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PETALING JAYA – PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli is once again on the offensive against Datuk Abdul Latiff Ahmad, alleging that the latter has ties with an internationally dubious character.
Rafizi claimed that through the company Mega P Asia Sdn Bhd, the caretaker special functions minister had business dealings with a Malaysian businessman named Jaya Sudhir Jayaram, who has apparently been named in global scandals.
Latiff, together with French-national Thierry Georges Andre Barrier, had formed Mega P Asia in 2015, Rafizi claimed. The company has since been appointed a subcontractor for several national marine defence projects.
Rafizi also asserted that Jaya had been named by top Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) officials as being involved in the contentious littoral combat ships (LCS) issue.
“Records show that Jaya Sudhir, who has a relationship with politics from Malaysia and Sri Lanka, has been part of numerous controversies,” Rafizi said during a press conference at the PKR headquarters here.
Citing findings by a United Nations’ independent inquiry committee, Rafizi said that Jaya was implicated in bribing the Saddam Hussein regime with up to US$10 million (RM47.45 million) to secure contracts in the Iraqi oil-for-food programme.
“Two of Jaya Sudhir's business partners (named in the findings) were Mastek Sdn Bhd owners Noor Aishah Mahmood and Faek Ahmad Sharef.
“Noor Aishah is the sister-in-law to former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi while Faek is her ex-husband,” Rafizi claimed. – The Vibes, November 3, 2022
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