Published: Tuesday November 10, 2009 MYT 8:25:00 PM
Tian Chua threatened with RM10m suit
By LESTER KONG
KUALA LUMPUR: PKR strategic director Tian Chua has been threatened with a RM10mil defamation suit by a Sandakan Umno member for alleging discrepancies in the Rural Electricity Supply-Project for Sabah and Sarawak.
He said he had received a letter of demand from a Datuk Md Afendi Hamdan, who is claimed to have been named as one of four brokers who had awarded the project to contractors for a commission.
In his letter, Md Afendi said Tian Chua’s press statement had damaged his reputation.
Tian Chua told reporters at the Parliament lobby on Tuesday that he would maintain his stand that the awarding of the Rural Electricity Supply Project was implemented without the proper tender process.
He urged Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal to freeze the project in order to call for a closed tender as determined by the Finance Ministry to demonstrate transparency.
Chua had also lodged a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on Oct 20 to investigate discrepancies in awarding the contracts for the project.
“I hope the MACC will investigate this matter fast. If this is not investigated in a fair and just manner, I will be forced to reveal more evidence of the award of the contract to the media,” he warned.
On Oct 19, Chua had claimed that Shafie had employed “brokers” to award the project to contractors who were willing to pay 15% to 20% commission for the favour.
He had also named three others in addition to Md Afendi.
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