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Apakah hubungan Zahid Hamidi dengan Paul Phua kongsi gelap 14K?
1. Dalam surat kepada FBI, Zahid Hamidi mempertahankan Paul Phua Wei-seng dan memohon supaya beliau dikembalikan ke Malaysia (http://bit.ly/1BgqYpV ). Zahid berkata Paul Phua BUKAN ahli kongsi gelap 14K dan telah membantu Malaysia dalam "projek yang berkaitan dengan keselamatan negara."
2. Entahlah apa “projek yang berkaitan dengan keselamatan negara” yang dimaksudkan oleh Zahid Hamidi, tetapi menurut beberapa sumber, kongsi gelap 14K terlibat dengan kes penculikan 21 orang di Pulau Sipadan oleh Abu Sayyaf pada 23 April 2000 (http://bit.ly/144e7ul). Dikatakan bahawa kongsi gelap 14K ini mejual senjata ke Abu Sayyaf (http://bit.ly/1D216Al) serta membawa senjata dari China ke Taiwan melalui Sabah (http://bit.ly/1Am0lia). Adakah “projek” yang dimaksudkan berkenaan dengan Abu Sayyaf?
3. Siapa yang memberi maklumat kepada FBI tentang kaitan Paul Phua (aka ‘Sabah Kia’ http://bit.ly/1tYxLDq) dengan kongsi gelap 14K? Polis Diraja Malaysia sendiri (http://bit.ly/1BsPMJe).
4. Tetapi, menurut Shafee Abdullah, Zahid Hamidi HANYA menulis surat sebagai jawapan kepada peguam Paul Phua, yang menuntutnya berkongsi maklumat dengan FBI. Zahid Hamidi TIDAK mempertahankan Sabah Kia. Shafee juga kata beliau tidak pernah mendengar nama ‘14K’ (http://bit.ly/1D2jY27).
Kalau belum dengar nama 14K, kenapa begitu pasti Paul Phua tidak terlibat? Kenapa maklumat yang diberi oleh Menteri Dalam Negeri bercanggah dengan maklumat PDRM? Kenapa ‘raja judi’ begitu penting kepada keselamatan negara sehingga Menteri Dalam Negeri sendiri menulis surat?
Gambling kingpin's ties with govt questioned by opposition
The extent of the Home Ministry's solidarity and collaboration on matters "affecting national security" with Malaysian gambling kingpin Paul Phua Wei Seng must be disclosed, says PKR leader Fahmi Fadzil.
In an article by the South China Morning Post, dated December 31, it was reported that Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid extended a letter to the FBI, vouching for Phua by saying he was not part of the 14K triad.
He added that "Phua has, on numerous occasions, assisted the government of Malaysia on projects affecting our national security."
This has come as a surprise to many given Phua's extensive involvement in illegal gambling. He was arrested in Macau last year following a crackdown on an online betting ring and was later deported.
Local authorities claim Phua took around HK$5 billion in bets, making it the largest crackdown in the gambling hub's history.
He also faces trial in Las Vegas, standing accused for running illegal gambling operations during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
An internal document by the FBI indicates that Phua has ties with the 14K triad. According to the FBI, this information was provided by the Royal Malaysian Police.
The Hong Kong-based 14K is considered to be one of the largest in the world and has its roots in large-scale drug trafficking, illegal gambling and money laundering, just to name a few.
Phua's lawyers are challenging the credibility of evidences and deny his involvements with the triad.
The Malaysian was a prominent junket operator before going into high-stakes poker.
In 2011, European state San Marino appointed Phua as its ambassador to Montenegro, granting him a diplomatic passport in the process.
By Jonathan Lim
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