‘Anwar sought Misuari’s help to win GE’
Blogger Raja Petra claims that Anwar promised citizenship and jobs to Filipino Muslims in Sabah, in the event Pakatan Rakyat wins federal power.
G Vinod, FMT
Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim sought the help of Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founder Nur Misuari to win the general election, alleged blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin.
In his latest post titled ‘The Untold Story of the Lahad Datu Incident’, Raja Petra claimed that Anwar had met Nur Misuari and his top military commanders on July 16, 2012 in Indonesia.
He also said that Anwar had good ties with Nur Misuari for a long time, since the former’s tenure in the government.
The meeting, Raja Petra added, took place at the Crowne Plaza Jakarta Hotel and was arranged by an Indonesian MP close to Anwar.
The blogger alleged that Anwar had sought Nur Misuari’s help to win at least 30 out of the 57 East Malaysian parliamentary seats to wrest federal power from Barisan Nasional (BN).
“Pakatan Rakyat was confident of winning at least 82 to 85 of the 165 seats in West Malaysia. It is the 57 seats in Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan that Anwar was not confident [about],” said Raja Petra.
Therefore, the blogger claimed that Anwar urged Nur Misuari to convince Muslims in East Malaysia, particularly those from Sabah, to vote for Pakatan in the 13th general election.
He was claimed to have made the request as there are many Filipino Muslims in both states, holding Malaysian citizenship and voting rights.
In return, Raja Petra claimed that Anwar had promised that Sabah and Sarawak would be given autonomy, once Pakatan wins federal power.
“The states will be given 20% oil royalty which will ensure that Sabah and Sarawak become wealthy, with an estimated RM4 billion a year for each state.
“Anwar also promised that the non-Malaysian Filipinos in East Malaysia would be given Malaysian citizenship, or at the very minimum permanent resident status so that they could seek employment in Sabah,” alleged Raja Petra.
The blogger claimed that Nur Misuari had agreed to Anwar’s terms and appointed Ibrahim Omar as his coordinator, or “unofficial ambassador” to Sabah to help Anwar garner the support of the Filipino Muslims in the state.
