Anwar Ibrahim
Saiful, the young man who had just celebrated his 23rd birthday yesterday, accused Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim of sexually assaulting him is under police protection after receiving threats, officials said on Monday.
The allegations against Anwar, who says he is being targeted by the government to prevent him from seizing power, triggered a political storm which has widened as deputy premier Najib Razak also faces serious charges.
Criminal Investigation Department director Bakri Zinin said Anwar's accuser, a 23-year-old former student leader who was a volunteer with the opposition, will remain under police protection until investigations are completed.
"He asked for it (the security measures). He said he was threatened and he is worried about his life," Bakri said.
"He lodged a police report so under the constitution he has the right to ask for protection. He needs protection, so we have to provide it to him," he said.
Saiful has not been seen in public since July 2, shortly after lodging the police report which accused Anwar of sodomy -- the same charge that saw the opposition leader jailed a few years ago.
The claim threatened to derail a stunning political comeback by Anwar, who was sacked as deputy premier in 1998 and jailed on sodomy and corruption allegations that he said were politically motivated.
In a bizarre series of claims and counter-claims, Anwar last week organised a press conference by a private investigator who linked Najib with a Mongolian woman who was brutally murdered in 2006.
A close friend of Najib, Abd Razak Baginda, is on trial for abetting the murder. The deputy premier angrily denied the allegations that he had an affair with the murdered woman, whose body was blown up with explosives in a remote forest.
The investigator then withdrew the accusations, and went missing. Police have issued an international alert in an attempt to locate him.
My questions :
The allegations against Anwar, who says he is being targeted by the government to prevent him from seizing power, triggered a political storm which has widened as deputy premier Najib Razak also faces serious charges.
Criminal Investigation Department director Bakri Zinin said Anwar's accuser, a 23-year-old former student leader who was a volunteer with the opposition, will remain under police protection until investigations are completed.
"He asked for it (the security measures). He said he was threatened and he is worried about his life," Bakri said.
"He lodged a police report so under the constitution he has the right to ask for protection. He needs protection, so we have to provide it to him," he said.
Saiful has not been seen in public since July 2, shortly after lodging the police report which accused Anwar of sodomy -- the same charge that saw the opposition leader jailed a few years ago.
The claim threatened to derail a stunning political comeback by Anwar, who was sacked as deputy premier in 1998 and jailed on sodomy and corruption allegations that he said were politically motivated.
In a bizarre series of claims and counter-claims, Anwar last week organised a press conference by a private investigator who linked Najib with a Mongolian woman who was brutally murdered in 2006.
A close friend of Najib, Abd Razak Baginda, is on trial for abetting the murder. The deputy premier angrily denied the allegations that he had an affair with the murdered woman, whose body was blown up with explosives in a remote forest.
The investigator then withdrew the accusations, and went missing. Police have issued an international alert in an attempt to locate him.
My questions :
1. Where is Saiful now ? Where and why is he hiding ? Who had threatened him?
2. Where is P Balasubramaniam the private investigator and his family hiding? Is he being protected too ? Why he cannot be located now ?
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1 comment:
This protection, I hope it is true and not enhance the public perception of a conspiracy...
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