Malaysian MP Rafizi says his son was jabbed with syringe in planned attack, threatened with Aids
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Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli alleged the attack was a warning to him not to speak out on certain issues.
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PETALING JAYA - Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli said his family was the target of a planned attack after his 12-year-old son was jabbed with a syringe on Aug 13 by an unidentified assailant in a Putrajaya shopping centre carpark.
“At about 1.45pm, as my wife and son were getting into their car to leave a shopping centre in Putrajaya, a man suddenly grabbed my son and jabbed him with a syringe,” said the former economy minister in a statement.
The contents of the syringe have not yet been revealed.
Mr Rafizi revealed during a press conference on Aug 14 that threatening messages have been sent to his wife following the attack on their son.
One of the messages appeared to threaten their son with Aids infection, reading “Shut up! If you continue, AIDS!”, followed by three syringe emojis, he said.
Mr Rafizi said on Aug 13 that checks revealed two men on a motorcycle had been following his wife’s car.
“The attack involved two men dressed entirely in black and wearing full-face helmets. They had waited earlier and rushed to attack my son at the right moment,” he said.
Mr Rafizi said his son was immediately taken to Universiti Putra Malaysia Hospital for treatment, while police arrived at the scene shortly after the incident.
He and his family have given their statements to investigators.
“Any further information on the incident, investigation and the doctor’s examination results should be issued by the police and the hospital,” he said, thanking the police and hospital staff for their assistance.
Mr Rafizi said it was the first time his family had been targeted in such an attack and alleged it was “a warning to me not to speak out on certain issues”.
“While I will take steps to enhance security measures, I will not bow to any threats and will continue to carry out my duties as usual,” he added.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim condemned the attack as a “worrying and harmful” trend in the country.
He said that a thorough and transparent investigation into the incident will be carried out.
“I would like to express my sadness as we’re seeing an extreme and harmful culture. We are seeing issues of bullying, and now the child of a Member of Parliament has been targeted,” he said. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
