Avec six lauréates, le collège Dr Maurice Curé était à deux doigts de détrôner le collège Queen Elizabeth, qui en compte sept. Ce n’est toutefois que partie remise, promet le recteur Soondress Sawmynaden : «Nous ferons mieux en 2020. Nou pou mark listwar lané prosenn.»
Neha Bullywon et Pallavee Ponisamy se sont surpassées dans la filière scientifique. Narmeen Fatimah Oozeer s’est, elle, démarquée dans la filière Économie. De leur côté, Kareema Kawthar Jumoorty et Annaëlle Li Pin Hiung ont brillé dans la filière technique tandis que Shipra Poonyth a décroché la bourse de la MCB Foundation.
C’est accompagnée de son père Yousouf, un enseignant, et sa mère, Naheda, qui travaille dans les ressources humaines, que Narmeen Fatimah Oozeer s’est rendue au collège. Elle confie avoir travaillé avec beaucoup de rigueur pour pouvoir en arriver là.
Pallavee Ponisamy révèle, elle, qu’elle s’attendait à de tels résultats, bien que la veille elle n’ait pas fermé l’œil de la nuit. La jeune fille, dont la mère, Priya, est comptable et le père, Darmalingum, travaille au CEB, compte étudier le droit.
Si Pallavee Ponisamy était confiante en ses chances d’être lauréate, tel n’était pas le cas pour Neha Bullywon. Cette dernière souligne que ce sont surtout ses parents qui ont cru en elle. Sa mère, Kiran, est enseignante au collège Dr Maurice Curé et son père, Vijay, fonctionnaire au ministère des Finances.
C’est en faisant des gâteaux qu’elle se «déstresse», lance, de son côté, Kareema Kawthar Jumoorty. Car du stress, elle en a surtout ressenti dans la dernière ligne droite. La jeune fille s’est toutefois accrochée. Ce dont sont fiers ses parents, Djameela, femme au foyer, et Raffick, Park Ranger. What next ? «Je vais décider avec mes parents.»
Pour Shipra Poonyth, c’est le yoga qui l’aidait à se détendre. C’est accompagnée de sa mère, Premila, qu’elle a débarqué au collège hier. Elle a déjà une petite idée de ce qu’elle veut faire. «Je vais poursuivre mes études en mathématique et peut-être devenir banquière.»
Chez les Li Pin Hiung, personne ne s’attendait qu’Annaëlle soit lauréate.
«Annaëlle a beaucoup de potentiel mais à chaque fois elle avait des écouteurs aux oreilles et sa mère lui demandait comment elle pouvait travailler ainsi», raconte son père, Ahfen Li Pin Hiung, banquier. La morale de l’histoire : «Il faut laisser les enfants s’épanouir en toute indépendance et ils trouveront leurs propres repères.» Annaëlle Li Pin Hiung souhaite poursuivre ses études supérieures en sciences informatiques.
La femme soupçonnée d’avoir déclenché l’incendie d’un immeuble parisien qui a fait dix morts en début de semaine a été mise en examen (inculpée) vendredi et placée en détention provisoire, a annoncé le parquet de Paris.
Cette quadragénaire a été mise en examen pour « destruction par incendie de nature à créer un danger pour les personnes » et « destruction par incendie ayant entraîné la mort ».
Essia B., qui a effectué treize séjours dans un établissement psychiatrique parisien entre 2009 et 2019, avait été interpellée en état d’ébriété peu après le départ de l’incendie qui a ravagé cet immeuble de l’ouest de Paris.
Son dernier séjour dans un établissement psychiatrique remontait au mois de janvier.
Les pompiers avaient mis six heures, mardi, à maîtriser cet incendie, le plus meurtrier dans la capitale en près de 14 ans, et qui a fait 96 blessés.
La garde à garde à vue de la suspecte, qui habitait dans l’immeuble incendié, avait été interrompue mardi afin de lui faire subir un examen psychiatrique. Son audition avait pu reprendre jeudi.
Elle a nié avoir commis les faits qui lui sont reprochés au cours de la première partie de sa garde à vue.
Gareth Bale climbed off the bench to score his 100th goal for Real Madrid and help them to a derby day victory that puts them above their neighbours Atletico and into second place in La Liga.
Bale is now in the top 20 of all-time goalscorers for Madrid – his century coming in 217 games – he might even have scored a second heading over late on from Karim Benzema’s cross.
