Monday, July 7, 2008

Liputan Kes Najib-Altantuya (4 Julai 2008 - Bhg 3)

Balasubramaniam tarik balik beberapa perenggan dalam akuan sumpahnya

KUALA LUMPUR 4 Julai - Penyiasat persendirian, P. Balasubramaniam, hari ini menarik balik beberapa perenggan dalam akuan bersumpahnya berkaitan hubungan wanita Mongolia, Altantuya Shaariibuu dengan Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Balasubramaniam menarik balik akuannya bahawa Najib telah memperkenalkan Altantuya kepada Abdul Razak Baginda dan Timbalan Perdana Menteri mempunyai hubungan seks dengan wanita Mongolia itu.

Beliau berkata demikian kepada pemberita secara ringkas ketika hadir bersama peguamnya di salah sebuah hotel di sini hari ini.

Sementara itu, peguamnya, M. Arulampalam mendakwa ketika Balasubramaniam membuat kenyataannya semalam di pejabat Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), beliau amat marah dengan kerajaan.

``Tetapi hari ini, Balasubramaniam telah menyedari kesilapannya,’’ ujarnya. - Utusan

Bala tarik balik akuan berkanun

Jul 4, 08 11:18am

Penyiasat persendirian, P Balasubramaniam membuat kejutan lagi apabila menarik balik akuan berkanunnya yang mengaitkan Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak dengan Altantuya Shaariibuu.

Dalam akuan berkanunnya itu, Balasubramaniam mendakwa Najib mempunya hubungan seksual dengan Altantuya. Najib juga didakwa memperkenalkan Altantuya kepada Abdul Razak Baginda.Balasubramaniam berkata, beliau telah dipaksa membuat akuan berkanun tersebut. Dalam satu sidang akhbar di sebuah hotel di Kuala Lumpur pagi ini, Balasubramaniam membuat akuan berkanun yang baru.

Akuan berkanun yang baru itu tanpa rujukan Najib mempunyai hubungan seksual dengan Altantuya ataupun Najib yang memperkenalkan Abdul Razak baginda kepada wanita Mongolia tersebut.

Balasubramaniam juga mempunyai peguam yang baru. Peguam Americk Sidhu, yang bersamanya semalam, juga tidak tahu apa yang sedang berlaku. Sidang akhbar Balasubramaniam masih berjalan.

Semalam, Balasubramaniam membuat pendedahan yang menggemparkan bahawa beliau telah mendengar dari Abdul Razak mengenai hubungan Najib dengan Altantuya.Tetapi hari ini beliau berkata, beliau mahu menarik balik akuan berkanunnya pertama, yang difailnya pada 1 Julai, dan menggantikannya dengan yang baru, yang diumumkannya hari ini.

"Saya mahu menarik balik akuan berkanun yang pertama," katanya sambil menambah, beliau dipaksa membuat akuan berkanun tersebut.

Balasubramaniam telah diupah oleh Abdul Razak untuk menguruskan Altantuya pada 2006 yang mengganggu Abdul Razak, yang juga rapat dengan Najib. - Malaysiakini

The Star : Friday July 4, 2008 MYT 2:10:17 PM

PI retracts declaration

KUALA LUMPUR: Political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda's private investigator P. Balasubramaniam on Friday retracted the statutory declaration which he made less than 24 hours ago.

In a startling turn of events Balasubramaniam revealed in a second statutory declaration that he wished "to retract the entire contents of my statutory declaration dated July 1 2008. I was compelled to affirm the said statutory declaration under duress".

The document also read that all statements made were inaccurate and not the truth.
A visibly perturbed Balasubramaniam remained mum on Friday when met by pressmen who had rushed to a hotel here where his new lawyer Arulampalam Mariam Pillai accompanied him for the brief press conference.

Dressed in a cap and T-shirt Balasubramaniam refused to answer questions posed to him and left quickly after his lawyer distributed the second statutory declaration to reporters.

Arulampalam also refused to entertain pressmen, giving only a brief statement that his client was under duress and that he was upset.

The new statutory declaration withdrew all statements that Balasubramaniam had revealed to a packed press conference organised by PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at party headquarters on Thursday.

This included the fact that he had informed police what political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda had purportedly told him prior to Altantuya's murder.

The 10 statements highlighted in the second statutory declaration dated July 4 were:

* At no material time did Razak inform him (Balasubramaniam) that the former was introduced to Altantuya Shaariibuu by a VIP;

* At no material time did Razak inform him that Najib had a sexual relationship with Altantuya and that she was "susceptible to anal intercourse";

* At no material time did Razak inform him that Najib instructed Razak to look after Altantuya as he did not want her to harass him since he (Najib) was the Deputy Prime Minister;

* At no material time did Razak and/or Altantuya inform him that Najib, together with Razak and Altantuya had met and all been together at a dinner in Paris;

* At no material time did Altantuya inform him that she wanted money in the sum of US$500,000 as a commission for a submarine deal she "assisted" with in Paris;

* At no time whatsoever did Razak and/or Altantuya inform him that Najib met with Altantuya in Singapore;

* At no time whatsoever did Altantuya inform him that she wanted Balasubramaniam to arrange to see Najib;

* At no time did he tell the police during the course of their investigations about any relationship between Najib and Altantuya as no such relationship existed to his knowledge;

* At no time did Razak inform him that he had sent Najib an SMS the evening before he (Razak) was arrested; and

* At no time did Razak inform him that Najib has sent him an SMS on the day of his (Razak) arrest to the effect that he was going to see the IGP that day and that the matter should be resolved and for Razak to remain calm.

Friday July 4, 2008 MYT 3:20:46 PM

Cops to investigate both declarations by PI

PETALING JAYA: Police will investigate the two statutory declarations made by private investigator P. Balasubramaniam although he has withdrawn the first statutory declaration made on Thursday.

Deputy Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar said police would conduct a thorough investigation into the matter regardless of the retraction. He declined to elaborate.

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