Truth about Gani could have altered Umno polls results, says ex-CID chief

Truth about Gani could have altered Umno polls results, says ex-CID chief The Malaysian Insider - 19 hours ago

The outcome of the Umno polls last month could have been different if party president Datuk Seri Najib Razak had revealed the contents of a statutory declaration on Pulau Batu Puteh, said former city CID chief Datuk Mat Zain Ibrahim.
In a statement today, Mat Zain said he had sent a 31-page statutory declaration to the prime minister on October 9 on the alleged wrongdoings of Attorney General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail (pic) with regard to Pulau Batu Puteh, but Najib chose to remain silent on the matter until today.
Mat Zain felt that if the content of the SD was made public, voters at the Umno polls would have voted differently.
“There were Umno supreme council candidates who are known to have been protected by Abdul Gani when allegations of wrongdoings were raised against them. There is a strong possibility that Umno members would not have voted in these candidates.
"Umno supreme council candidates, especially those from Sabah, would not have fared well either as Abdul Gani is from Sabah and has family ties with Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman.
"Musa himself has been accused of being protected by Abdul Gani on several occasions when he was accused of corruption and abuse of power. I believe that if Najib had told the assembly about my SD, the outcome of the polls would have been very different," Mat Zain said.
Mat Zain said concealing material information was tantamount to deception.
"And by concealing the content of the SD, Najib could be said to have deprived the members of their rights in choosing the right candidates in the party polls.”
Mat Zain said the Registrar of Societies should declare the results of the 2013 Umno elections null and void.

"The RoS must show that it has a backbone and is able to take action against any political party which has violated the laws or party constitution," Mat Zain said, adding that deception and intentionally hiding vital information was a serious offence.
He said following the Lahad Datu incursion in February, Corporal Hassan Basari of the Special Branch was sentenced to seven years' jail for hiding information relating to the intrusion by the Sulu gunmen.
"The one who decided to charge Hassan was none other than Abdul Gani, who is from Sabah," said Mat Zain.
"I hope Hassan's case will make Najib and other ministers realise how serious the issue of concealing information is, especially when it concerns the nation's security and sovereignty.
"If a mere corporal can be sentenced to seven years' jail, what more someone who caused Malaysia to lose Pulau Batu Puteh?"

Both Malaysia and Singapore had claimed Pulau Batu Puteh, a dispute which was later settled by the International Court of Justice in 2007. The ICJ ruled in favour of Singapore, a decision which put Abdul Gani under the spotlight.
Mat Zain alleged that Abdul Gani had deliberately lost the case resulting in the ICJ ruling in favour of Singapore. He alleged that a substantial amount of money had been deposited into a bank account in Hong Kong.
"A heavy punishment is in order, especially if there is information and evidence that hundreds of millions of ringgit changed hands. Najib should form a Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate these claims against Abdul Gani."
Mat Zain said Pulau Batu Puteh should not be seen as a cluster of rocks in the middle of the sea and without any commercial value. Malaysia gave up the coastal waters and air space when it lost the island.
"What is the actual reason for Malaysia losing Pulau Batu Puteh to Singapore? The RCI must be formed to investigate and maximum penalties must be levied on whoever is guilty of betraying Malaysia's sovereignty."
The former CID chief pointed out that Najib's silence on major issues could backfire on him and his government.
"Perhaps he has been wrongly advised.
"Najib should be transparent. Whenever there are allegations against the AG, no matter how serious they are, the PM will somehow brush them aside.
"As the prime minister, he should not show that he is afraid of Abdul Gani." – November 26, 2013.