DAP politician 'Sir Wong' to face the sack: report

Harakahdaily

LONDON, July 12: A DAP politician may be dismissed from the party after revelations that a photograph of him being knighted by the British Queen(right) was doctored. Britain's Daily Telegraph reports that Jeffrey Wong Su En has been accused of insulting the Commonwealth with his false claims. "Sir" Wong had issued a press release detailing his award "and became an overnight celebrity in Malaysia, where society has become obsessed by people with titles," said the report. The doctored picture shows Wong, who is DAP's deputy publicity chief according to the paper, being pinned the 'Knight Grand Cross' to his breast by the Queen. However, the paper said his name did not appear in the Queen's birthday honours list. "We can confirm that we have no record of any honour having been conferred at any time by the British Government on Jeffery Wong Su En," it quoted a spokesperson from the British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur. "The collar worn by Mr Wong is not the pure gold collar of the British Empire worn at knighthood investitures. Finally, the knighthood investiture ceremonies for the 2010 birthday honours list have not yet taken place," theTelegraph wrote about the fake image. The paper said Wong who was "a self-proclaimed traditional Chinese medicine practitioner" and insisted the title "Dr", had claimed that the knighthood was conferred by Papua New Guinea in conjunction with the Queen's 84th birthday celebrations. "This is a personal matter. It has nothing to do with the public, and it is becoming politicised," he said. Mr Wong has been questioned by police but was later released. However, he is facing expulsion from his party, and it is believed a show cause letter has been issued to him by party officials.