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The man who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The man who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been. In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is the king. May he rot in prison for all the lies for misleading the innocent! http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/nfcorp-boss-says-auditor-general-mixed-up-entities-in-audit NFCorp boss says Auditor-General mixed up entities in audit By Yow Hong Chieh January 23, 2012 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 National Feedlot Corporation (NFCorp) is not the entity criticised in the Auditor-Generals Report for being a mess, its chairman Datuk Seri Mohamad Salleh Ismail said today. He said the audit had confused NFCorp, a private entity, with the National Feedlot Centre (NFC), which is owned by the Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Ministry. [] There was crisscross between the two. NFC is a government company and NFCorp is a company that belongs to us..., he told The Malaysian Insider via telephone from Mecca. It was unfortunate for our company, for us and for my wife because the Auditor-General writes about government departments, never about companies. When asked why he had not clarified this earlier, Salleh explained that he had only realised the mix-up when investigations began on the centre and the company. He said it was unfair for the media to demonise NFCorp and his wife, federal minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Jalil, who has been dragged into the controversy. We are trying our best to do socio-economic development like what the government does and [it was] definitely not fair to attack my wife because my wife had really nothing to do with the project, he said. Yesterday, Perkasa chief Datuk Ibrahim Ali urged the Auditor-General to clarify that NFCorp was not in a mess, following a meeting with Salleh. During the meeting, which was also attended by 11 other non-government organisations (NGOs), Salleh said the Auditor-Generals Department had already agreed in private that the companys affairs were in order. Ibrahim said yesterday that the department may have made small mistakes when preparing the national audit report as not all staff there were trained equally well. When they did the report, there are [some] that were accurate and some not so accurate because of weaknesses of the officers, he said. Ibrahim, however, stressed that he was not siding with anyone and that he would leave it to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and police to carry out a proper investigation into NFCorps finances. The publicly-funded company hit the headlines following last years Auditor-Generals Report, and has continued to hog the limelight after it was linked to Shahrizats family. PKR has since made several revelations relating to the scandal, including NFCorps purchase of two luxury condominium units in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, and the alleged use of project funds to pay for Shahrizat and her familys personal expenses. The opposition party has also alleged that Shahrizats family used nearly RM600,000 from NFCorps funds to settle their credit card bills in 2009. But the management of NFCorp has maintained that the credit card expenses were solely for business purposes. It has also denied allegations that funds from the RM250 million government loan were channelled into its accounts before the loan agreement was signed. Shahrizat applied for three weeks leave from her duties two weeks ago after new allegations of bribery surfaced. Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced last week that the government would appoint an auditor to scrutinise NFCorps books in light of PKRs accusations ------------------------------------- Ibrahim Ali trying to intimidate Auditor-General, says PKR By Yow Hong Chieh KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 PKR leaders have slammed Datuk Ibrahim Alis insistence that the Auditor-General declare all is well at the National Feedlot Corporation (NFCorp), describing it as an act of intimidation. This is trying to put political pressure on the Auditor-General, PKR strategic director Rafizi Ramli told The Malaysian Insider in what has become a major campaign issue as elections are expected soon. Ibrahim Ali (picture) doesnt know anything about accounting so he isnt in a position to question the audit report. Ibrahim, who heads Malay rights group Perkasa, yesterday urged the Auditor-General to issue an official statement to clarify that NFCorp was not in a mess, as reported in the latters audit report last year. The Pasir Mas MP said this after meeting NFCorp chairman Datuk Mohamad Salleh Ismail, who said the office of the Auditor-General had already agreed in private that the companys affairs were in order. The Auditor-Generals office may have made small mistakes when preparing the national audit report as not all staff there were trained equally, Ibrahim added. Rafizi also flayed the Perkasa chief for attempting to racialise the matter by pointing out that the whistleblower was non-Malay, claiming this was a really low and dangerous attempt to pander to the Malay community. This is a simple case of misappropriation of funds. It is done by Malays and non-Malays alike, like Perwajas Eric Chia and the PKFZ (Port Klang Free Zone) cases, which PKR also attacked, he said. NFCorp should just come clean about its expenses if it was serious about clearing its name instead of speaking