More Pics - Eusoff Chin Unrepresented Told - Get Lawyer; Evasive with Denials; Confusing – Met Lingam First at Changi Airport or NZ Zoo to tag along?
Former Ch Tun Eusoff Chin was a confused man on Day 5 of the RCI. He came unrepresented and was subjected to a barrage of questions until the commissioners advised him to get a lawyer. He seems to contradict himself about Lingam tagging along. He said it was first in Changi airport (see NST Below) but in the interview report by Rais Yatim (7 years ago) they met at the NZ Zoo.
His lapse in memory is also astounding. Knowing someone for so long, he claimed he cannot recognize Lingam in the Video Clip but “sounds like him” only.
And the truth will come when Lingam's bother will testify of the “closeness” between Lingam & Eusoff Chin
= == = DAY 5 of the Royal C I
2008/01/18
Lingam "tagged along" with me to
ABOVE & BELOW: Former CJ Tun Eusoff Chin a confused and evasive man on Day 5 of the R C I. Came unrepresented and told to get a lawyer; contradicts himself under a barrage of questioning from the Bar representative & other counsel
By : Anis Ibrahim; NST;
Former chief justice Tun Eusoff Chin claimed lawyer Datuk V. K. Lingam “tagged along with me” from
Former top judge grilled on overseas trip with Lingam
R. Surenthira Kumar; theSUN
ABOVE & BELOW: The two families caught Holidaying together in NZ - 1994
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 18, 2008): Former Chief Justice Tun Mohamed Eusoff Chin opted to seek legal representation after he was grilled on his relationship with lawyer Datuk V.K. Lingam at the Royal Commission of Inquiry hearing here today. The 73-year-old former head of the judiciary decided to engage a lawyer on the recommendation of the Commission after he faced a barrage of questions from Malaysian Bar representative Ranjit Singh, mainly over Mohamed Eusoff’s trip to New Zealand in December 1994 and Lingam and his family’s presence there at the same time and location. Inquiry officer, Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Nordin Hassan, broke Ranjit’s line of questioning, saying: "Should we go this far to show the closeness of the witness with the alleged person in the video-clip?" Nordin said the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) had investigated the matter. "The investigations have been closed," he told Commission chairman Tan Sri Haidar Mohamed Noor who enquired the outcome of the probe.
ABOVE: Lingam & Family Holidaying with Vincent & wife
He said the Commission had to stick to its terms of reference and not be led into launching probes into other issues. Commission member Datuk Mahadev Shankar then referred Nordin to the terms of reference, saying the Commission was adhering to it, on the part of whether there was any misbehaviour on the part of the persons mentioned in the video-clip. He added the terms also included ascertaining the truth or otherwise of the content of the conversation in the clip.
Lawyer M. Puravalen, who represents former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, also raised the issue of the Commission’s terms of reference and that it should not step out of its boundaries. Tan Sri Steve Shim Lip Kiong, another member of the Commission, asked Mohamed Eusoff if he wanted to say something regarding the matter. "I trust the wisdom of the Commission. I thought the five wise people would know what is admissible and what is not," said Mohamed Eusoff. Mahadev Shankar asked if Mohamed Eusoff’s stand is that the questions posed by the Malaysian Bar should not be allowed to be put to him.
"Is your credibility not relevant? Shouldn’t they (the questions) be allowed to be put forward, to question the veracity of your evidence? Can you take the stand that you are not obliged to answer these questions?" said Mahadev Shankar. Haidar then asked if Mohamed Eusoff would be able to engage a lawyer by Monday, but he said he might not have enough time as it was the weekend.
= == = = = == = =A more d detailed Q & A from the STAR
I always entertain such requests, says former Chief Justice
DPP Datuk Nordin Hassan: Tun, you were the Chief Justice of Malaysia from September 1994 to December 2000?
Eusoff: Correct.
Nordin: Do you know a lawyer by the name of Datuk V.K. Lingam?
Eusoff: I know him.
Nordin: Since when?
Eusoff: Exactly when I don't know. Around 1990.
Nordin: Please explain how you got to know him.
Eusoff: At that time, I was a judge in
Nordin: Would you say you were close friends?
Eusoff: We were ordinary acquaintances. It's a matter of degree.
