21 fired over stolen engine

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Dec 22, 2009

21 fired over stolen engine

KUALA LUMPUR - A BRIGADIER-GENERAL and about 20 other armed forces personnel have been sacked over their alleged involvement in the theft of a RM50 million (S$20 million) fighter jet engine, local media reported on Monday. The brigadier-general was a department head, a source told the New Straits Times. He is believed to have retained his pension and other retirement benefits. Some of those sacked lost their pensions and other benefits as former servicemen, said the newspaper. Some had to opt for early retirement. The air force took disciplinary action against the men late last year following an internal inquiry. The security breach occurred more than a year ago while the engine was undergoing repairs, but became public knowledge only when the New Straits Times reported it last Saturday, citing information from unidentified officials. Last Friday, the armed forces chief, General Azizan Ariffin told the New Straits Times that the missing engine might be just the 'tip of the iceberg' as initial probes indicated that other military equipment might have been missing since 2007.

Read the full story in Tuesday's edition of The Straits Times.

 

[Rogue Trader]

Some of those sacked lost their pensions and other benefits as former servicemen, said the newspaper. Some had to opt for early retirement.

The jet engine paid for all their pensions and benefits.

 

[Char_Azn]

Assuming the amount is equally divided, each joker gets about RM$2.3 million. As if they need that pathetic little pension!!!!

 

[Rogue Trader]

Assuming the amount is equally divided, each joker gets about RM$2.3 million. As if they need that pathetic little pension!!!!

And that's the one they got caught stealing. Imagine all the money from their past thefts.

 

[halsey02]

And that's the one they got caught stealing. Imagine all the money from their past thefts.

Ali Babbas and the 41 thieves, obviously..did they sell any to Singalot Armed Forces?

Do we have our own version of these ALI BABAS episodes..maybe ours is so cleverly disguished that, you can't tell the trees from the forest.


who knows...you think SINgapore, so sqeaky clean?

 

[hairylee]

They should follow Najib and write down their gains as commission.

 

[sand_ban]

I suspect the corrupt BN govt jacked up the price tag for the lost engine to write away some other losses to cover more hidden scandals.

F5E engine not so expensive.

The BN govt needed to write off $50mil of losses due to internal frauds in the military. The lump that whole sum on this engine and swept other scandals under the carpet.

Just like the PAP.

 

[dunbluffme]

Singapore should recruit the Brigadier General coz he may not be involved but has been implicated...

Import this FT!!!

I suspect the corrupt BN govt jacked up the price tag for the lost engine to write away some other losses to cover more hidden scandals.

F5E engine not so expensive.

The BN govt needed to write off $50mil of losses due to internal frauds in the military. The lump that whole sum on this engine and swept other scandals under the carpet.

Just like the PAP.

 

[chewed]

sigh. this kind of thing can only happen in MY...

 

[Char_Azn]

I suspect the corrupt BN govt jacked up the price tag for the lost engine to write away some other losses to cover more hidden scandals.

F5E engine not so expensive.

The BN govt needed to write off $50mil of losses due to internal frauds in the military. The lump that whole sum on this engine and swept other scandals under the carpet.

Just like the PAP.

Please lah PAP dun need to resort to those low life lousy tactic. 1st off unlike MY, they have nothing but money. More importantly, they dun need to write off something to justify losses, they call it an honest mistake and tell U to move on

 

[Watchman]

The firing of the 21 innocent peasants worker class .

The real deal no one knows .

So get rid of them by firing .

Malaysia Truely Asia !

 

[Watchman]

So with this fiasco we can safely blame Malaysia as a sympathiser
for all technological transfer to rogue middle-east countries !

Malaysia Truely Asia .