The Star S Scoop


Bangsar, 19 Feb: So, was it an offset program after all? The Star's article (see below  or  type here for link) avoids any reference to the word but if you have been following the Airbus corruption scandal, especially Dr Mahathir Mohamad's initial response to it when asked by the media (Dr M: Offset is not a bribe if it's for specific purpose) on Air Asia being implicated, you will be wondering if the whole thing wasn't an offset after all. But even if it wasn't, let's admit one thing: it was a brilliant strategy. It sure helped turn Air Asia into a global brand although there are enough Tony Fernandes-haters out there to disagree. Me, I remember salivating over the picture of a could-be Catherham motorcycle back then Tony and his partner Kamaruddin Meranun attempted to shock the world with their own F1 team ...

In any case, it's good to know that AirAsia is fighting the Airbus accusation(s). I imagine it will be it's toughest battle yet: three authorities - the Malaysian Anti Curruption Commission, the soon-to-be-dissolved Mavcom and the Securities Commission (and one of them clearly holds grudges against Fernandes, Din and Co) - are investigating the case and a small but determined army of Twitter warriors are out to bury Tony Fernandes once and for all. I hate to say that the truth will prevail because it's so cliche but ... the truth will prevail. We'll just have to wait a bit. But in the meantime, I strongly feel the Government should suspend all contacts and contracts with Airbus. The aerospace giant is neither a hero nor courageous; by its own admission, it has been a great corruptor. Back home, it has "paid" for its sins. But if it's guilty of bribing anyone here in Malaysia, we should make it pay dearly. 
The Star's scoop:
PETALING JAYA: The directors of the AirAsia Group gave their nod in 2010 to efforts by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes (pic) to build the AirAsia brand through sponsorships, said sources
The board of AirAsiaX had approved amounts of up to US$250mil sought for a sponsorship strategy via a Formula One racing team
The sponsorship was a way to lift the AirAsia brand and allow it to be a globally recognisable brand, said a source
Fernandes and his business partner Datuk Kamarudin Meranun have been under the spotlight for allegations of corruption involving monies paid for the sponsorship of the Caterham Formula 1 racing team after it was reported that Airbus will pay a record-breaking settlement of €3.6bil in penalties after admitting to bribery across its international business
The UK SFO allegations concern a US$50mil sponsorship between Caterham Formula 1 racing team, which was founded by Fernandes, and Airbus’s former parent, EADS, between the years of 2013 and 2015.The AirAsia Group has rejected allegations of wrongdoing involving sponsorship of a sports team linked to the two AirAsia and AirAsia X executives
Part of the documents released after the settlement between Airbus and SFO of the UK include a trail of emails that show the interactions between Airbus and the key decision makers of AirAsia and AirAsia X
Based on the document findings that have now become public records, the source claims there are mismatches between the timelines of some of the emails released and the charges levied against Airbus by the SFO
The source said the content of the emails released before October 2013 were not part of the charge against Airbus. Prior to October 2013, AirAsia secured sponsorships totaling US$66mil from Airbus that was not related to the charge brought by the SFO as the sponsorship amounts of an additional US$50mil in the charge sheet were from October 2013 to January 2015
“Thus, how can emails for sponsorships that had already happened from 2010 to 2011 be used as evidence for sponsorships in 2013 to 2015?” asked the source
As Airbus has said that the payments to the sports team were intended to secure or reward improper favor by them in respect of that business, the next question to ask is whether Fernandes acted improperly and did he overbuy planes for AirAsia just to secure the sponsorship?Back in June 2011, AirAsia and Airbus announced a US$18.2bil (RM54.8 billion) deal for 200 planes at the Paris Air show, shattering the then aviation record for the largest ever airline order
At that time, analysts had seen the acquisition of the 200 aircraft as a necessity, as the last order AirAsia placed was in November 2007
Even with that order, Frost & Sullivan Aerospace & Defence senior consultant Kunal Sinha (at that time) said the order would only give AirAsia a fleet of 250 aircraft at the end of 2020. AirAsia continued to lease planes after putting in the huge order
Another question that would be asked surrounds the pricing for the planes secured by AirAsia and AirAsia X from Airbus. An independent audit commissioned by the board would examine those transactions to ascertain if they were fair or overpriced
“Perhaps Airbus should allow Fernandes to disclose the price of the planes he acquired for the AirAsia group, and compare it to the price Airbus sold its aircraft to other airlines at that time, ” said the source. The suggestion is that AirAsia paid below the average price other airlines had paid when ordering their planes from Airbus
The SFO too has has a chequered track record as there have been a number of high profile cases that it has lost in the courts
The SFO’s charges against former Tesco executives, accused of being masterminds behind a major accounting scandal, were thrown out in December after a judge deemed the case too “weak” to face a jury
The SFO also saw its case against Barclays bank, over a Qatar fundraising, dismissed by the court in 2018. The SFO later lost a high court appeal to reinstate those charges
Until 2017, former UK prime minister Theresa May had tried to abolish the SFO. She intended to have the SFO absorbed by the larger National Crime Agency

Read also:
Shooting down Air Asia, the Malaysian whacking culture - Life of Annie
An act of courage - Salleh Buang for NST




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