Nordin: What about Tan Sri Vincent Tan?
Eusoff: I don't know him, although I have met him at gatherings, Hari Raya, ordinary functions. Somebody introduced lah, this is Vincent Tan.
Nordin: Have you seen a video clip that featured a person said to be a lawyer brokering the appointment of judges?
Eusoff: Yes, the ACA (Anti-Corruption Agency) showed me.
Nordin: Can you identify the man in the video clip?
Eusoff: At that time, no. It was not very clear.
The 14-minute video clip was then shown in open court for the fourth time since the hearing started on Monday.
Nordin: Can you identify the Indian man having the phone conversation?
Eusoff: I can't. It's not clear.
Nordin: What about the way he spoke and his voice?
Eusoff: Sounds like Datuk Lingam.
Nordin then read a portion of the video clip's transcript relating to the appointment of judges.
Nordin: Have you ever discussed with Lingam the appointment of five judges?
Eusoff: No.
Nordin: Did you send a memo to the PM?
Eusoff: No. When was this recording made?
Nordin:
Eusoff: I'm out dah. No longer CJ (Chief Justice).
Nordin: After your retirement, have you sent any memo to the PM on the appointment of judges?
Eusoff: No.
Nordin then read the portion of the transcript about the problems faced by Eusoff when he was in office.
Nordin: Are these allegations against you true?
Eusoff: I don't understand what he was referring to.
Nordin: So you don't understand the meaning?
Eusoff: No. He said “problem.” What “problem”?
Nordin reads the following portion of the transcript:
“One day, I went to Vincent Tan’s house, I fired him at night in the house. I said bloody hell if you don’t do this, who will do it? All these people, Tun Eusoff Chin, Datuk Ahmad Fairuz, Tan Sri Zainon all fought for us.”
Eusoff: I don’t know what he was talking about. Apa benda (what was that)?
Nordin reads the following portion of the transcript:
“No. don’t worry the... the... Datuk, I know how much you suffered for Tun Eusoff Chin... and Tun said Datuk Ahmad Fairuz... hundred and ten percent loyalty.”
Eusoff: I don’t understand what it means.
Nordin reads the following portion of the transcript:
“Chinese Man: Who is that?
Indian Man: Dato Ahmad Fairuz.
Chinese Man: Oh Ahmad Fairuz.
Indian Man: I put him up there. You don't tell this to anybody please. I cannot tell this to Manjit.
Chinese Man: Ah.
Indian Man: And he is Acting President Court of Appeal number two post. He is next Chief Justice. He always says I leave it to you.
Chinese Man: I thought you were very close to Tun Eusoff Chin... Dato?
Indian Man: He's Eusoff Chin's man. Eusoff Chin he's already retired. But... Dzaiddin hates Eusoff Chin, you understand?”
Nordin: Do you understand the statement? Is the statement about Tun Ahmad Fairuz being your man true?
Eusoff: Not true. I don't understand.
Commissioner Datuk Mahadev Shankar: Not true or don't understand?
Eusoff: Firstly, I don't understand what he's referring to.
Nordin: You understand the part that went “Dzaiddin hates Eusoff Chin?” Do you know if this is true?
Eusoff: Never.
Nordin reads the following portion of the transcript:
“Eusoff Chin in power, I can straight get Pom, Pom, Pom, Pom. But now Dzaiddin is there and ... Dzaiddin is attacking our cases, that is why James Kumar is aligned to Dzaiddin. But Dzaiddin retiring 15th of September. He's finished.”
Nordin: Is it true you're extremely close to Datuk V.K. Lingam?
Eusoff: Not extremely close.
Nordin: Do you understand the part about “Eusoff Chin, I can straight get Pom, Pom, Pom, Pom?”
Eusoff: (laughs) I don't know.
Nordin: Were you involved in the appointment of Tun Ahmad Fairuz as President of the Court of Appeal and as the Chief Justice?
Eusoff: No.
Nordin: Have you ever met Datuk V.K. Lingam to discuss Tun Ahmad Fairuz's appointment as President of the Court of Appeal and Chief Justice?
Eusoff: Never.
Nordin: Have you ever discussed with Tengku Adnan (Tengku Mansor) or Tan Sri Vincent Tan on Tun Ahmad Fairuz's appointment as President of the Court of Appeal and as Chief Justice?
