Australian Federal Treasurer , Peter Costello ,Anwar Ibrahim, Yassin Al-Qadi -and a missing USD 8 billion.
by Ganesh Sahathevan The Australian Federal Treasurer , Peter Costello was one of few, if not the only official of the Australian Government who had met with Anwar Ibrahim; and Anwar Ibrahim has acknowledged Peter Costello, in public , as a friend who has helped him. Peter Costello has refused to answer questions put to him about any assistance provided Anwar Ibrahim prior to and/or after his arrest in 1998 , with regards to providing Anwar Ibrahim, and/or his associates a safe haven for their assets. SBS Dateline has linked Anwar Ibrahim, his representative in Australia Dr Rahim Ghouse, the Al-Qaeda financier Shiek Yassin Al-Qadi and their business partner Dr Wan Hasni Wan Sulaiman to the Melbourne based Commercial IBT Pty Ltd . CIBT Pty Ltd was reported to be a warehouse for some USD 8 billion in assets ,mostly cash. It was recently put into liquidation by ASIC,but in a manner that allowed its assets to be shifted elsewhere before any action to secure the assets could be taken. Raja