Several Malaysians could be extradited to Bangkok to facilitate investigations over alleged doctoring of documents by former PetroSaudi executive Xavier Andre Justo.

Several Malaysians could be extradited to Bangkok to facilitate investigations over alleged doctoring of documents by former PetroSaudi executive Xavier Andre Justo.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said these individuals were believed to have asked Justo to manipulate certain facts into information to Sarawak Report as divulged by the Swiss national during interrogation by Thai authorities. So do it if indeed Xaxier did say so and name them ...

However Sarawak Report has enough evidence to say all emails posted by them are genuine and authentic....We are confuse on who is telling the truth so let the investigation move on as justice may desire...Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad does not rule out the possibility that the arrest of a former PetroSaudi International (PSI) director, Xavier Andre Justo, 49, in Thailand could have been stage-managed.

He ventured that the Malaysian government may be involved in the arrest in Thailand. “Clever propagandists might be at work to blacken my face.”
“Generally, most countries are only worried about terrorists,” he said. “They don’t care if you committed a crime in another country.”

“In this case, the ex-PSI director was supposed to have committed a crime in Saudi Arabia, not Thailand. If he defrauded a company in Saudi Arabia, it’s not Thailand’s problem.”
He reiterated that it doesn’t make sense for Thailand to arrest Justo. “The government has not taken any action against The Sarawak Report and The Edge.”

He pointed out that the website and the publication were the ones generally publishing the wrongdoings of the government. “If their reports are wrong, the government should take action.” BUSTED: Najib's bid to absolve himself by blaming Justo for maligning 1MDB comes unstuck

Several ministers continue to raise the narrative that leaked information belonging to PetroSaudi International (PSI) was tampered with in an apparent bid to absolve 1MDB of alleged wrongdoings.

This is despite Thai police saying the arrest of former PSI staff Xavier Andre Justo revolved around the Swiss citizen's alleged attempt to blackmail his former employer using the leaked information.

Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi last night even claimed that during interrogation, Justo implicated several Malaysians who allegedly asked him to manipulate the leaked information which was passed to whistleblower site Sarawak Report.

He added that Putrajaya was prepared to extradite these individuals if there is a request from Bangkok.

However, a police source from Thailand's crime suppression division, which arrested Justo, told Malaysiakini that Interpol and Malaysian authorities were not involved in the investigation.

The source, which requested anonymity, added that Thai police is pursuing the angle of blackmail as it was this aspect that happened in Thai jurisdiction.

According to the source, Justo had sent an email to PSI in October last year to request a meeting and an executive subsequently met Justo at a hotel in Bangrak in downtown Bangkok.

Justo allegedly demanded 2.5 million Swiss Francs in return for not revealing confidential business information to third parties, prompting PSI to lodge a police report in Bangkok about two months ago.

Justo was arrested at around 3pm on June 22 at his luxury house in Koh Samui, a popular tourist destination in the southern Thai province of Surat Thani.

Following the arrest, several ministers including Zahid were eager to create the impression that among Justo's crimes was the tampering of information.

Zahid even threatened to act against local media that used the leaked information which had put 1MDB in a spot.

PSI's leaked information included communications with 1MDB that had embroiled the latter in controversy as it highlighted questionable transfer of funds to a company controlled by Malaysian billionaire Jho Low, who is close to Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's family.

PSI and 1MDB have yet to deny the allegations but insisted that it is based on "tampered" evidence.

Blaming Justo for 1MDB's woes

Ahmad Shabery Cheek

Yesterday, Communications and Multimedia Minister Ahmad Shabery Cheek who weighed into the matter also made no mention of the blackmail and instead pledged to act against those who circulated the "tampered" information.

"We will not only work together with the police and the Thai authorities but against those who spread false information," he reportedly said.

Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin also echoed this, calling the allegations levelled against 1MDB as being based on "distorted facts".

"Justo used distorted facts on 1MDB to blackmail it, probably for his own financial gain. News reports revealed that he lived a luxurious lifestyle," said the Umno Youth chief.

The report referred to by Khairy was by a newspaper linked to his own party, the New Straits Times (NST), which quoted cyber intelligence agency Protection Group International (PGI) claiming the information leaked to Sarawak Report was tampered with.

Ministers have been more than willing to peddle PGI's findings, which was hired by interested party PSI.

Yesterday, NST topped its reports on Justo's arrest by front-paging a half-naked photograph (photo) of the Swiss national covered in tattoos and blamed him for 1MDB's woes.