Atletico will complain about a second half VAR call going against them with luckless Alvaro Morata having lobbed the constantly jeered and whistled Thibaut Courtois, but the cold reality is they were well beaten by their still improving city rivals.
Gareth Bale came off the bench to score his 100th Real Madrid goal in their win over Atletico
The Welsh winger had an immediate impact after coming on by firing a low finish into the net
Casemiro scored the opening goal of the game with a sensational acrobatic effort
He was joined by his Real Madrid team-mates as they celebrated wildly in the corner
Their lead did not last long though as Antoine Griezmann ran through and finished calmly
The French striker roars with delight after levelling things up at the Wanda Metropolitano
Real captain Sergio Ramos put his team ahead once again from the penalty spot
The veteran defender produced a bizarre celebration with Lucas Vazquez after scoring
Bale’s goal came when he broke down the left and from Luka Modric’s perfect past scored past Jan Oblak from a tight angle.
The first half had already been a tale of two VAR decisions – one that benefitted Atletico, the other that favoured Real Madrid.
Before the controversy came the unmarked Casemiro to put Real Madrid into the lead.
Toni Kroos had to retake a corner on 16 minutes because the ball was outside the arc. From the retake his floated kick was aimed at Sergio Ramos. The Atletico defenders were drawn to Ramos like moths to a flame and they all got burned when his flick on fell to the unattended Casemiro who scissor-kicked it acrobatically past Oblak.
Real Madrid almost fashioned a second with a brilliant lightning break. It was two superb passes with the outside of the boot and then a disappointing finish.
First Raphael Varane played the ball out of defence, then Vinicius, hurtling down the left, crossed for Lucas Vazquez but he blasted high and wide on the volley.
Simeone was at boiling point on the touchline and was warned by the referee for his complaining. Soon the Atletico coach was jumping in joy not rage.
Both teams observed a minute of silence before kick-off to pay tribute to Isacio Calleja
Thibaut Courtois was the subject of a raucous atmosphere as he returned to his former club
A stuffed rat lies on the pitch after Atletico fans launched objects at their former goalkeeper
The Brazilian midfielder fired the visitors in front with a sensational strike from close range
Griezmann tucked the ball past the onrushing Belgian goalkeeper to draw his side level
Angel Correa went shoulder to shoulder with Vinicius and came out on top. He then played Griezmann through and he fired low past the advancing Courtois.
The linesman had followed the new orders by not raising his flag until the move had finished but he believed Griezmann had been offside. After a nervy wait VAR corrected him to a huge roar from the Metropoitano.
Referee Xavier Estrada was being hounded by players on both sides with every decision he made. Madrid were still unhappy with what they believed was a foul on Vinicius from Correa in the build-up to the equalizer. Soon there was another close call and this time VAR worked in Real Madrid’s favour.
Vinicius went down just inside the penalty area after a foul from Jose Gimenez. The first contact was outside the area but the crucial second impact from Gimenez’ knee was inside the area. The referee had pointed to the spot and VAR upheld his decision.
Atletico fans were delighted in the stands after seeing their key player level the game up
Vinicius Junior celebrates on the floor after winning a penalty after a foul from Jose Gimenez
Ramos slammed the ball into the back of the net, leaving Oblak helpless in between the posts
Gareth Bale replaces Real Madrid’s Brazilian forward Vinicius after being left out again
Alvaro Morata celebrates a goal against his former employers that was later ruled offside
Ramos refrained from any Panenka elaborations. There was a hesitant run-up but with Oblak stood still, uncommitted, Ramos fired the kick low to the keeper’s right to restore Real Madrid’s lead.
The second half started with Courtois happy to be at the other end of the pitch in front of Atletico’s more docile fans. At the start of the first half he had been pelted with various stuffed white rats by home supporters.
What happened to him on 53 minutes will have hurt far more – he was lobbed by Morata for what looked like the Atletico equaliser.
The linesman’s flag was raised but it was such a close call that again Mr Estrada’s finger went to his ear as he waited for VAR’s verdict. The linesman had got it right and the goal was ruled out. It was a shame for Morata who had shown brilliant technique to scoop the ball over the advancing Courtois.
It was a warning for Real Madrid and it was no surprise that Bale came on, although it was more surprisingly that he replaced Vinicius.
