Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Discovering Intrinsic and Enchanting WHY DID ALTANTUYA HAVE TO DIE?


Corrupt political leadership does not attractive men of outstanding integrity; neither can it be expected to...........



WHY DID ALTANTUYA HAVE TO DIE?Corrupt political leadership does not attractive men of outstanding integrity; neither can it be expected to
Corrupt political leadership does not attractive men of outstanding integrity; neither can it be expected to enact effective laws to maintain high integrity in government
It matters not anymore who instructed who; or whoever is behind the murder; or even who declared himself innocent of any involvement. What matters most is, two more lives will be lost due to greed, lust and corruption.

The underlying question will be – what started the whole episode? It will be the procurement of the two submarines which by itself claimed one life and these subsequent two even before being commissioned to enter service.

The greed over the RM440 million in commission for the procurement, the steps taken to cover up ‘lustful’ adventures of the high-flyers involved and the most despicable disease of corruption of the people in the high office are the reasons for this sorry episode.

I, and anybody else with a sane mind for that matter, find it hard to comprehend that these two scapegoats, CI Azilah and Corp. Sirul would embark on a murderous spree if it was not for some orders from the people holding high office and/or perhaps for some irresistible RM reward for accomplishing the task given.

The murder and further death does not just come out of the blue. It is the resulting act of CORRUPTION. The toll and price to pay for this despicable disease are now much higher than it was before, where it used to be some jail sentence or some punishment by fines. This disease is now claiming lives!

This disease has got to be stopped. And in order to stop it we will have to find the virus and the carrier of the disease. But we let ourselves be led by the virus that carries the disease! Can we blame ourselves if one day we see more deaths due to our failure to stop the virus, the CORRUPTOR?

Yes, the blame will be on us. We have to be responsible for failing in our duty to stop the disease. We fail by letting corruptors hold high office. We fail through our lackadaisical attitude and the fear of change. We also fail in educating our society, our children, our family with the awareness on the dangers of corruption.

We have to stop and ask ourselves, "Are these three lives worth RM440 million?" And what if one of these three lives is our friend or family. What about the additional lives and hearts that have been and will be broken by this despicable disease of corruption.

Some people are not even worthy of their own lives and the air that they breathe and the heartbeats that are given by the Almighty and Gracious God. But we allow these people to roam free to inflict further damage and destruction to more lives and the society at large.

The corruptors have to be stopped – and we have to change.A FRENCH arms company is at the centre of a deepening scandal involving the sale of three submarines, the murder of a beautiful Mongolian interpreter and the man most likely to become prime minister of Malaysia next month.

All three have been linked in a sensational sequence of revelations that has convinced many Malaysians that the woman was killed to silence her claim for a share in the rewards of the transaction.

The scandal exploded last week after French newspaper Liberation alleged the submarines deal and the murder of Altantuya Shariibuu, 28, were connected.

A glamorous, cosmopolitan woman, Altantuya grew up in St Petersburg, spoke Russian, Chinese, Korean and English, moved in elite circles and has been dubbed "a Far Eastern Mata Hari". She became the mistress of a Malaysian political fixer and was allegedly trying to extort money from him at the time of her violent death.

Two members of an elite Malaysian police unit that protects top politicians are on trial in Kuala Lumpur, accused of shooting her in the jungle and then blowing up her body with military explosives. Special Branch officers Azilah Hadri, 32, and Sirul Azhar Umar, 36, could go to the gallows if convicted of abducting and murdering Altantuya on October 19, 2006. A verdict is expected early next month.

Their trial is unfolding as Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak stands on the verge of taking over as premier after a ruling party leadership election, due within days.

Mr Najib was accused in parliament by a young opposition MP, Gobind Singh Deo, of involvement in the murder. Mr Deo was suspended by the speaker for making the remark. Mr Najib has strongly denied any involvement.

Testimony in an earlier court case has established an intimate personal and financial connection between Altantuya and a close aide to Mr Najib, who was defence minister at the time of the submarine deal.

The aide, Abdul Razak Baginda, was acquitted by a court last November of being an accessory in the murder. He has since been working on a doctorate at Trinity College, Oxford.

Mr Baginda admitted Altantuya was his mistress for about a year and prosecutors said she had demanded money from him after their break-up.

Just before her death, she arrived in Kuala Lumpur, accompanied by a Mongolian shaman, who was to put a curse on Mr Baginda if he did not pay up.

Altantuya was dragged away from outside Mr Baginda's home by two Special Branch officers, but he was acquitted after maintaining that he had never given orders for her to be harmed.

The Liberation expose linking the murder to the shadowy world of arms contracts has embarrassed the French warship firm DCNS. Armaris, a firm now merged with DCNS, sold the three submarines to Malaysia in 2002 for E1 billion.

Attention has centred on why Armaris paid E114 million to a Malaysian company called Perimekar in 2006.

Opposition leaders alleged in parliament that the payment was a "commission" for intermediaries and that Perimekar was secretly owned by Mr Baginda. Mr Najib replied that it was not a "commission" and that Perimekar was a "project services provider". Liberation alleged Altantuya learned of the payment and demanded $US500,000.

