political intrigue, after he was sacked from PKR for not complying with his party's decisions and not consulting Pakatan leaders on state matters.- mk
"Saya bermain golf sambil membincangkan beberapa perkara bersama Presiden Amerika Syarikat Barrack Obama, DEMI KEPENTINGAN NEGARA" - PM Najib Razak...
It sure does look like UMNO and BN component parties are really SICK to gain some 'attention' for all the aid and help they are giving during these floods...
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