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Monday, July 29, 2013

'End lies about Scorpene'

TRUTH IS OUT: Leaders take to task those responsible for misleading public
Tian Chua said yesterday he welcomed the testimony made by Jasbir and that PKR would wait for more revelations from the central figure in the submarine purchase. "We urge Jasbir to reveal the real role of Altantuya if, as he said, she was not involved in the Scorpene negotiations."
(NST) - Political leaders have slammed the parties responsible for spreading lies about the government's Scorpene submarine purchase, following the New Straits Times'  revelation of  the truth behind the allegations.
Supporting the testimony of the architect of the purchasing deal, Jasbir Singh Chahl, which has demolished allegations of corruption and the involvement of murdered Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu, they called for an end to the lies being spread on the matter.
Deputy Home Minister Datuk Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the fact people had been led to believe such allegations for so long was reflective of the changing political landscape.
The events of the past several years had also proved how the new media was being used to create a negative perception of the ruling coalition, he added.
"Although the government has repealed the so-called draconian laws, there are those who take advantage of this new-found freedom to spread lies. Facebook, Twitter and blogs are being used to slander people and insult religion because there is no internal control."
Wan Junaidi said perception was created by certain parties with a target in mind, and that this target was often the government.
"It is politics that is to blame for the proliferation of lies and slander in the media. I blame the players out to create this false perception, which in turn leads to public disobedience in the form of protests and rallies."
Wan Junaidi said in the case of Scorpene, a credible non-governmental organisation like Suaram had resorted to spreading lies.
"They did not bother to verify their sources and facts."
He said the police would investigate and take action against Suaram.
Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar, on his Twitter account yesterday, criticised the opposition for the fitnah (slander) that they had spread on the issue.
He said Jasbir's testimony made it clear that none of their claims were true.
Barisan Nasional secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor hoped the expose would put an end to allegations against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
"Those were merely perceptions by the opposition. Once you repeat a lie, it becomes like the truth."
He said the opposition had been making baseless allegations about Altantuya's death. He said even though it was clear that Altantuya had not been involved, the damage had been done.
The Kedah Anti-Fraud Task Force has urged the Attorney-General's Chambers to take action against Suaram for making malicious claims with regard to the Scorpene submarine purchase.
Its chairman, Khairul Anuar Ramli, lambasted Suaram, calling the NGO a "big liar".
"The A-G's Chambers must take action against Suaram for alleging that there was a court case in France related to the Scorpene purchase, a claim that turned out to be false.
"PKR's (vice-president) Tian Chua admitted in Parliament in November last year that there was no trial in the French courts on alleged irregularities in Malaysia's purchase of the submarine."
Tian Chua said yesterday he welcomed the testimony made by Jasbir and that PKR would wait for more revelations from the central figure in the submarine purchase.
"We urge Jasbir to reveal the real role of Altantuya if, as he said, she was not involved in the Scorpene negotiations."

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