Chronology Lingam Part 3 :Video Clip

t's VK Lingam's voice in video clip

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 15, 2008): A sampling test done in a Spanish laboratory has verified that the voice of the person in the controversial video clip matched that of Datuk V.K. Lingam, the five-member Royal Commission of Inquiry was told today. Cyber Security Sdn Bhd’s senior analyst at the forensics digital division, Mohd Zabri Adil Talib, said the known source of voice sample belonged to Lingam, a verification that was made after the samples were sent for analysis at the Biometric Agnitio S.L. laboratory in Madrid on Jan 8. He said based on comparisons in the voice sample analysis, with samples taken from the unknown person in the video clip, the known source and 21 other random samples from the Malaysian population, the voice sample of the unknown person and the known source matched. Mohd Zabri had to use a slide presentation to explain to the commission how the results were obtained.

The explanation, which was quite technical in form, showed the method employed in obtaining the results. "The source of likelihood reading stood at 185, which indicated a strong support of the findings," said Mohd Zabri. The commission was also told that the analysis was done with voice samples of "impostors" to find out whether they could match the voice in the video-clip, but none came near the scale used in the analysis. Mohd Zabri said the report, prepared by him after the analysis was conducted, summarised the voice recognition procedure conducted on the voice samples of the known source, the unknown source and the reference population showed that the unknown voice originated from the same source as the known voice. He said the report also focused on the video frames in the clip to detect whether it had been tampered or edited. He said the analysis focused on the movements of the jaw of the person talking in the video-clip. "Based on the findings and analysis conducted on the video file, the digital forensics lab strongly believed that the video file is authentic and not tampered as the video frames were found consistent," said Mohd Zabri. He was replying to questions posed by Datuk Azmi Ariffin, of the Attorney-General's Chambers, who is assisting the commission, on the second day of the inquiry today in a courtroom in the Jalan Duta court complex here.
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Lingam said it was Ahmad Fairuz: Loh

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 15, 2008): Lawyer V.K. Lingam was speaking on his handphone with former chief Justice Tun Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim in the controversial video clip on the alleged brokering of judicial appointments, the Royal Commission of Inquiry heard today. Businessman Loh Mui Fah, 58, said Lingam told him he was speaking to Ahmad Fairuz after the conversation was recorded by Loh's son using an "advanced camera" when both of them were in Lingam's house on Dec 20, 2001.

"In fact, I didn't know anybody, he (Lingam) had given me the answer that he is the chief justice of Malaya," he said. To a question by Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Nordin Hassan whether Lingam mentioned the person's name, Loh answered, "Yes, Datuk Ahmad Fairuz". Loh said that at that time, Lingam was answering the call. He also confirmed that he was the person seen talking to Lingam after the telephone conversation towards the end of the 14-minute-long video clip that was played on the first day of the hearing.

Loh said while he could hear the entire conversation because he was just a few feet away from Lingam, he however, could not understand its contents.To a question by Nordin whether he had seen the video clip which led to the setting up of the royal commission, Loh replied: "Yes, I have seen it".
Nordin: Do you know who recorded the video clip.
Loh : Yes, I know, it was my son (Gwo Burne) who recorded it.
Nordin: Did you know at that particular time.
Loh: No, I didn't know.
Nordin: When did you find out.
Loh: After it went public, in the internet.
Loh said one of his office staff told him that it was his son who recorded the video clip but could not remember who was the staff. He also told the inquiry, during questioning by his lawyer Americk Singh Sidhu, that he had written to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Nov 5, 2007, offering to be a witness, after an independent panel was set up previously to investigate the authenticity of the video clip. However, there was no reply from the Prime Minster's office even though he had sent a registered letter. Loh said he had also sent an e-mail, offering the same, to the panel, based on the e-mail address published in the newspapers by the panel which had requested those who had information on the clip to contact the panel, last Nov 6 and 11, but again there was no reply.He added a copy of the mail was also sent to the Bar Council, but he also did not get any reply. To a question from Commissioner Datuk Mahadev Shankar, Loh said he used the pseudonym Loiss L in his e-mail for security reasons.

VK Lingam makes brief appearance

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 15, 2008): Lawyer Datuk V.K. Lingam, the central figure in the controversial video clip, made a brief appearance before the Royal Commission of Inquiry set up to probe the authenticity of the clip today. Lingam walked into the courtroom from a separate entrance, where the witnesses are kept in a holding room, and bowed before the Commission. Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Nordin Hassan asked businessman Loh Mui Fah, 58, if the person before the commission was Lingam, Loh nodded and confirmed it was the lawyer whose house he went to on Dec 20, 2001. Lingam smiled and also took the opportunity to look at Loh, whose face was expressionless. The commission also wanted to know the position taken by Lingam after the submission of evidence by two main witnesses - Loh and CyberSecurity Sdn Bhd forensics digital analyst Mohd Zabri Adil Talib - if the person in the video clip was the lawyer himself. Commission member Datuk Mahadev Shankar asked Lingam’s lawyer, R. Thayalan, if Lingam admitted it was him who appeared in the clip.

"Is it your position that your client is not him in the clip?" asked Mahadev.

"He said it looks and sounds like him in the clip," replied Thayalan.

Mahadev pressed Thayalan further and asked if Lingam admitted the details which appeared in the transcript was uttered by Lingam. "I have to take instructions from him, but his stand now is that it looks and sounds like him," replied Thayalan.

Commissioner Tan Sri Steve Shim Lip Kion also pursued the issue and asked Thayalan to explain his reply.

"What do you mean, look like him… can you explain," said Shim.

"The image is not clear (ABOVE, not clear?, if he turned to "ashes", anyone who knows him can identify him)... let me get back to him … that was his stand," said Thayalan.

Prior to that Thayalan questioned Loh on the recording of the video-clip.

Loh said his son always carried around a camera with him, but he was not aware of the recording. He also refuted Thayalan’s suggestion that he had been to Lingam’s house on more than one occasion. Loh maintained he only went there once, and it was to discuss his legal matter and the Lingam’s house was chosen to be the venue for the meeting after he complained of not being able to discuss the matter in a peaceful situation.

He said Lingam was always on the phone when he met him in the office and it was the same when the venue was switched to a restaurant for them to discuss his case. Asked if the conversation Lingam was having in the clip was from a call he made, Loh replied it was a call received.

Loh said he had told Lingam that the next meeting they had to discuss his case, Lingam should not be busy making calls to others and instead concentrate on his case.

But he said Lingam told him that he was not making call but receiving calls. Loh said he went there with his son on Dec 20, 2001, to discuss about his case after Lingam nvited him. He added during the time a woman appeared and he was introduced to her by Lingam who said it was his sister, who left after discussions with the lawyer for about half an hour.

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