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post Jul 21 2018, 10:51 PM, updated 6y ago

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http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/...king-for-najib/

Lawyer: Police must probe letter seeking CIA backing for Najib
V Anbalagan
| July 20, 2018

Senior lawyer Zainur Zakaria says the act constitutes an offence under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act.

Former Malaysian Bar president Zainur Zakaria says even members of the public can lodge a report to begin investigations into the letter. (File pic)

PETALING JAYA: A senior lawyer has urged police to investigate a letter purportedly written by the top intelligence officer in former prime minister Najib Razak’s administration which sought the support of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to keep him in power.

Zainur Zakaria said the request, made days before the May 9 general election, was an attempt to obtain the assistance of a foreign intelligence agency and government to interfere in Malaysia’s democratic election process.

“This act constitutes an offence under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma). It seeks to procure an election result favourable to Najib and Barisan Nasional (BN) by unlawful means and also affects the security of Malaysia,” he told FMT.

The letter was allegedly written on behalf of the Malaysian External Intelligence Organization (MEIO) and signed by Hasanah Ab Hamid, who also leads a unit under the Research Division of the Prime Minister’s Department.

Hasanah, whose present whereabouts are unknown, is said to have penned the three-page letter to CIA director Gina Haspel, stating that Najib was a US ally with whom Washington could work, compared to Dr Mahathir Mohamad who was seen as “anti-West (and) anti-Semite”.

Mahathir led Pakatan Harapan to victory in the May 9 polls, ousting BN for the first time in over 60 years.

Zainur, who is also a former Malaysian Bar president, said paragraphs 11, 12, 13 and especially paragraph 14 of the letter clearly indicated a request for support from the CIA to help BN win GE14.

“The police themselves can lodge a report to begin investigations. Any member of the public can also do so,” he said.

Zainur said in the past, it was BN who accused the opposition of trying to obtain support from foreign agencies to bring down the democratically elected government.

“This letter appears to indicate that it is Najib and BN who sought foreign interference, not the opposition,” he said.

Zainur also said Najib had not denied the existence of the letter but merely stated that he was not aware of it.

“Surely, as prime minister, it is ridiculous for him not to be aware. It concerns a very serious and important issue that affects the democratic process and national security of the nation.”
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post Jul 21 2018, 10:56 PM

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I really want to know what was our relationship with cia in the past hmm.gif .
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post Jul 21 2018, 10:59 PM

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QUOTE(silent_stalker @ Jul 21 2018, 10:56 PM)
I really want to know what was our relationship with cia in the past hmm.gif .
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post Jul 21 2018, 11:01 PM

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bestnya pas takde komen pun. sayang sangat kat amno

anak bijan minum ribena pun sampai hari ni takde komen. kononya penegak agama
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post Jul 21 2018, 11:03 PM

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This lawyer is just outlining it all in accordance with the laws.

Except the last part. biggrin.gif


This post has been edited by joe_mamak: Jul 21 2018, 11:20 PM
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QUOTE(DarkAeon @ Jul 21 2018, 11:01 PM)
bestnya pas takde komen pun. sayang sangat kat amno

anak bijan minum ribena pun sampai hari ni takde komen. kononya penegak agama
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sama la dgn tipikal ekstrimis kat malaysia ni 😁
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post Jul 22 2018, 10:10 AM

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A good read.


http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/...treason-option/

The CIA letter and the treason option
July 22, 2018

Whichever way you look at it, inviting a foreign government to side with Najib in the event of an electoral impasse is a serious betrayal of trust.
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By Dennis Ignatius

Recent calls by the Patriots Association and others to thoroughly investigate a letter allegedly written by Hasanah Ab Hamid, the former Director-General of the Research Department (also known as ME10), to the Chief of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) deserves to be taken seriously.

In a long, rambling and convoluted letter dated 4th May, Hasanah appeared to be soliciting CIA support for the Najib Administration in the event of a disputed electoral outcome.

The letter, believed to have been leaked by someone inside the current administration, could amount to an act of treason on the part of a senior government official and calls into question former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s oft-repeated claims that he had always intended to respect the outcome of the elections.

Seeking US endorsement

In her letter, Hasanah:

reminded the US that Malaysia practises a first-past-the-post electoral system rather than proportional representation
hinted at a possible opposition victory (“the opposition’s hopes to wrest control of the government seems a bit promising as Mahathir joined them”)
warned that a Mahathir victory could be disastrous for US interests in the region
emphasized that Najib, on the other hand, remains a reliable friend and ally of the US and is fully supportive of key US foreign policy objectives (North Korea, terrorism, South China Sea). Hasanah even hinted that if US endorsement for Najib was forthcoming, Malaysia would also quietly favour the US in its regional rivalry with China.

