1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) pada Sabtu membidas kenyataan setiausaha publisiti kebangsaan DAP, Tony Pua berhubung desakannya bahawa syarikat pelaburan itu menafikan dakwaan Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
1MDB berkata, Anggota Parlimen Petaling Jaya Utara itu ‘sengaja terlupa’ untuk menyatakan penafian 1MDB yang dikeluarkan pada 9 dan 18 September lepas.
“Adalah jelas daripada penjelasan terperinci yang dibuat oleh 1MDB bahawa:
“(a) di sebalik dakwaan palsu dan tidak dibuktikan yang dibangkitkan oleh WSJ dalam laporan pertama bertarikh 8 September 2015, berhubung deposit AS$1.4 bilion daripada 1DMB pada 2012, IPIC (Syarikat Pelaburan Petroleum Antarabangsa (IPIC) adalah dan kekal sebagai penjamin dua bon 1MDB berjumlah AS$3.5 bilion; dan.
“(b)Meskipun WSJ menyiarkan laporan kedua yang berniat jahat dan salah pada 18 September 2015, berhubung pembayaran deposit ‘hampir AS$1 bilion’ oleh 1MDB, opsyen berhubung dengan aset-aset tenaga sesungguhnya telah ditamatkan.”
‘Fakta-fakta itu sendiri sudah jelas’ dan maklumat itu boleh diperoleh secara umum, kata 1MDB dalam kenyataannya di sini.
Menurut 1MDB, ia hairan mengapa Pua sama sekali tidak mempedulikan pengakuan kedua WSJ bahawa dalam beberapa minggu ‘ia mengkaji dokumen-dokumen yang menjadi sebahagian daripada siasatan Jawatankuasa Kira-kira Wang Negara (PAC) yang masih berlangsung’.
Sambil berkata ia melanggar undang-undang Malaysia, 1MDB berkata, Pua seharusnya memberi tumpuan kepada menjawab siasatan polis dan memberi penjelasan kepada rakyat mengenai perkara itu, yang menurutnya ‘telah mencemarkan proses PAC’.
Media statement by 1Malaysia Development Berhad
Issued on 19 September 2015
For immediate publication
Fix Your Own Scandal First, YB Tony Pua
1MDB refers to a statement issued this morning by YB Tony Pua, requesting 1MDB to “deny” allegations made by the Wall Street Journal. True to form, YB Tony Pua has conveniently forgotten to mention the clear denials by 1MDB issued on 9 September 2015 and 18 September 2015 respectively.
It is clear from the detailed explanations provided by 1MDB that:
(a) despite the spurious and unproven allegations raised by the Wall Street Journal in its first article dated 9 September 2015, further to the USD 1.4 billion deposit from 1MDB in 2012, IPIC was and remains, the guarantor of two 1MDB bonds totalling USD 3.5 billion; and
(b) despite the malicious and wrong second Wall Street Journal article on 18 September 2015, upon payment of the “nearly USD 1 billion” deposit by 1MDB, the options over the energy assets have indeed been terminated.
YB Tony Pua, the facts above speak for themselves. Do not take our word for it – this information is publicly available.
We further wonder why YB Tony Pua is not at all bothered by the second arrogant admission, in as many weeks, by the Wall Street Journal, that it has reviewed documents that are part of the ongoing Public Accounts Committee (PAC) investigation. This is a clear scandal and a breach of Malaysian law. Accordingly, YB Tony Pua should focus his energies on properly answering the ongoing police investigations and answering the rakyat on this scandal which has now disgraced the PAC process.