"The desire to fund his lavish existence apparently drove him to allegedly extort and blackmail his former employer, PetroSaudi, which in turn ignited a major political firestorm," it said.

However, Sarawak Report today responded by insisting that regardless of the circumstances of how the leaked information was obtained, its content was not compromised and remained unchanged.

The whistleblower portal also produced the document which PGI claimed to have been tampered with, pointing out that no changes had been made.

Najib's administration came under siege as 1MDB struggles to repay its RM41.8 billion debt amid claims by former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad that some of the loans had been misused. - M'kini .No Difference! - We Prove How The Allegations Of "Tampering" Are Lies | Sarawak Report
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VERSI ALIH BAHASA MELAYU

Beberapa rakyat Malaysia boleh diekstradisi ke Bangkok untuk membantu siasatan ke atas dakwaan pendoktoran dokumen oleh bekas eksekutif PetroSaudi Xavier Andre Justo. 

Menteri Dalam Negeri Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi berkata, individu-individu ini dipercayai telah meminta Justo untuk memanipulasi fakta tertentu ke maklumat kepada Sarawak Report sebagai dihebahkan oleh negara Switzerland semasa soal siasat oleh pihak berkuasa Thai.Begitu juga jika ia memang Xaxier pernah berkata demikian dan nama mereka ... 

Walau bagaimanapun Sara Laporan wak mempunyai cukup bukti untuk mengatakan semua e-mel diberikan oleh mereka adalah tulen dan sahih .... Kami adalah mengelirukan mengenai siapa yang bercakap benar maka hendaklah siasatan bergerak sebagai keadilan inginkan ... 

Bekas Perdana Menteri Mahathir Mohamad tidak menolak kemungkinan bahawa penangkapan seorang bekas PetroSaudi International (PSI) pengarah, Xavier Andre Justo, 49, di Thailand boleh menjadi peringkat diurus. 

Beliau menceburi bahawa kerajaan Malaysia yang terlibat dalam penangkapan di Thailand. "Propaganda Pandai mungkin berada di tempat kerja untuk hitamkan muka saya." "Secara umumnya, kebanyakan negara hanya bimbang tentang pengganas," katanya. "Mereka tidak peduli jika anda melakukan jenayah di negara lain."

 "Dalam kes ini, pengarah bekas PSI sepatutnya telah melakukan suatu jenayah di Arab Saudi, tidak Thailand. Jika dia ditipu syarikat di Arab Saudi, ia bukan masalah di Thailand. " Beliau mengulangi bahawa ia tidak masuk akal bagi Thailand untuk menangkap Justo. "Kerajaan tidak mengambil sebarang tindakan terhadap Laporan Sarawak dan The Edge." 

Beliau menegaskan bahawa laman web dan penerbitan adalah orang-orang umumnya menerbitkan salah laku kerajaan. "Jika laporan mereka adalah salah, kerajaan perlu mengambil tindakan."

 Menumpaskan: tawaran Najib untuk membebaskan dirinya dengan menyalahkan Justo untuk maligning 1MDB datang unstuckBeberapa menteri terus meningkatkan naratif yang membocorkan maklumat yang dimiliki oleh PetroSaudi International (PSI) telah diganggu dalam satu tawaran dengan jelas bagi membebaskan 1MDB daripada salah laku yang didakwa.

Ini walaupun polis Thai berkata penangkapan bekas kakitangan PSI Xavier Andre Justo berkisar dakwaan percubaan warganegara Switzerland untuk memeras ugut bekas majikannya menggunakan maklumat yang bocor.

Menteri Dalam Negeri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi semalam walaupun mendakwa bahawa semasa soal siasat, Justo terbabit beberapa rakyat Malaysia yang didakwa meminta beliau untuk memanipulasi maklumat yang bocor yang diserahkan kepada pemberi maklumat laman web Sarawak Report.

Tambahnya, Putrajaya bersedia untuk mengekstradisi individu-individu ini jika ada permintaan dari Bangkok.

Walau bagaimanapun, sumber polis dari bahagian jenayah penindasan Thailand, yang ditangkap Justo, memberitahu Malaysiakini bahawa Interpol dan pihak berkuasa Malaysia tidak terlibat dalam siasatan.

Sumber yang tidak mahu dikenali, berkata polis Thai mengejar sudut ugut kerana ia adalah aspek yang berlaku di dalam bidang kuasa Thai.