Eusoff: No.
Ranjit Singh (counsel for the Malaysian Bar): Was your relationship with Datuk V.K. Lingam anything other than that of a lawyer-judge relationship when you were a judge and Chief Justice?
Eusoff: It was a normal lawyer-judge relationship. Nothing more.
Ranjit Singh then tendered a newspaper article with the headline “Eusoff: I paid for my own holidays overseas.”Ranjit Singh reads the article:
“Asked about the photo, Eusoff said it was taken after he coincidentally met Lingam while on holiday there. 'I bumped into him (Lingam) there. As a Malaysian in a foreign country, I was happy to see a fellow countryman. I told him I was going to the zoo and he asked if he could tag along. I told him I was taking a bus there and he said he did not mind, so he came along. He also wanted to take pictures with me and I obliged,' he said. He said the photo was a 'posed picture', adding: 'When the man puts his hand on your shoulder, you can't simply shove it aside.
Ranjit Singh: Did you make these statements?
Eusoff: I gave some press statements but I can't remember. I bumped into him after breakfast. In fact, I met him earlier in
Ranjit Singh: You went to
Eusoff: My wife (Toh Puan) Rosaini (Mustaffa) and my children Zubaidah and Johan.
Ranjit Singh: You first bumped into Datuk V.K. Lingam in
Eusoff: I can't remember. He must have been with his family.
Ranjit Singh: I'm told with his wife and two children? You know he has a wife and two children?
Eusoff: Yes.
Ranjit Singh: Where in
Eusoff: At the airport.
Ranjit Singh: You then flew to
Eusoff:
Ranjit Singh then produces a copy of a
When the lawyer asked the former Chief Justice to confirm that this was indeed his itinerary, he replied: “I can't remember. This came from the tour agent.”
Ranjit Singh: Also stated in this itinerary are the names Rohani and Jeyanthi. Do you know who these people are?
Eusoff: Rohani was my secretary (then). I do not know who Jeyanthi is.
Ranjit: Tun, you said you bumped into him in
Eusoff: I cannot recall. What it (referring to Eusoff’s itinerary for the December 1994 trip) says is there.
Ranjit: You flew with Datuk V.K. Lingam from
Eusoff: Yes.
Ranjit: Then there is a next flight from
Eusoff: Yes.
Ranjit: Did you fly together with Datuk Lingam and his family?
Eusoff: Yes.
Ranjit: You will note that you landed in
Eusoff: The thing is, he wanted to tag on and asked, “Can I come along?”, that sort of thing.
Ranjit: You stayed in the same hotel as Datuk Lingam?
Eusoff: In
Ranjit: Which hotel is that?
Eusoff: I can’t remember.
Ranjit: And Datuk Lingam stayed in the same hotel?
Eusoff: Can’t remember.
Ranjit: Did Datuk Lingam tag along for the entire trip in
Eusoff: Yes.
Ranjit: Did Tun take an extra trip out of this itinerary?
Eusoff: This is what was given. What actually took place there, I can’t remember.
Ranjit: On Dec 30,
Eusoff: Yes, I think so.
Ranjit:
Eusoff: Yes.
Ranjit: Did Datuk Lingam and his family fly back on this flight too?
Eusoff: Maybe. Yes.
Ranjit: Do you recall flying back to
Eusoff: Yes.
Ranjit: Singapore-KL flight MH616, Dec 30, first class. Did you take this flight with your family?
Eusoff: Yes.
Ranjit: Do you recall whether Datuk Lingam and his family took the same flight?
Eusoff: Can’t remember.
Ranjit: From KL to
Eusoff: No.
Ranjit: Sure?
Eusoff: Because when we boarded, I didn’t see them.
Ranjit: All the flights taken by you and your family and that of Datuk Lingam and his family appeared to match. Even the hotel you stayed in
Eusoff: I can’t remember.
Ranjit: He was stalking you throughout? He got hold of your itinerary without your knowledge so that he can be close to you?
Eusoff: Maybe. I can’t say what he’s thinking. I went to
Ranjit:
Eusoff: Yes, I took a van. One New Zealander drove the van. Datuk V.K. lingam and his family went along. He wanted to pay half of the costs.