through NGOs like Perkasa, Rafizi added. Wanita PKR chief Zuraida Kamaruddin also questioned why NFCorp had gone to Perkasa, describing the move as a ploy by Umno to get the group to defend Salleh. Why is NFC presenting to this group of cartoons? This is ridiculous. All these are lame excuses, she said. Both Zuraida and Rafizi also denied that PKR had paid for the cashbook disclosed by the whistleblower as suggested by Ibrahim which was handed over to the party soon after the Auditor-Generals Report was released. The publicly funded NFCorp hit national headlines following last years Auditor-Generals Report, and has continued to hog the limelight after it was linked to federal minister Datuk Shahrizat Jalils family. Salleh, who heads NFCorp, is Shahrizats husband. Their three children also hold executive posts in the company. PKR has since made several revelations relating to the scandal-hit company, including NFCorps purchase of two luxury condominium units in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, and the alleged use of project funds to pay for Shahrizat and her familys personal expenses. The opposition party has also alleged that Shahrizats family used nearly RM600,000 from NFCorp funds to settle their credit card bills in 2009. But NFCorps management has maintained that the credit card expenses were solely for business purposes. It has also denied allegations that funds from the RM250 million government loan were channelled into its accounts before the loan agreement was signed. Shahrizat applied for three weeks leave from her duties two weeks ago after new allegations of bribery surfaced. She also filed a defamation suit against Rafizi and Zuraida for claiming she had misused federal funds meant for the cattle-raising scheme. Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced last week that the government would appoint an auditor to scrutinise NFCorps books in light of PKRs accusations. ----------------------------------- Soi Lek: BN, Shahrizat handled NFC scandal poorly By Clara Chooi KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 The Barisan Nasional (BN) government, particularly embattled minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abd Jalil, handled the National Feedlot Centre (NFC) controversy poorly, causing the public to perceive the project as real rotten, says Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek. The MCA president said Shahrizat was poorly advised on the matter after it was highlighted in the Auditor-Generals Report 2010, adding that, as a senior minister, she should have known what to do when faced with resounding calls for her resignation. They should have caught the bull by the horns in the early days. First, by having an audit. Having an open book about it, Dr Chua told The Malaysian Insider in an exclusive interview at the MCA headquarters here. He noted that the RM250 million federally-funded NFC project has problems, which was further exacerbated by the oppositions spinning in the media. Because they (the opposition) have the information, they would release it in stages and this would give the impression that it is real rotten. And the BN government, in their response, has been very slow. And they have not been very open, he said. Despite this, however, Dr Chua disagreed that Datuk Seri Najib Razaks silence on the issue meant the prime minister was protecting Shahrizat or the rest of his Cabinet. He pointed out that the police and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) had initiated investigations, while the government had also announced the appointment of an accounting firm to audit the National Feedlot Corporations (NFCorp) finances. NFCorp is run by Shahrizats husband and children. Dr Chua added that should the audit uncover any irregularities in the NFC, Shahrizat would then know what to do. She is not a junior member (of Cabinet), she is a senior member. My feeling is that probably she has not been well-advised and she probably thought that if Wanita Umno could accept it, then it should be okay, he said. During the just-concluded Umno annual assembly last year, Shahrizat, who is Wanita Umno chief, appeared to receive the support of the wings members despite drawing flak from the public over her alleged involvement in the NFC. Shahrizat has since applied for three weeks leave from her duties as Women, Community and Family Development minister pending the outcome of investigations. She has also filed a RM100 million defamation lawsuit against her accusers in PKR. The cattle farming project hit national headlines following the Auditor-Generals 2010 report last year and continued to hog the limelight after it was linked to Shahrizats family. PKR has since made several revelations relating to the scandal, including NFCs purchase of two luxury condominium units in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, and the alleged use of project funds to pay for Shahrizat and her familys personal expenses. The opposition party also alleged that Shahrizats family had used nearly RM600,000 from the NFC project funds to pay for their credit card bills in 2009. PKR strategic director Rafizi Ramli claimed that the Wanita Umno chiefs husband and three children, all of whom sit on the NFC board, used funds from the RM250 million cattle farming project to pay credit card bills averaging over RM10,000 per month each across the year. But NFCorps management has maintained that the credit card expenses were solely for business purposes. 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