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CVLB: No decision yet

on 30% surcharge
THE Commercial Ve- purely an interac-
Sirul: I was made out to
hicle Licensing Board
(CVLB) and Federation
of Schoolbus Opera-
tors Associations are
telling contrasting
Press Digest
by Kong See Hoh
newsdesk@thesundaily.com

meeting to discuss the operators’ request

tion session and we
did not make any
concrete decision.
“We all agreed
that as it was a
stories on the outcome of their recent closed-door meeting we would not divulge
what transpired at the meeting to outsid-
be the ‘black sheep’ by S. Tamarai Chelvi
for a 30% surcharge on fares. ers. How come he (Chee) publicised it?” newsdesk@thesundaily.com Altantuya

/ THESUN
Following a report quoting federation He stressed it is not within the purview ACCUSED
president Chee Ah Tey as saying the CVLB of the board to decide whether members SHAH ALAM: Cpl
has agreed in principle to the surcharge, of the federation can raise their fares, and Sirul Azhar Umar

N MOHDNOR
the board came out with a denial and the authority rests with the Entrepreneur broke down yester-
ticked off Chee for breaking a promise not and Cooperative Development Minister. Victim
day when he said he Altantuya • Chief Insp Azilah • Cpl Sirul Azhar
to talk to the press on what transpired at “The government will consider pro- was made out to be a Shaariibuu, 28 Hadri, 32 Umar, 37
the meeting. posals put forward by public transport

KAMARIDUA
“black sheep” to be
Last week, Chee told a Chinese daily operators, but there has not been any sacrificed to protect
the CVLB has agreed in principle to allow decision yet. I hope operators would give the plans and inten- who was facing “woman problem”, while
operators to impose a 30% fare surcharge the government ample time to consider tions of others who they were on their way to Musa’s friend’s
and was only awaiting the green light from their requests,” he said. are not present in house in Bukit Damansara.
the cabinet to implement it. Asked when the government would court to face the He said Azilah also said “DSP Musa’s
However, when contacted by Sin Chew make a decision, Markiman said: “The consequences of friend” is of high position, a businessman
Daily on Tuesday, CVLB director-general government has not set a time frame; the their act. and wealthy. However, he said, Azilah did
Datuk Markiman Kobiran said at the Jan operators have to be patient.” Sirul, who was not reveal the identity of “DSP Musa’s friend”
20 meeting, which was also Meanwhile, Chee insisted wiping his tears (Razak).
attended by Entrepreneur that the CVLB chief has while reading his He said Azilah told him a Chinese woman
and Cooperative Develop- verbally agreed to the 15-page state- and a Chinese man, believed to be her broth-
ment Minister Datuk schoolbus opera- ment from the er, had caused a disturbance and chaos in
Noh Omar and other tors’ request. Sirul dock, said he front of the man’s house and that the woman
public transport op- “Yes, I was (front), never knew the was a former girlfriend of the man, whom he
erators, no consensus reminded not to and victim, Altantuya referred to as “DSP Musa’s friend”.
was reached with the disclose details of Azilah Shaariibuu, or Sirul said according to Azilah, he had
federation on fares. our discussion but being Abdul Razak promised DSP Musa that he would help his
“We had a closed- in order to assuage brought Baginda Abdul- “friend” by patrolling around the bungalow
door meeting with discontent among to the lah and never area from time to time during after-duty
public transport opera- operators who had Shah had any dealings hours to prevent the woman and man from
tors to understand the threatened to stage a Alam with either of them, personally or causing chaos in front of the house.
problems they face and boycott, I had no choice High otherwise. He said at that stage, Azilah asked him
to discuss suitable solu- but to make it (what the Court for Sirul said that throughout the proceedings, whether he could help to patrol if Azilah had
tions. federation achieved at the the trial he had observed that a few key prosecution official duty outside Kuala Lumpur and if
“However, it was meeting) public.” yesterday. witnesses, especially from the federal serious Sirul did not have any official duty.
crime division (D9), did not tell the truth and He said his agreement to help Azilah was
constantly changed their stories when cross- an agreement to give service to his superior
examined. officer.
Operating over 30,000 restaurants in 87 countries He begged the court to take this into Sirul said on Oct 19, 2006, he parked his
consideration. jeep at a junction before walking towards a
“I don’t have any reason to cause hurt, house in Bukit Damansara.

RED -HOT
MONDAYS
what more to take the life of the victim so
cruelly. I beg the court not to punish me and
He said there was a red Wira Aeroback
parked in front of the house.
to complete their plans against me,” he said. He said he got into the car which was
with Italian B.M.T.™ Clad in a black suit and black shirt, Sirul driven by Azilah. He said a Malay woman
paused several times to compose himself and the Chinese woman were seated in the

SPICE
while reading from his statement. back of the car.

UP
After he finished reading, he sat down on He said at the junction, he got down and
the bench in the dock and wiped his tears. went back to his jeep.

CHeeRY
Several members of public were also seen
wiping away tears.
TUESDAYS Sirul was also emotional when he related
with Tuna how he was ordered by ACP Mastor Mohd
Ariff to come back to Malaysia, while he was
He said Azilah, whose car was behind
his jeep, called him on his handphone and
told him to stop. He said Azilah alighted,
approached him and told him that he was
advising the woman and based on her be-

YOUR
on duty as the prime minister’s personal haviour and response, she appeared to be
bodyguard at a hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan listening to his advice.
IVELY
DAY
on Nov 5, 2006. He said Azilah asked him (Sirul) where
LWEDNESDAYS “Mastor ordered me to come back to
Malaysia on the grounds that my former
Sirul wanted to go and Sirul told him that as
the situation was under control and that he
with wife ... lodged a police report against me and no longer had a role, he wanted to go home,

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said Sirul, his voice breaking. The defence closed its case yesterday.
Earlier, in his defence, Sirul said Chief In- Submission by both defence lawyers will be

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