Ranjit: You bumped into him accidentally. He followed you everywhere and wanted to share a van to Queenstown. In
Eusoff: You see, the van can accommodate nine people.
Ranjit: Was there a person by the name of Tan Chong Paw in the van?
Eusoff: I cannot remember.
Ranjit: When you went to Queenstown, do you remember, where you stayed?
Eusoff: Cannot remember.
Ranjit: How did you travel from Queenstown back to
Eusoff: I flew back with my family together with Datuk V.K. Lingam and his family.
Ranjit: He followed you again?
Eusoff: Yeah, he followed.
Ranjit: Can you explain how Datuk Lingam managed to book the same flights as yours to travel from Queenstown back to
Eusoff: He went to an agent there and booked the tickets. I said I have to go back and do my work. He wanted to book the tickets. I can’t stop him.
(Looking at Ranjit) You also can come if you went there. I can’t stop you.
Ranjit: I will never travel with Tun Eusoff Chin.
Eusoff: You are not out to hammer me, I hope.
Ranjit: We are not hammering you. We are here in this Royal Commission of Inquiry to establish the truth!
At this juncture, Commissioner Datuk Mahadev Shankar said, “Ranjit, please leave out your comments.”
Ranjit: How many photographs were taken between the bus and zoo events?
Eusoff: The pictures were taken for the family album. If he wants to take, what can I do? Everybody - lawyers, students - wants to take photo with me. What can I do? I can’t stop them. There were times when Lingam insisted on taking photographs with me.
Ranjit: How many photographs?
Eusoff: I brought a camera, he also brought a camera. I can’t remember how many photographs altogether. We just see and snap, snap.
Ranjit: If one bumps into somebody else accidentally, like Datuk Lingam and Tun, one will assume that after one or two photos, Datuk Lingam would have moved on with his own itinerary? How many photos were taken?
Eusoff: A few. We don’t count
Eusoff: Can’t remember.
Ranjit: One or two,
Eusoff: Five to 10.
Ranjit: Sure?
Eusoff: About that.
Ranjit (Taking out a big envelope and pulling out a big stack of photographs): Tun, I’m going to show you a series of photographs. (Refers to a photograph showing Eusoff and his wife posing with Lingam and his wife in holiday attire, in front of a building with the words ‘Skyline Gondola’ written on it.) Are you able to identify from left to right the people in the photograph?
Eusoff: My wife, myself, Datuk V.K. Lingam and his wife.
Ranjit: The building behind you? It reads Skyline Gondola?
At this juncture, leading officer DPP Datuk Nordin Hassan objected to the line of questioning saying that it had gone outside the ambit of the terms of reference of the inquiry.
Mahadev: But the Commission of Inquiry is very much open, isn’t it?
Nordin: Not on closeness per se. It shouldn’t be addressed.
Mahadev: One of the terms of reference is to determine whether a misconduct had been committed by the person or persons identified or mentioned in the video clip.
Tan Sri Haidar Mohd Noor: Is it necessary to ask these questions?
M. Puravalen (Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s lawyer): Whenever somebody said the scope of this inquiry is limited to misbehaviour in relation to the appointment of judges, where is it stated that it is limited to this? How did this limitation creep into this inquiry?
Haidar: The questions should be confined to the terms of reference of this inquiry.
Puravalen: Can we have a ruling on this?
Mahadev: No such ruling is to be made. Let Ranjit ask his questions first.
Haidar: The DPP is trying to say whether Ranjit should continue. Let Ranjit respond first.
Tan Sri Steve Shim: At this stage of questioning, certain things have been brought about. I’m not sure whether Tun (Eusoff) wants to say something. I notice he is not represented. Maybe we need to ask if he needs time to get legal representation in these proceedings.
Eusoff: Initially, I trust the wisdom of the member (of the Commission) to look into what is admissible or inadmissible.
Haidar: Maybe Tun would want to consider getting legal representation to guide the commission.
Eusoff: Give me some time. All these (evidence adduced so far) are irrelevant. Initially, I did not take counsel because we have five wise people up there. I think I need to get a counsel now.
Haidar: Today is Friday, we need to go off early. We propose that there be no sitting in the afternoon. We will adjourn to Monday.