Real boss Santiago Solari barks instructions at his players as they closed in on a huge victory
Bale put the result beyond and doubt as he fired a low effort across goal and into the far corner
Bale celebrates his goal with Luka Modric, Dani Carvajal, Toni Krroos and Sergio Reguilon
Things went from bad to worse for Atletico when Thomas Partey received a second yellow card
The Brazilian strolled off the pitch eating up the seconds, shaking the referee’s hand and anyone else’s he could reach. In the space of four days he had conquered the Camp Nou and the Metropolitano.
Morata then went down in the area and the red and white shirts swamped the referee. He instead gave a foul against Morata and stuck to his decision after consulting VAR. Morata then showed his frustration getting booked for a foul on Ramos. And was taken off by Simeone.
The change did nothing for Atletico’s chances of a comeback. With their next attack Bale got the third and when Thomas stamped on Kroos’ ankle he was off and all hope was gone for ten-man Atletico.
Real Madrid are now one point clear of their rivals in La Liga and on Barcelona’s shoulder albeit still someway behind. On this form they will be confident of chipping away at that gap.
Narmeen Boolaky et Saphia Beekawoo ont brillé dans les arts.
Les années passent et le Mahatma Gandhi Institute Secondary School (MGISS) étend sa liste de lauréats. Bibi Narmeen Boolaky et Saphia Arbeena Beekawoo ont décroché une bourse dans la filière artistique. Avec un taux de réussite de 98,28 %, Surekha Ramful, la rectrice, se dit très satisfaite des résultats. «Nous avons maintenu cette tradition», fait-elle valoir
Cris de joie, rires, pétarades… L’ambiance était déjà à son comble avant l’arrivée des deux lauréates au MGISS, hier. Accompagnées de leurs parents, Bibi Narmeen Boolaky et Saphia Arbeena Beekawoo ont été accueillies comme des «héros».
Pour Bibi Narmeen Boolaky, 18 ans, «c’est un travail assidu qui a porté ses fruits aujourd’hui». Toutefois, la lauréate concède que son parcours n’a pas été facile. «Je prenais huit leçons par semaine. J’avais à peine un petit moment pour moi. Mais c’est le sacrifice que j’ai fait et j’ai aucun regret», confie cette habitante de Saint-Pierre. Elle pense étudier le droit à Londres.
Bibi Narmeen Boolaky avait choisi l’anglais, les mathématiques et la sociologie comme matières principales et le français comme matière subsidiaire. Outre le collège, elle participait à des activités extrascolaires. Elle a même siégé en tant que chairperson pour la Model United Nation.
De son côté, Saphia Arbeena Beekawoo affirme qu’entre le stress et le désespoir, elle a su trouver le tempo durant ces deux dernières années au collège pour devenir lauréate. «J’ai persévéré grâce au soutien que j’ai eu de mes parents, de mes enseignants et camarades.» Dans sa famille, c’est toute une génération qui a fréquenté le MGISS, tout comme son père et son frère.
Saphia Arbeena Beekawoo avait opté pour l’anglais, le français et les Islamic Studies comme sujets principaux et l’art comme sujet subsidiaire. «Honnêtement, c’est mon sub qui me faisait plus peur car l’art demande plus de travail, avec la partie préparatoire», dit-elle. Hormis ses activités scolaires, la lauréate est aussi douée en calligraphie. Elle pense poursuivre des études en psychologie ou en droit.
Les sept lauréats du collège Royal de Curepipe de la cuvée 2018. Le collège Royal de Curepipe (RCC) a obtenu sept lauréats pour la cuvée 2018, soit deux boursiers de plus que l’année dernière. Ils sont trois en science, trois du côté technique et un dans la filière économique. Un nombr…
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For Cardiff City to secure their first consecutive top-flight wins since April 1962, after the two weeks they and their manager have endured, is nothing short of extraordinary.
The news that Emiliano Sala’s body had been recovered from the wreckage of the plane which crashed into the English Channel was broken to Neil Warnock by telephone in midweek.
To then come to Southampton and take three points off a side that were unbeaten in the Premier League in 2019 highlighted the professionalism of Warnock and his players.
Kenneth Zohore pounced on the ball to lash it home and win the game for Cardiff in the final moments of injury time
Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy could not see the ball in time as it squeezed through the bodies and into the back of the net
Zohore could hardly be contained by team-mates as he burst towards the away fans, and was booked for removing his shirt
Jack Stephens thought he had broken Cardiff hearts after scoring an equaliser for Southampton in the 91st minute
Captain Sol Bamba stretched at the back post to meet the ball and score a crucial goal in the latter stages of the contest
Bamba saluted the travelling supporters after scoring a crucial goal in Cardiff’s battle for Premier League survival
Cardiff took the lead through Sol Bamba in the second half before Jack Stephens looked to have salvaged a draw for Southampton in the first minute of stoppage time.
