The new Member of Parliament for Putrajaya, Azim Zabidi

The new Member of Parliament for Putrajaya, Azim Zabidi

Posted by Raja Petra
Tuesday, 19 February 2008, MT

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The evidence is clear. Azim Zabidi works for a Chinaman. Azim Zabidi is just an Ali Baba front. And Azim Zabidi is going to be the next Member of Parliament for Putrajaya while the god-fearing, squeaky-clean opposition candidate is not only going to lose, but will probably lose his deposit as well.

THE CORRIDORS OF POWER

Raja Petra Kamarudin

It seems Tengku Adnan Bin Tengku Mansor is out. The new Member of Parliament for Putrajaya may instead be Azim Zabidi. It is pertinent, therefore, that we get to know our incoming Member of Parliament.

Putrajaya is the Administrative Capital of Malaysia. It really does not need a 'powerful' wakil rakyat to help build bridges, roads, mosques, schools, etc. In fact, Putrajaya may already be 'overbuilt' as it is. Furthermore, with only 5,500 or so voters who are 98% Malays and 97% civil servants, what is there that the wakil rakyat needs to 'fight' for?

What is more important is whether the new wakil rakyat is a slime-ball and scumbag. Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said that the Anti-Corruption Agency, Special Branch, Bankruptcy Office, etc., will vet all proposed candidates to ensure that none of them are carrying any baggage.

Well, in the event the powers-that-be and those who walk in the corridors of power may have overlooked some of the baggage Azim Zabidi may be carrying, allow Malaysia Today, as part of our community service, to assist in providing the necessary evidence to answer the question whether Azim Zabidi is or is not a suitable candidate.

On 9 February 2008, Malaysia Today published in this column an article called A scam, by any other name, smells just as foul. This was what we said then:

On 20 October 2003, Azim was appointed a Director of Transquay Ventures Sdn Bhd. The purpose of appointing him a Director of that company is so that he can help the company with its listing exercise on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange.

However, the company would have to be a Bumiputera company to qualify, said Azim, so half the shares had to be transferred into his name and the balance into the name of another Malay. With the shareholding reflecting 100% Bumiputera equity it would now qualify.

Azim 'paid' Lu Leong Seng for the shares on 5 April 2004 through three RHB Bank cheques. The sale was not a genuine sale of course but just a 'paper' transaction to show that Azim really owned the shares and had paid for them. Lu was supposed to refund the money, but not to Azim, as he did not want the money trail to lead to his door. Instead, Lu was asked to pay the money to Tan Boon Keong, the infamous BK Tan. This was done through four cheques issued through Public Bank Berhad on 8 April 2004.

The listing never happened so Lu called off the deal and asked for the return of his shares. But Azim refused to return the shares or refund the RM1,318,000 that was paid to his nominee, BK Tan. On 31 November 2007, Lu made a police report at the Kajang Police Station. To date, of course, and as expected, no action has been taken by the police.

The perplexing thing about this whole arrangement is that a Chinese by the name of BK Tan is prominent in this whole thing. Who is BK Tan to Azim Zabidi? BK Tan is Azim Zabidi's 'boss'. In other words, the RM1,318,000 that Azim Zabidi paid the vendor of the shares came from BK Tan. What did Azim Zabidi have to do for BK Tan to earn this money? Azim Zabidi, unknown to the vendor of the shares, is just the Ali Baba front. And that is why after Azim Zabidi paid RM1,318,000 for the shares he asked that the money be handed back (serah balek) to BK Tan.

Yes, Azim Zabidi is working for a Chinaman. He is an Ali Baba front, just a rent-seeker and commission agent like most Malays in this country. But this is an important rent-seeker. This rent-seeker is going to be the new Member of Parliament for Malaysia's Administrative Capital, Putrajaya.

Azim Zabidi, in fact, not only asked that the RM1,318,000 be 'returned' to BK Tan. He also instructed that all matters relating to his business affairs be handled by his 'representative', BK Tan. On 20 March 2007, Azim Zabidi's lawyer, Rahman Hashim & Partners, sent the vendor a letter saying that 'all proposals and/or negotiations should be conducted directly with our client's representative, BK Tan'.

On 21 March 2007, the vendor replied through their lawyer, Sng & Co., that they would need this in writing.

That same day, Azim Zabidi issued a letter authorising his representative BK Tan to handle all proposals and/or negotiations on his behalf.

The exchanges of letters between the two legal firms and Azim Zabidi can be viewed below.

The evidence is clear. Azim Zabidi works for a Chinaman. Azim Zabidi is just an Ali Baba front. And Azim Zabidi is going to be the next Member of Parliament for Putrajaya while the god-fearing, squeaky-clean opposition candidate is not only going to lose, but will probably lose his deposit as well. But Azim Zabidi is not going to be the real Wakil Rakyat for Putrajaya. Azim Zabidi is 'owned' by a Chinaman so that is who is going to be the real Wakil Rakyat for Putrajaya. And Azim Zabidi is considered relatively 'clean' compared to the other Barisan Nasional or Umno candidates. Imagine what those 'not so clean' have been up to.

Selamat mengundi 8 Mac 2008.

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