BEAUTY & THE BEAST ~ Malaysian style?

ARCHIVES 2009

By admin-s On Jun 4, 2009

Apparently our deputy prime minister does not see the real issue here – it is no longer a ‘personal problem.' It is an allegation of abduction and rape and those are criminal acts and the prince is not immune from criminal prosecution if this is the case.

By Antares (Magick River)

I refer to the Malaysiakini report Manohara: I was treated like an animal.

In the first place Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak who, according to your reports, knew this prince, was shielded from the Indonesian press seeking answers from him during his recent trip to Jakarta.

Secondly you report that she was raped at the age of fifteen. If indeed there was any form of sexual relations with her at that age where penetration took place, regardless if there was consent or not on her part, it is rape. Sexual intercourse with a minor is statutory rape and if that is the case, it has to be treated accordingly.

The intervention of the Indonesian and American officials coupled with the assistance of the Singapore police in this case goes to show that this is not merely a ‘personal problem' as suggested by our deputy prime minister – it goes further than that.

This attitude of our top brass has now been ingrained in their mindset in that all these things seem to trifle for them and that there is no need to interfere. We have had too many of such incidents here where they seem to accuse innocent people of heinous crimes and overlook the really serious allegations.