Has Rais been hung out to dry?

Information, Communication and Culture Minister Rais Yatim refuted allegations of rape that have been made against him and described them as ‘wild allegations’ consisting of ‘libellous statements of awful, ugly and wicked lies’.

Methinks he doth protest too loudly.

He said, “I refute the allegations, whether they are about raping any individual four years ago (2007) or any other allegation, raised by bloggers on the Internet or by any political entity”.

He challenged those who had made those allegations with “I state readily that any report by anyone so far related to this matter should be investigated under the country's laws”.

Twenty years ago, politicians who commit a crime, would have escaped justice. But not any more.

These days, we are more determined and more focused in wanting to get rid of politicians who are not there to serve the public but who get elected merely to serve themselves. Especially those who are criminals and who then lord it over us.

Rais is like the hunted. Now he knows what it is like to be at the mercy of others.

He wants to be believed Just like the girl who was raped and who tried to get people to understand what had happened to her.

In 2007, when the rape was reported to Migrant Care, that non-governmental organization asked for a thorough investigation into the allegations of rape. But they were ignored.

The then Prime minister Abdullah Badawi received a copy of the report as did his deputy, Najib Abdul Razak.

Three years later, the calls for the rape to be investigated are repeated. It reappeared on a blogger’s site on 23 December.

What did Rais do?

Nothing.

What did Najib do?

Nothing.

What was the reaction of the Cabinet?

Nothing.

Rais must feel that his past is catching up with him.

Instead of doing the right thing, Najib chooses to bury his head in the sand.

The cabinet act like headless chickens and pretend that nothing is wrong.

No one likes to be associated with someone who is responsible for a heinous crime.

Surely members of the Cabinet and especially his closest buddies, would have advised their colleague to refute the allegations as soon as it surfaced.

Failing that, they would have either, as individuals or as one collective voice, issued a statement to support their colleague and uphold his character.

But they failed to do both.

What is worse, is that the leader of the Cabinet, Najib himself did nothing of the sort.

We do not hear anything from his closest family members or even his wife.

Will nobody stand up for this man?

That is why it is possible that Najib has hung Rais Yatim out to dry.

A tainted man does not win votes. - Malaysia Chronicle