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SARAWAK REPORT CONFIRMS JUSTO UPSET WITH TONG FOR NON-PAYMENT BUT WANTED TO HELP EXPOSE NAJIB, 1MDB CORRUPTION
(MALAYSIAKINI) July 25, 2015–
Clare Rewcastle-Brown, the editor of whistleblower website Sarawak Report today said she was not involved in attempts by media tycoon Tong Kooi Ong to mislead former PetroSaudi International Ltd (PSI) executive Xavier Andre Justo regarding financial payment for information.
Contacted by Malaysiakini, she said Tong had indicated to Justo that he would be paid.
"But when it emerged they were not paying Justo, I had to deal with a lot of upset from him (Justo). I did not want to have anything to do with it but offered to try and mediate.
"It did not come to anything," she said.
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[RELATED: BREAKING / BUSINESSMAN AT CENTER OF MAJOR MALAYSIAN CORRUPTION SCANDAL IS JAILED IN THAILAND – “I did pursue [Justo] doggedly to get the material. In the end he surrendered it for free." - Clare Rewcastle Brown - The Telegraph, August 17, 2015]
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