Not quite, as a shot from substitute Kenneth Zohore then crept into the bottom corner in the 93rd minute. Warnock went wild, as did the players on the pitch and the staff on the bench.
‘The Blues are staying up, and now you’re gonna believe us,’ sang the travelling supporters. Indeed, this win lifted them out of the Premier League’s bottom three.
There were an abundance of tributes to Sala at St Mary’s Stadium, including a wonderfully-observed minute’s silence and thousands of daffodils worn on the lapels of supporters’ coats.
Subs not used: Bacuna, Josh Murphy, Smithies, Mendez-Laing, Hoilett
Booked: Bamba, Gunnarsson, Zohore
Goals: Bamba 68, Zohore 90+3
Manager: Neil Warnock
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Att: 31,438
MOM: Bamba
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Like Cardiff, Southampton had a job to do themselves here. They too are in a fight for survival.
When Saints boss Ralph Hasenhuttl arrived in December, he confessed he did not like his nickname ‘Alpen Kloppen’, or ‘Klopp from the Alps’ to you and I.
Like the Liverpool manager, Hasenhuttl had a reputation for making his players run, run and then run some more. It led to questions over whether his pressing style of play would work.
Would this group of players, who seemed to be sleepwalking towards relegation under Hasenhuttl’s predecessor Mark Hughes, have the legs to produce his brand of football?
Southampton’s Ryan Bertrand battled for possession of the ball with Cardiff City’s Callum Paterson
Nathan Redmond skipped over Cardiff goalkeeper Neil Etheridge after being beaten to a through-ball
Hasenhuttl’s first game in charge of Southampton was away at Cardiff and they suffered a 1-0 loss, leaving them second bottom. They went into this sitting 16th and unbeaten in 2019.
The closest the home side came inside the opening half hour to scoring was through Cardiff’s Bamba, after Ryan Bertrand’s cross caused confusion in the area. Bamba avoided the indignity of an own goal as the ball bounced wide of Neil Etheridge’s post.
There were 38 minutes on the clock when the first shot on target of the match was hit. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg had a go from 20 yards but it was a routine save for Etheridge.
The odd ironic cheer could be heard inside St Mary’s. Southampton had enjoyed the lion’s share of possession – 67 per cent to Cardiff’s 33 in the first half – but there was little end product.
The visitors had defended doggedly before the break, but offered nothing up front. At the start of the second half, it was more of the same.
Southampton controlled the ball while Cardiff chased after it, and Yan Valery tested Etheridge’s catching skills with a fierce shot.
The face of Emiliano Sala was beamed onto the screen before the game, following the discovery of his body last week
The Cardiff players warmed up once more in tshirts bearing Sala’s image, as they remembered the Argentine striker
Supporters paid emotional tribute to the £15million striker who never got to make his debut for the club
Special shirts were worn by some fans, which read ‘forever a Bluebird’ in tribute to the late Sala
A banner was also unfolded and passed from one supporter to another across the away end at St Mary’s
Then, with their first shot on target of the entire game, Cardiff took the lead. A corner was swung in, Callum Paterson headed for goal and Bamba applied the final touch.
Immediately, he sprinted into the stand housing away supporters. It was worth the yellow card.
Southampton thought they had made it 1-1 moments later, only for heroic defending from Lee Peltier to deny them. Valery was through but he saw his shot saved by Etheridge.
Charlie Austin then had all of the goal to find but Peltier cleared off the line. Mohamed Elyounoussi then had a go but, again, Peltier was there to block.
The fourth official’s board showed five minutes of stoppage time, and Cardiff were clinging on. Southampton had a corner. It was swung in, the ball crept through the six-yard box and Stephens was waiting at the back post, there to tap it in.
It looked like it would finish 1-1, yet there remained a final sting in the tail. Harry Arter shanked a shot before Victor Camarasa fed Zohore, who found the bottom corner.
Cardiff’s supporters left St Mary’s singing the same song they had been singing all afternoon, about the striker they never got to see wear a blue shirt. The players did their part, paying tribute to Sala with this win.