Eusoff: I cannot appoint a counsel during the weekend. In the weekend, lawyers will not be in the office.
Haidar: Then we proceed with other witnesses on Monday. We will let you know, Tun, the next day for your testimony.
HOW THE COURT DRAMA BUILT UP - Q & A - account from theSUN
When he started giving his testimony, Mohamed Eusoff said he had served as the Chief Justice between September 1994 and December 2000. The drama started when Nordin asked Mohamed Eusoff whether he knew Lingam and the extent of his relationship with the lawyer.
Mohamed Eusoff: Yes, I know him.
Nordin: Since when did you know him?
Mohamed Eusoff: Do not know exactly, but since the 90’s.
Nordin: Can you explain, how you know him?
Mohamed Eusoff: I was a judge at the KL court and he appeared before me in several cases.
Nordin: Were you and Datuk V.K.Lingam close acquaintances?
Mohamed Eusoff: It was a normal acquaintance….. (murmurs something that it was nothing more).
Nordin: What about Tan Sri Vincent Tan, do you know him?
Mohamed Eusoff: I don’t know him but have met him at functions.
Nordin: Have you seen the video-clip recording on an Indian man talking on the phone about an alleged brokering of appointments of judges.
Mohamed Eusoff: Yes, after the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) showed it to me.
Mohamed Eusoff was then told to look at the video-clip which was played for the fourth time at the inquiry.
Nordin: Can you identify the man in the clip?
Mohamed Eusoff: I could not identify the Indian man as the image was not clear.
Nordin: What about the way the man talked, was there any similarity?
Mohamed Eusoff: It sounded like him.
Nordin then referred Mohamed Eusoff to the transcript of the video-clip and focused on the parts where the former Chief Justice’s name was mentioned.
Nordin: Did you discuss with Datuk V.K.Lingam about the appointments of the five High Court judges?
Mohamed Eusoff: No.
Nordin: Did you send any memo to the prime minister about the appointment of the judges?
Mohamed Eusoff: When was this recording?
Nordin: The recording was done on
Mohamed Eusoff: I was already retired by then.
Nordin: After your retirement did you send any memos to the PM?
Mohamed Eusoff: No.
Mohamed Eusoff was taken through the other parts of the transcript, which contained his name and asked if he knew what was being conversed between the man speaking on the handphone with the person on the other side.
Mohamed Eusoff replied he had no idea what the conversation was about and that he also did not know about the remark that the then Chief Justice Tun Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah hated him.
He also denied the statement made in the transcript that he was close to Lingam.
Nordin: Were you involved in the appointment of Tun Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim as the president of the Court of Appeal and subsequently the Chief Justice?
Mohamed Eusoff: No.
Nordin: Have you ever met Tengku Adnan Tengku Yusof or Tan Sri Vincent Tan over Ahmad Fairuz’s appointment as the Chief Justice?
Mohamed Eusoff: No.
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RANJIT'S LINE OF QUESTIONING, QUOTES THE SUN'S REPORT ON
Ranjit, who began questioning Mohamed Eusoff after Nordin had finished, started off on whether his relationship with Lingam was nothing more than a lawyer-judge relationship.
Mohamed Eusoff said it was a normal relationship and nothing more.
The tide was turned against Mohamed Eusoff when Ranjit produced a copy of theSun, dated
Ranjit then read out parts of the article which said the then Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Datuk Dr Rais Yatim, had commented on, Mohamed Eusoff and his family being pictured together with Lingam and his family in photos while overseas, that such socialising is not consistent with the proper handling and behaviour of a judicial personality.
Ranjit said Mohamed Eusoff had explained that the photos were taken after he coincidentally met Lingam while on holiday.
He then read out Mohamed Eusoff’s comments in the article which read, "I bumped into him (Lingam) there. As a Malaysian in a foreign country, I was happy to see a fellow countryman. I told him I was going to the zoo and he asked if he could tag along. I told him I was taking a bus there and he said he did not mind, so he came along. He also wanted to take pictures with me and I obliged. He said the photo was a ‘posed picture’, adding ‘when the man puts his hand over your shoulders, you can’t simply shove it aside’. He said it is normal for lawyers to want to have pictures taken with the Chief Justice and that he always entertains such requests by senior lawyers and students whom he met on his overseas trips". Mohamed Eusoff said he had bumped into Lingam after breakfast while in
As Ranjit probed deeper, by producing details of the former Chief Justice’s travel itinerary, flight details and photos taken during the trip, he adduced evidence to show Mohamed Eusoff had travelled with Lingam from the start of the trip, in
The overseas trip took place between Dec 22 and Dec 30 in 1994. Mohamed Eusoff said Lingam had wanted to tag along while he was in the trip and he did not stop the lawyer from following him.
