Re: Malaysia Dismisses Graft Allegation

Sour grapes from AI. When he was in a position to sign for stuff and
contracts, he was also like that lah. I think the purchase price for the
fighters are reasonable, considering that there is going to be technical
support, training, etc.... involved. The commission to the Malaysian agent
could probably be only 30 to 50 million, which is not much, after it gets
split 4 ways.



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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's defense ministry on Thursday dismissed
allegations of corruption in its purchase of Russian aircraft and French
submarines, saying no hefty commissions were paid to middlemen.

In a three-page statement, the ministry said it wanted to put a stop to
accusations that it misled the public about a deal to buy three submarines
in
2002 and a $900 million contract to purchase 18 Sukhoi Su-30MK fighter
aircraft
the following year.

Opposition figure Anwar Ibrahim has claimed that Deputy Prime Minister
Najib
Razak, who is also defense minister, is corrupt and that massive
commissions
were paid to facilitators in the two deals.



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