Menurut sumber, Justo telah menghantar e-mel kepada PSI pada Oktober tahun lepas untuk meminta mesyuarat diadakan dan seorang eksekutif kemudiannya bertemu Justo di sebuah hotel di Bangrak di pusat bandar Bangkok.

Justo didakwa menuntut 2.5 juta Franc Switzerland sebagai balasan untuk tidak mendedahkan maklumat sulit kepada pihak ketiga, menyebabkan PSI untuk membuat laporan polis di Bangkok kira-kira dua bulan yang lalu.

Justo ditahan pada kira-kira 3:00 pada 22 Jun di rumah mewah di Koh Samui, destinasi pelancongan popular di wilayah Thailand selatan Surat Thani.

Berikutan penangkapan itu, beberapa menteri termasuk Zahid tidak sabar-sabar untuk mewujudkan gambaran bahawa antara jenayah Justo adalah yang dimasukkan oleh maklumat.

Zahid juga mengancam untuk mengambil tindakan terhadap media tempatan yang menggunakan maklumat yang bocor yang telah meletakkan 1MDB di tempat yang.

Maklumat bocor PSI termasuk komunikasi dengan 1MDB yang telah terlibat yang kedua yang menjadi kontroversi kerana ia menekankan pemindahan dipersoalkan dana kepada sebuah syarikat yang dikuasai oleh jutawan Malaysia Jho Low, yang terletak berhampiran dengan keluarga Perdana Menteri Najib Abdul Razak.

PSI dan 1MDB masih belum menafikan dakwaan tersebut tetapi menegaskan bahawa ia adalah berdasarkan kepada "diganggu" bukti.

Menyalahkan Justo untuk masalah 1MDB

Ahmad Shabery Cheek

Semalam, Menteri Komunikasi dan Multimedia Ahmad Shabery Cheek yang ditimbang ke dalam perkara itu juga tidak menyebut mengenai ugutan dan sebaliknya berjanji untuk bertindak terhadap mereka yang diedarkan yang "diganggu" maklumat.

"Kami bukan sahaja akan bekerjasama dengan pihak polis dan pihak berkuasa Thailand tetapi terhadap mereka yang menyebarkan maklumat palsu," katanya dilaporkan.

Menteri Belia dan Sukan Khairy Jamaluddin juga bergema ini, memanggil tuduhan yang dilemparkan terhadap 1MDB sebagai yang berdasarkan "fakta diputarbelitkan".

"Justo digunakan fakta diputarbelitkan pada 1MDB untuk memeras ugut itu, mungkin untuk keuntungan kewangan sendiri. Berita laporan mendedahkan bahawa dia hidup gaya hidup yang mewah," kata Ketua Pemuda Umno.

Laporan yang disebut oleh Khairy adalah oleh sebuah akhbar yang dikaitkan dengan parti sendiri, New Straits Times (NST), yang dipetik agensi perisikan siber Perlindungan International Group (PGI) mendakwa maklumat yang dibocorkan kepada Sarawak Report telah diganggu.

Menteri-menteri telah lebih daripada bersedia untuk menjajakan penemuan PGI, yang telah diupah oleh pihak yang berkepentingan PSI.

Semalam, NST mengungguli laporan mengenai penangkapan Justo dengan depan kelui gambar separuh bogel (gambar) daripada negara Switzerland yang diliputi dalam tatu dan menyalahkan beliau kerana masalah 1MDB.

"Keinginan untuk membiayai kewujudan mewah beliau nampaknya mendorong beliau untuk didakwa memeras ugut dan bekas majikannya, PetroSaudi, yang seterusnya mencetuskan satu kecelaruan politik," katanya.

Walau bagaimanapun, Sarawak Report hari ini bertindak balas dengan menegaskan bahawa tidak kira hal keadaan bagaimana maklumat yang bocor telah diperolehi, kandungannya tidak terjejas dan tidak berubah.

Portal pemberi maklumat juga menghasilkan dokumen yang PGI mendakwa telah diganggu, menunjukkan bahawa tiada perubahan telah dibuat.

Pentadbiran Najib berada di bawah pengepungan sebagai 1MDB berjuang untuk membayar balik hutang RM41.8 bilion di tengah-tengah dakwaan bekas Perdana Menteri Dr Mahathir Mohamad bahawa sebahagian daripada pinjaman telah disalahgunakan. - M'kini .No Perbezaan! - Kami Buktikan Bagaimana dakwaan "Mengganggu" Adakah Lies | Sarawak Report http://www.sarawakreport.org/.../spot-the-difference-we-prov.../