Speculation is rife that the senior MCA divisional leader is the politician who allegedly molested a beautician on New Year’s Eve.
“I don’t know who, but the news has appeared in a few Chinese papers and it is creating a lot of public curiosity. I hope that the politician and the party he belongs to will issue a clarification,” PKR vice president Tian Chua told Malaysia Chronicle.
Najib himself leads the pack
The Malaysian political scene has always been 'hot' with sex scandals, but in recent years the mercury has hit unprecedented highs.
Apart from Prime Minister Najib Razak's alleged affair with murdered Mongolian translator Altantuya Shaariibuu, there have also been shocking allegations made by top Umno bloggers that Information minister Rais Yatim had raped one of the maids who worked for him in 2007.
So far, in both cases, answers given by the men have failed to down public speculation and question marks still abound. Yet, Najib appears determined to defend Rais, and while there have been news reports that the maid has since withdrawn the rape accusations, few Malaysians really believed the incident did not happen.
As for the MCA, three years have passed since Soi Lek’s own sex DVD was circulated on You Tube, forcing him to resign both his parliamentary seat as well as his Health minister's post. But there is still unhappiness within the MCA about his adulterous fling and debate rages on as to whether he is fit to lead the party, which is struggling to regain the Chinese community’s respect.
“We should not rush to point the finger but a victim has come forward to complain and she has lodged a police report. Given the Umno-BN’s track record of covering up, it is not wrong for us to stand on the side of the underdog and help her get some justice if we can. Whether her accusations are true or not is for the police to investigate and we urge them to do this without fear or favour,” Taiping MP Nga Kor Ming told Malaysia Chronicle. Written by Wong Choon Mei
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