"Did you travel with Datuk V.K.Lingam on the same entourage?" asked Ranjit. "Yes, he wanted to share the cost," replied Mohamed Eusoff.
Ranjit was continuing with his questions on further details of the trip, when Nordin interjected.
LINGAM'S BROTHER OFFERS HIMSELF AS WITNESS
ABOVE : Lawyer Wee Choo Keong, who represents Lingam’s younger brother V.Thirunama Karasu, made a formal application to offer his client as a witness
Prior to that, when the proceedings began for the day, lawyer Wee Choo Keong, who represents Lingam’s younger brother V.Thirunama Karasu, made a formal application to offer his client as a witness to assist the Commission in its inquiry. The Commission told Wee it was premature for Thirunama Karasu to make the application before Mohamed Eusoff testified, and advised him to hold on. However, Wee persisted and insisted the Commission listen to his application, which it said would be taken note of. Nordin however told the Commission the ACA had interviewed Thirunama Karasu, who had claimed that he had nothing to do with the video-clip. Wee however said the application was to show the level of closeness between Lingam and Mohamed Eusoff and that it could play an influential part in the appointments of the judges as alleged in the clip. Puravalen also said his client, Anwar, would be ready to appear before the Commission next week.The hearing continues on Monday (Jan 21)
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LINGAM'S BROTHER OFFERS HIMSELF AS WITNESS
Prior to that, when the proceedings began for the day, lawyer Wee Choo Keong, who represents Lingam’s younger brother V.Thirunama Karasu, made a formal application to offer his client as a witness to assist the Commission in its inquiry. The Commission told Wee it was premature for Thirunama Karasu to make the application before Mohamed Eusoff testified, and advised him to hold on. However, Wee persisted and insisted the Commission listen to his application, which it said would be taken note of.
Nordin however told the Commission the ACA had interviewed Thirunama Karasu, who had claimed that he had nothing to do with the video-clip. Wee however said the application was to show the level of closeness between Lingam and Mohamed Eusoff and that it could play an influential part in the appointments of the judges as alleged in the clip. Puravalen also said his client, Anwar, would be ready to appear before the Commission next week.The hearing continues on Monday (Jan 21).
= == =and the Background - What happened 7 years ago when the Holiday trip in 1994 surfaced?
1.
By Thomas Fuller; Published:
2. DAP Futile attempt 7 years ago in Parliament; (without the evidence then)
3. What did Rais Yatim said 7 years ago?
He said he had merely bumped into Lingam in
4. What was the reaction 7 years ago at the Bar Council
Go H E R E for details
= == = == Following are earlier reports from Bernama
Eusoff Chin Says Lingam Just An Acquaintance
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Lingam Tagged Along On
He wanted to tag along with me. It is not my problem. How can I stop him?" Eusoff said. Eusoff said Lingam, who was also in
Lingam Offered To Pay Half Of Transport Cost In
Malaysian Bar representative Ranjit Singh asked Eusoff why he did not tell Lingam he was not going to share the van with him (Lingam) and his family as it was wrong for a judge to do such a thing because Lingam was a lawyer and had appeared before him in court. Eusoff replied that the van could accommodate between four and nine people and "there were eight of us in the van". Ranjit Singh also asked whether Lingam had gotten hold of Eusoff's holiday itinerary and planned the trip just to be close to Eusoff. Eusoff answered: "I can't say what he (Lingam) was thinking but Justice Datuk Edgar Joseph Jr, who had just come back from New Zealand, told me that it was a nice place to visit. "I then asked my secretary to contact the travel agent to arrange a trip for me for a week or so. However, he (Lingam) wanted to tag along. It was out of my control."
= = == = = Now Go H E R E for Day 6 on 21st Jan 2008
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