DCNS has refused to comment. It is already the subject of a French judicial investigation into corrupt practices. Last week, efforts to contact Mr Baginda, a self-styled political analyst, at his new home in Oxford were unsuccessful.

Mr Najib has avoided public comment but his wife told Agence France Presse that she was "shocked" by attempts to link her husband to the case
It matters not anymore who instructed who; or whoever is behind the murder; or even who declared himself innocent of any involvement. What matters most is, two more lives will be lost due to greed, lust and corruption.

The underlying question will be – what started the whole episode? It will be the procurement of the two submarines which by itself claimed one life and these subsequent two even before being commissioned to enter service.

The greed over the RM440 million in commission for the procurement, the steps taken to cover up ‘lustful’ adventures of the high-flyers involved and the most despicable disease of corruption of the people in the high office are the reasons for this sorry episode.

I, and anybody else with a sane mind for that matter, find it hard to comprehend that these two scapegoats, CI Azilah and Corp. Sirul would embark on a murderous spree if it was not for some orders from the people holding high office and/or perhaps for some irresistible RM reward for accomplishing the task given.

The murder and further death does not just come out of the blue. It is the resulting act of CORRUPTION. The toll and price to pay for this despicable disease are now much higher than it was before, where it used to be some jail sentence or some punishment by fines. This disease is now claiming lives!

This disease has got to be stopped. And in order to stop it we will have to find the virus and the carrier of the disease. But we let ourselves be led by the virus that carries the disease! Can we blame ourselves if one day we see more deaths due to our failure to stop the virus, the CORRUPTOR?

Yes, the blame will be on us. We have to be responsible for failing in our duty to stop the disease. We fail by letting corruptors hold high office. We fail through our lackadaisical attitude and the fear of change. We also fail in educating our society, our children, our family with the awareness on the dangers of corruption.

We have to stop and ask ourselves, "Are these three lives worth RM440 million?" And what if one of these three lives is our friend or family. What about the additional lives and hearts that have been and will be broken by this despicable disease of corruption.

Some people are not even worthy of their own lives and the air that they breathe and the heartbeats that are given by the Almighty and Gracious God. But we allow these people to roam free to inflict further damage and destruction to more lives and the society at large.

The corruptors have to be stopped – and we have to change.A FRENCH arms company is at the centre of a deepening scandal involving the sale of three submarines, the murder of a beautiful Mongolian interpreter and the man most likely to become prime minister of Malaysia next month.

All three have been linked in a sensational sequence of revelations that has convinced many Malaysians that the woman was killed to silence her claim for a share in the rewards of the transaction.

The scandal exploded last week after French newspaper Liberation alleged the submarines deal and the murder of Altantuya Shariibuu, 28, were connected.

A glamorous, cosmopolitan woman, Altantuya grew up in St Petersburg, spoke Russian, Chinese, Korean and English, moved in elite circles and has been dubbed "a Far Eastern Mata Hari". She became the mistress of a Malaysian political fixer and was allegedly trying to extort money from him at the time of her violent death.

Two members of an elite Malaysian police unit that protects top politicians are on trial in Kuala Lumpur, accused of shooting her in the jungle and then blowing up her body with military explosives. Special Branch officers Azilah Hadri, 32, and Sirul Azhar Umar, 36, could go to the gallows if convicted of abducting and murdering Altantuya on October 19, 2006. A verdict is expected early next month.

Their trial is unfolding as Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak stands on the verge of taking over as premier after a ruling party leadership election, due within days.

Mr Najib was accused in parliament by a young opposition MP, Gobind Singh Deo, of involvement in the murder. Mr Deo was suspended by the speaker for making the remark. Mr Najib has strongly denied any involvement.

Testimony in an earlier court case has established an intimate personal and financial connection between Altantuya and a close aide to Mr Najib, who was defence minister at the time of the submarine deal.

The aide, Abdul Razak Baginda, was acquitted by a court last November of being an accessory in the murder. He has since been working on a doctorate at Trinity College, Oxford.

Mr Baginda admitted Altantuya was his mistress for about a year and prosecutors said she had demanded money from him after their break-up.

Just before her death, she arrived in Kuala Lumpur, accompanied by a Mongolian shaman, who was to put a curse on Mr Baginda if he did not pay up.

Altantuya was dragged away from outside Mr Baginda's home by two Special Branch officers, but he was acquitted after maintaining that he had never given orders for her to be harmed.

The Liberation expose linking the murder to the shadowy world of arms contracts has embarrassed the French warship firm DCNS. Armaris, a firm now merged with DCNS, sold the three submarines to Malaysia in 2002 for E1 billion.

Attention has centred on why Armaris paid E114 million to a Malaysian company called Perimekar in 2006.

Opposition leaders alleged in parliament that the payment was a "commission" for intermediaries and that Perimekar was secretly owned by Mr Baginda. Mr Najib replied that it was not a "commission" and that Perimekar was a "project services provider". Liberation alleged Altantuya learned of the payment and demanded $US500,000.

DCNS has refused to comment. It is already the subject of a French judicial investigation into corrupt practices. Last week, efforts to contact Mr Baginda, a self-styled political analyst, at his new home in Oxford were unsuccessful.

Mr Najib has avoided public comment but his wife told Agence France Presse that she was "shocked" by attempts to link her husband to the case

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