PETALING JAYA, February 3 – Controversial businessman Deepak Jaikishan said he would not remain silent even if Pakatan Rakyat was unable to guarantee him immunity from prosecution.
“I will do whatever is necessary to come out with the truth. Truth will prevail. It cannot go away,” Deepak told FMT.
Deepak said this when asked to comment on PAS vice-president Mahfuz Omar’s announcement that he must “convince” the Pokok Sena MP as well as several legal advisers during their Feb 6 meeting that the immunity was necessary.
Deepak is banking on Pakatan Rakyat to provide him protection should the opposition coalition come to power this year.
The immunity is in exchange for incriminating evidence Deepak allegedly has which implicates Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor in the 2006 murder of Mongolian translator Altantuya Shaariibuu.
But Deepak said that regardless of the outcome of the meeting, he would still carry on with his slew of press conferences revealing the details of Najib’s alleged hand in Altantuyaa’s murder.
“If I were to remain silent, I will be guilty of complicity,” said Deepak, quoting Albert Einstein.
“I cannot remain silent, so my press conferences will start immediately after my meeting with Mahfuz.”
But Deepak said that he expected “some sort of immunity” from Pakatan which “would work within the legal system”.
“I wish to thank Dato’ Mahfuz, vice president of PAS, for granting me the opportunity to discuss my immunity request with Pakatan,” he added.
“I am very very grateful for his vision for truth and justice and readily accept the invitation and will be at PAS headquarters on Feb 6 2013 at 11am.”
‘No promises of immunity for Deepak’
However, when contacted, PKR vice-president Tian Chua reiterated his stance that Pakatan could not directly promise Deepak immunity from prosecution.
“We promise a a legal and transparent process that will guarantee justice for people who wish to come up with the truth,” said the Batu MP.
He said that Pakatan would try to explain this to Deepak during the Feb 6 meeting – a meeting that Tian Chua approved of.
“Mahfuz is right to meet Deepak face-to-face. Deepak can explain what he’s done, and Mahfuz can inquire with someone familiar with the legal process on whether or not immunity for Deepak is possible,” said Tian Chua.
“Maybe once Deepak tells us everything he knows, the legal advisers will say he is legible for immunity. A fair judge can definitely grant immunity to those who deserve it.”
But Tian Chua said he would not be attending the meeting, as “one senior vice-president” present there would suffice.
Deepak had previously alleged that Rosmah had requested he interfere in private investigator P Balasubramaniam’s statutory declaration (SD) which implicated the premier in Altantuya’s murder.
According to Deepak, his interference lead to Balasubramaniam releasing a second SD the following day which reversed all his initial claims.
The carpet dealer also claimed he had paid Najib’s family a substantial amount of money to be a party in a defence project deal with Wanita Umno Selangor Chief Raja Ropiaah Raja Abdullah.
