SUNGAI BULOH: Controversial businessman Victor Chin should stop hurling wild accusations from abroad about his “corporate mafia” claims and return to Malaysia if he is innocent, says Datuk Seri R. Ramanan.
The PKR vice-president said Chin should return to Malaysia and prove his innocence here, instead of making allegations from abroad.
“Stop smoking cigars overseas and return to Malaysia if you are truly innocent. This is a country with rule of law. Come back and defend yourself in court. Why are you making wild accusations like these? He (Chin) is not the victim,” Ramanan told a press conference at his service centre in Sungai Buloh yesterday.
Last week, police said Chin was currently abroad. Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail said police were intensifying efforts to track down Chin with cooperation from foreign authorities.
Ramanan, who is the Human Resources Minister and Sungai Buloh MP, also claimed that the slew of accusations by Chin could be an attempt by the controversial businessman to seek political asylum in the United Kingdom.
“He is trying to paint himself as a victim so he can get political asylum in the UK. If you’ve done nothing wrong, come back and be investigated. Don’t sit down from there and shoot at us, making wild accusations and trying to incriminate people,” he said.
Ramanan said Chin should just name all the characters mentioned in his 40-page statement instead of playing guessing games with the media.
“Mention the name so we can sue. Then we can really prove whether such allegations exist or not. The term (corporate mafia) is a dirty narrative to tarnish PKR, its MPs and the government,” he said.
Ramanan also said that he had never met Chin before. I have never met him; I don’t know him, and I have never spoken to him.
“How am I supposed to take RM9.5mil from someone whom I have never met in my life?” he asked.
Ramanan also denied owning shares in public companies and dared Chin to name the MP who allegedly received the sum to “settle” the “corporate mafia” scandal.
“Only Chin can answer who Mr R. is. But I am aware that some irresponsible individuals are trying to link me with this case.
“Apparently, millions of shares were transferred to me. I do not hold any public shares – zero.
“So, I hope that answers your question. I don’t think any MP in their right frame of mind will be transferring millions of shares,” he said.
Ramanan also said it was peculiar that former PKR deputy president Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli was defending Chin publicly.
“He is protecting such cases (corporate mafia) but is attacking the party, as if he were trying to save it. What is his agenda?”
Ramanan said when a party is being attacked with such a serious allegation, he has a duty as a vice-president to defend the party from false accusations.
