(June 26): Whistle-blower site Sarawak Report has shown proof that the leaked documents from PetroSaudi International were not tampered with at all, as alleged.

Citing the example of a PowerPoint file that was mentioned by cybersecurity firm Protection Group International (PGI), the site said it was actually a PowerPoint presentation by PetroSaudi's legal firm White & Case, to show how US$700 million (RM2.6 billion) could be transferred from the joint venture between the oil and gas company and 1MDB.

It produced the first version of the Powerpoint, created in 2009, with metadata showing it was last handled by "WC users", referring to the law firm.

It then compared the January 17, 2013, version with the metadata showing "xavierj" as the last handler and was referred to by PGI as having been tampered.

"This version of the power point did indeed contain the meta data showing that it had been ‘saved’ by ‘xavier’ in 2013.

"But the PowerPoint itself has been completely unchanged.

"However, there is no evidence whatsoever to substantiate the claim that Justo tampered with or changed the original documents – merely that he opened and copied them," it said, responding to a report in Umno-linked New Straits Times which had quoted PGI. Thai police arrested Xavier Andre Justo, a former director with PetroSaudi, in Koh Samui earlier this week.

Justo was reported to have been paid some RM15 million to leave PetroSaudi and is now accused of asking for more money in an attempt to blackmail the oil company over its deals with 1MDB.

Thai media reported that Justo had denied this.

Justo's arrest was to facilitate investigations into the leak of emails between PetroSaudi and 1MDB, which Putrajaya said were tampered with after initial investigations by PGI.

The pro-government daily quoted an unnamed PGI expert as saying that the leaked documents had been edited so as to paint a negative picture of 1MDB.

1MDB also issued a statement after that saying that some of the leaked emails had been tampered with.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was quoted by The Star Online today as saying several  Malaysians were behind the alleged tampering of documents and emails taken from PetroSaudi about its deal with 1MDB.

Zahid had also warned The Edge and its owner Datuk Tong Kooi Ong that publishing permits issued to the media group can be revoked over reportage of news concerning 1MDB.

Sarawak Report said the only time any changes was made to the PowerPoint presentation was a day after it was created on September 21, 2009 to add the name of a Jersey company by White & Case.

The site also produced email from White & Case to PetroSaudi to inform the latter about the change. – The Malaysian Insider