Hasanah then went on to solicit US endorsement for the Najib Administration in the event of a less than clear outcome (“even if we are to win the election by a simple majority of just one seat”) suggesting that an indication of US support could help “strengthen our stability.”

Exploring all options

What this indicates is that in the final days of the election campaign, Najib and his team had already concluded that the tide had turned against them and were exploring all their options.

The most likely scenario they were preparing for was one in which Najib massively lost the popular vote but managed to obtain a simple majority in parliament (perhaps of “just one seat,” as Hasanah mentioned in her letter). This was the same kind of scenario that many observers at the time had thought likely especially given all gerrymandering that had taken place just prior to elections being called.

What Najib’s team worried about, however, was that a failure to carry the popular vote by a credible margin might lead Mahathir and his coalition to challenge Najib’s legitimacy. In such a situation, US endorsement for Najib, and for any actions he might take to “stabilise” the situation (via the National Security Council Act, for example), could strengthen his hand.

By all counts it was a stunning climb down for a man who had previously fumed about US interference and claimed to be a great defender of race, religion and country.

That he would now go hat in hand to Washington, through the CIA no less, was a measure of the man’s mounting desperation in the early days of May.

An invitation to interference

Whichever way you look at it, inviting a foreign government to side with him in the event of an electoral impasse is a serious betrayal of trust. Though Najib has denied all knowledge of the letter, it does not seem plausible that Hasanah, who was close to Najib, would have acted on her own.

It is mind-boggling too that Najib’s officials would even believe that such a pathetic, self-serving letter could sway the US government which was already investigating Najib in connection with the 1MDB scandal. Besides, the US embassy in Kuala Lumpur and the CIA station chief would have surely been providing their own assessments to Washington sans the Umno-type propaganda contained in the letter.

Thus far, US officials have not responded to the swirling controversy over the letter and neither have they confirmed if the CIA chief had officially responded to Hasanah’s letter.

Revisiting a mystery

No doubt the CIA letter will now prompt observers to revisit events immediately following the May 9th elections – particularly the unexplained delay in confirming Pakatan’s victory as well as the series of raids that were carried out on several locations linked to ME10, including the residence of Hasanah herself.

At that time, speculation was rife that they were searching not just for 1MDB-related documents but for a letter, purportedly pre-signed by Najib, calling for a state of emergency in the event of a close call in the elections. The drama continues.

Dennis Ignatius is a former ambassador.

The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of FMT.
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post Jul 22 2018, 10:43 AM

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Hasanah Ab Hamid da lari!!!!

mana tu protek protek protek Malays?????
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post Jul 22 2018, 10:52 AM

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QUOTE(joe_mamak @ Jul 22 2018, 10:10 AM)
Hasanah even hinted that if US endorsement for Najib was forthcoming, Malaysia would also quietly favour the US in its regional rivalry with China.
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If true, this will have regional as much as domestic consequences.
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post Jul 22 2018, 10:54 AM

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QUOTE(DarkAeon @ Jul 21 2018, 11:01 PM)
bestnya pas takde komen pun. sayang sangat kat amno

anak bijan minum ribena pun sampai hari ni takde komen. kononya penegak agama
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Now even give way for by elections

Puik pas retards
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Haha bijan in deeper trouble
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QUOTE(YellowKingValley2 @ Jul 22 2018, 11:02 AM)
Since we now know that Malaysia has good relations with the CIA and by extension the US even during the time of Mahathir/Anwar...

What is this bullshit in Hasanah's letter about Mahathir/Anwar are anti-US? Someone was not informed?
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post Jul 22 2018, 11:14 AM

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This really warrants an investigation.
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post Jul 22 2018, 11:18 AM

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Kesian China.

China should bersyukur that PH won. laugh.gif
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Now that the letter appears to be real, lets see what the authorities would do about it.
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post Jul 31 2018, 06:09 PM

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PH lembik won’t do anything la
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post Jul 31 2018, 06:31 PM

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QUOTE(idoblu @ Jul 31 2018, 06:09 PM)
PH lembik won’t do anything la
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Police investigate.

If there is a case, it would be forwarded to the AG's department.

PH may not get involved in this at all. biggrin.gif

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