http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20091220/tap-malaysia-military-defence-crime-0193655.html
[Malaysian fighter jet engine stolen from airbase] Malaysian fighter jet engine stolen from airbase
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - – Malaysia will take action against air force personnel involved in the theft of a 14.5-million-dollar fighter jet engine sold to a South American company, according to reports Sunday.
Defence Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the company hired an agent to take the 50-million-ringgit engine out of the country from a military airbase, the Star newspaper and national news agency Bernama reported.
"The ministry will take legal action at the international level to charge the company involved," he was quoted as saying by Bernama, without specifying the type of action or identifying the company.........
Now the scary thing is.. this is only the tip of the iceberg... take a look at this.
http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne...20-187021.html
Stolen jet engine "tip of the iceberg"
By Alang Bendahara
PUTRAJAYA - The armed forces has launched a full audit of its assets following the loss of a jet fighter engine from the Royal Malaysian Air Force air base in Sungai Besi here.
Armed forces chief Gen Tan Sri Azizan Ariffin said the stolen jet engine might just be the "tip of the iceberg", as initial investigations showed that other equipment might have gone missing from as far back as 2007.
"We have tightened all our procedures, especially at the logistics department, and also introduced new security procedures to prevent attempts to steal and sell sensitive military equipment," he told the New Straits Times after attending the national-level Maal Hijrah celebration at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre yesterday.
It is learnt that the armed forces had already taken disciplinary action against those responsible for the missing jet engine.
Sources said the engine, which was still operational, was transported in a military container from the air force's Butterworth base to the Sungai Besi base for a routine maintenance service last year.........
Stolen jet engine "tip of the iceberg"
By Alang Bendahara
PUTRAJAYA - The armed forces has launched a full audit of its assets following the loss of a jet fighter engine from the Royal Malaysian Air Force air base in Sungai Besi here.
Armed forces chief Gen Tan Sri Azizan Ariffin said the stolen jet engine might just be the "tip of the iceberg", as initial investigations showed that other equipment might have gone missing from as far back as 2007.
"We have tightened all our procedures, especially at the logistics department, and also introduced new security procedures to prevent attempts to steal and sell sensitive military equipment," he told the New Straits Times after attending the national-level Maal Hijrah celebration at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre yesterday.
It is learnt that the armed forces had already taken disciplinary action against those responsible for the missing jet engine.
Sources said the engine, which was still operational, was transported in a military container from the air force's Butterworth base to the Sungai Besi base for a routine maintenance service last year.........
Yes and today.... New reports has surfaced that another engine has been infact stolen.... yes once again. this time in Chinese.
http://www.zaobao.com/yx/yx091223_001.shtml
马国“又一战机引擎失窃” 防长：被偷的是双引擎并无新个案 23-12-2009
（吉隆坡综合讯）战机引擎失窃案一波未平，一波又起！马来西亚媒体昨日再揭发另一台战机引擎同样也失窃，并且相信是由同一集团幕后主使。
据马来文报章《每日新闻》报道，第二台失踪的引擎和之前一台引擎属于同一型号的美制F-5E型老虎战机，并相信是在第一台引擎不见5个月后也跟着失踪。
不过，国防部长阿末扎希昨天澄清，失窃的战机引擎本来就是一副双引擎，根本没有所谓另一台引擎失窃的新个案。“这副双引擎全新造价是5000万令吉，但折旧情况很快，价格会不断下降。”
他说，除了战机引擎失窃之外，其他相关配备也同样失窃。他措词强烈斥责空军人员涉及偷窃战机引擎的行为，如同叛国。
他说，虽然军火失窃的案件在世界各国都会发生，但对他而言，这种行为不只是出卖国家资产，更是一种叛国罪行。更不能令人接受的是，犯错者是马国武装部队空军军官，身为国防部长，他绝对不会对犯错者 妥协。
“国防部已展开内部调查，而且也交由警方处理。我们是透明化处理此事。我们已知道涉及者是谁，并已采取内部行动，我们也会采取法律行动，他们是逃不掉法律制裁。所以，我也不希望博客在网上胡扯颠倒 是非。”
阿末扎希是在国防部接见马尔代夫国防部长阿米恩法益沙后，在记者会上劈头第一句话就说：“出卖者、叛国者，到处都有，今天他们必须负上沉重的代价。”
他不认为接头的南美国家军火供应公司直接涉及此案，何况该公司在吉隆坡及邻国都有设分行，是一家国际性的供应商。
至于有报道指该引擎已流入中东国家或恐怖分子手上，他表示，他手上没有这方面的资料能证实有关报道的内容。他说，有关引擎是被出售到拉丁美洲国家。
《新海峡时报》报道，国防卫队首长阿兹占说，这起窃案只是“冰山一角”，经过当局核查后，发现数以百万计的军事配备也告失踪。
马国“又一战机引擎失窃” 防长：被偷的是双引擎并无新个案 23-12-2009
（吉隆坡综合讯）战机引擎失窃案一波未平，一波又起！马来西亚媒体昨日再揭发另一台战机引擎同样也失窃，并且相信是由同一集团幕后主使。
据马来文报章《每日新闻》报道，第二台失踪的引擎和之前一台引擎属于同一型号的美制F-5E型老虎战机，并相信是在第一台引擎不见5个月后也跟着失踪。
不过，国防部长阿末扎希昨天澄清，失窃的战机引擎本来就是一副双引擎，根本没有所谓另一台引擎失窃的新个案。“这副双引擎全新造价是5000万令吉，但折旧情况很快，价格会不断下降。”
他说，除了战机引擎失窃之外，其他相关配备也同样失窃。他措词强烈斥责空军人员涉及偷窃战机引擎的行为，如同叛国。
他说，虽然军火失窃的案件在世界各国都会发生，但对他而言，这种行为不只是出卖国家资产，更是一种叛国罪行。更不能令人接受的是，犯错者是马国武装部队空军军官，身为国防部长，他绝对不会对犯错者 妥协。
“国防部已展开内部调查，而且也交由警方处理。我们是透明化处理此事。我们已知道涉及者是谁，并已采取内部行动，我们也会采取法律行动，他们是逃不掉法律制裁。所以，我也不希望博客在网上胡扯颠倒 是非。”
阿末扎希是在国防部接见马尔代夫国防部长阿米恩法益沙后，在记者会上劈头第一句话就说：“出卖者、叛国者，到处都有，今天他们必须负上沉重的代价。”
他不认为接头的南美国家军火供应公司直接涉及此案，何况该公司在吉隆坡及邻国都有设分行，是一家国际性的供应商。
至于有报道指该引擎已流入中东国家或恐怖分子手上，他表示，他手上没有这方面的资料能证实有关报道的内容。他说，有关引擎是被出售到拉丁美洲国家。
《新海峡时报》报道，国防卫队首长阿兹占说，这起窃案只是“冰山一角”，经过当局核查后，发现数以百万计的军事配备也告失踪。
Loosely translated to Second engine found stolen... Not proton ones... but F5E. Same as the one previously.
Malaysia Boleh lah... Truly Asia. 2 jet engines stolen and more ...
Sets me thinking what if the engines were not stolen or sold to Iran? Could it possibly be connected to next year's F1... Instead of the usual Mercedes or what not... What if this was fielded by the 1Malaysia F1 team ?
That would make so much sense where the engines went to...
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