A strange team right now, Arsenal. Only one point behind the top four, a destination their manager views as pretty much an impossibility. The energy coming from the boss and his players does not radiate positivity, yet they remain in touching distance.
Perhaps the clearest indication of where Unai Emery believes Arsenal currently stand was when Alexandre Lacazette put this game to bed a minute before half-time.
There came a double punch of the air, an uncharacteristic roar, but such is Emery’s frustration at the stodginess of his first season here – and the lack of control they exert in matches – that any celebrations were swift. Recent defeats have stung.
Alex Iwobi celebrates after he opened the scoring for Arsenal against Huddersfield in the 16th minute
Iwobi celebrates with team-mate Ainsley Maitland-Niles after putting Arsenal in front at The John Smith’s Stadium
The winger showed excellent composure to find the net after latching onto Sead Kolasinac’s cross
He beckoned Nacho Monreal, the left-sided central defender, and heatedly reinforced what was expected of Arsenal’s back three. Emery’s anxiety was self-evident all afternoon, even at the most welcoming venue for opposition in the Premier League.
The Spaniard is one of the game’s great wincers – eyes narrowing, raised cheekbones, stress lines clear – and it offers great transparency into his mind. He clearly did not think this was very polished, despite the end result. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Mesut Ozil left in London, both ill.
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Goals: Iwobi 16, Lacazette 44
Manager: Unai Emery 6.5
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Alex Iwobi scored a fine opening goal for Arsenal following a neat move
Henrikh Mkhitaryan attempts to glide forward for Arsenal while finding himself under considerable pressure
Huddersfield are painfully obliging hosts who possess this annoying habit of appearing to compete before throwing goals away and simply choosing wrong options going forward. It seems to be the same most weeks, particularly at the John Smith’s Stadium.
There is a sense of resignation that relegation is a matter of when, with new manager Jan Siewert using these months to plan for the future. But it should not really be this cut and dried so early, before we reach mid-February, and Siewert will point to a quite astonishing refereeing decision when Arsenal were only a goal ahead as evidence that luck is out.
It came after 25 minutes, Jason Puncheon screeching a half-volley towards Bernd Leno. Laurent Koscielny was the barrier, hurtling out to stop the shot but did so with his right arm dangling away from his body.
Jon Moss moved whistle towards lips – the handball was obvious – but changed his mind. Arsenal were off the hook and this might have been a different game altogether had Moss followed through with his initial conviction.
Alexandre Lacazette celebrates Arsenal’s second goal, with the striker scoring just before the break
Lacazette managed to slot the ball past Huddersfield goalkeeper Ben Hamer just prior to half-time
The Arsenal players are delighted after Lacazette’s goal made it 2-0 to Unai Emery’s side at an important stage of the game
Adama Diakhaby shoots before Arsenal’s Sead Kolasinac deflected the ball into his own net in the closing stages of the game
Kolasinac was involved in a contretemps with Diakhaby in the direct aftermath of the goal
It would also have been a different game had Ben Hamer, the stand-in goalkeeper after Jonas Lossl was taken ill, had not gifted Alex Iwobi the opener after 16 minutes.
Iwobi was hanging at the back post waiting for a cross, did not connect with his volley terribly viciously and the slightest of deflections had Hamer flailing, wrong-footed and palming into his own net. A calamitous moment but one Huddersfield supporters are used to after watching him ship three and six against Chelsea and Manchester City in August. That set the tone for their season.
Arsenal, meanwhile, are not quite harmonising and Emery is listening intently. His involuntary pointing, constant throughout this win, suggest he thinks his players still need walking through games.
Lacazette gave the manager some back at one point. It was he who lost possession during a promising break, Emery apoplectic at the mistake. The back and forth between the pair as Huddersfield attacked had an element of theatre to it, Lacazette shaking his head.
The Frenchman would add that second just before the break. Huddersfield had slowed Henrikh Mkhitaryan down sufficiently, but could not then clear. Mkhitaryan recycled ball out to Ainsley Maitland-Niles and, criminally, Arsenal had a couple unmarked at the back post for the academy product to pick out. Lacazette was one and made it two.
Arsenal defender Nacho Monreal looks to push forwards while under pressure from Huddersfield’s Elias Kachunga
The Huddersfield players are left dejected after Lacazette’s goal made their task even more difficult
Huddersfield’s Aaron Mooy attempts to control the ball under pressure from Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi
Huddersfield have scored twice in a fixture only once this season. So, despite a decent performance and a late consolation, they were never coming back.
