
'Suaram team can assist MACC in Scorpene submarines probe'
Gabriel says the team that filed a judicial review in the French courts can share their info with prosecutors.

Gabriel says the team that filed a judicial review in the French courts can share their info with prosecutors.

Judiciary authorities of Malaysia and France are cooperating to investigate the case.

They say this should be done immediately given the new government's commitment to stamp out corruption.

The Euro nation also express full support for the new government's transparency initiative.

Defence Minister says he would meet the Suaram-appointed lawyers 'anytime.'

William Bourdon says recent political changes can pave the way for more active cooperation to probe the scandal.

This would allow him to brief the Malaysian authorities on the on-going Scorpene probe in Paris.

UPDATED 6.40PM | Any re-trial, he says, must be based on evidence, and not rumours or allegations.

The group publishes bilingual A3-sized fact sheets explaining the scandal.

The NGO is disgusted by 'deafening silence' of the gov't on Abdul Razak's indictment in France.

For instance, the Seademon Says blog cites the Hansard to remind an 'amnesiac' Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

William Bourdon says the indictment was for 'complicity in passive and active corruption, and abuse of corporate assets'.

The former PM believes that subs were too costly and unsuitable for Malaysia's shallow waters.

YOURSAY | ‘Not to worry! The corruption happened in France, not in Malaysia.’

DAP supremo also wants an RCI and a white paper to be presented in Parliament on the matter.

The failure of both agencies to investigate the case will taint their reputation, says Afif Bahardin.

The indictment arises from a French probe into kickbacks paid out in Malaysia’s purchase of two submarines.

C4 wants government to reveal full details of new deal in Parliament.

Castellan is the former CEO of mega shipbuilder DCN International, say NGOs Suaram and C4.

A French government source says DCNS had apparently been robbed.

This is despite the gov't downplaying the implications of the leak on Malaysia’s own Scorpene fleet.

A source told Reuters the data was probably stolen by a French ex-employee.

UPDATED 7.01PM | This could potentially expose the secrets of Malaysia’s own submarine fleet.