Chances did come and go, Adama Diakhaby forcing Leno into a smart stop down to his left and then just failing to whip his foot around Puncheon’s wayward effort.
Substitute Laurent Depoitre out-ran Koscielny and Shkodran Mustafi but flashed wide. Emery was back punching the air for very different reasons. Depoitre caused real issues, bumbling towards goal again and debutant Karlan Grant saw his shot cleared off the line.
Finally there came a response, in stoppage-time, when Aaron Mooy slipped Diakhaby in, his effort partially stopped by Leno but then deflected in by Monreal. Arsenal were hanging on.
Huddersfield’s Christian Schindler challenges for the ball with Arsenal defender Sead Kolasinac
Jonathan Hogg of Huddersfield attempts to win the ball from Arsenal midfielder Matteo Guendouzi
Arsenal head coach Unai Emery guided his side to a 2-1 victory away to Huddersfield on Saturday afternoon
Huddersfield boss Jan Siewert faces an extremely difficult task with relegation looking increasingly inevitable
Defender Laurent Koscielny applauds the travelling Arsenal fans following the game
Denis Suarez featured as a substitute as he made his second appearance for Arsenal after joining on loan from Barcelona
A l’origine des révélations sur le scandale du fonds malaisien 1MDB, l’ex-banquier helvète revient sur les circonstances qui l’ont amené à dénoncer une affaire qui a contribué à la chute du premier ministre de la Malaisie, Najib Razak.
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Xavier Justo au siège de l’Agence malaisienne anticorruption, à Putrajaya, le 24 mai 2018. Lai Seng Sin / REUTERS
Des bureaux à Genève, New York et Londres, des champs de pétrole au Turkmenistan et au Venezuela, puis « la case prison » à Bangkok : l’itinéraire depuis dix ans du banquier suisse devenu lanceur d’alerte malgré lui, Xavier Justo, 52 ans, évoque une partie de Monopoly international…
Lorsque nous le rencontrons fin janvier, le cauchemar de ses dix-huit mois dans la redoutable prison Klong Prem de Bangkok est déjà loin. Xavier Justo a momentanément pris ses quartiers, avec sa femme et son petit garçon de 4 ans, au Shangri-La Hotel, l’un des 5 étoiles de Kuala Lumpur. La direction lui fait un prix spécial car « les fins de mois sont compliquées » dit-il, mais « le staff est aux petits soins ». Dans les rues de la capitale malaisienne comme sur les plages du pays, les gens l’arrêtent pour un selfie. Ils estiment que c’est grâce à lui, et aux données sur la société PetroSaudi qu’il a transmises au site Sarawak Report et au magazine économique The Edge en janvier 2015, que le château de cartes du fonds d’investissement malaisien 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) a commencé à trembler, pour finalement s’effondrer.
Les révélations de ce scandale ont contribué à faire tomber le premier ministre Najib Razak, et le parti en place depuis l’indépendance, l’United Malays National Organisation (UMNO, l’Organisation nationale des Malais unis) lors des élections de mai 2018. « Disons qu’il y a eu une série d’événements. Mais tout cela ne serait sans doute pas arrivé si les données que j’ai transmises à la presse n’étaient pas sorties. Cela a allumé l’incendie. La reconnaissance que l’on me témoigne ici, c’est pour ce geste », estime M. Justo.
Une collection de bijoux, sacs et montres évaluée à 275 millions de dollars
Le fonds 1MDB, théoriquement créé pour financer des projets de développement en Malaisie, a surtout servi de couverture à des montages financiers frauduleux de grande ampleur, principalement au profit du premier ministre, de son épouse, Rosmah Mansor, ainsi qu’aux participants des opérations. Plusieurs banques internationales, au premier rang desquelles l’américaine Goldman Sachs, ont travaillé avec ou pour le fonds 1MDB, qui est désormais dans le viseur non seulement de la justice malaisienne mais aussi de six autres juridictions, dont les Etats-Unis, la Suisse, Singapour et la France. Lors de perquisitions dans les différents logements des Razak, en juin 2018, la police a mis la main sur une collection de bijoux, sacs et montres évaluée à 275 millions de dollars (242 millions d’euros). Ailleurs, des yachts, des villas et des tableaux de maîtres ont été saisis. Des dizaines de millions ont également été gaspillés en fêtes extravagantes et dépenses somptuaires.
