The bodyguard of PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail was hospitalised yesterday evening after a suspected attack, allegedly involving a poisoned sharp object.
According to an aide to PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim the bodyguard collapse after the conclusion of a ceramah in the latter's hometown of Cherok Tok Kun, Penang.
The bodyguard, Fayyadh Afiq Albakqry, was escorting Wan Azizah through a crowd of ceramah goers as she was leaving the venue at about 10pm, when the alleged attack happened.
Fayyadh was to accompany Wan Azizah to another ceramah in Parit Buntar, Perak but he started feeling ill and eventually collapsed midway through the journey.
This led to Wan Azizah ordering her driver to turn around and head back north to have Fayyadh admitted at the Seberang Jaya hospital.
"Initially, Fayyadh was bleeding after being injured on the hand with a sharp object. We patched him up and decided to continue to Parit Buntar.
"But after he fell ill, we suspect he may have been poisoned during the attack," said Penang PKR Youth exco member Syed Mikael Rizal Aidid.
Was Wan Azizah targetted?
News of the alleged attack have spread rapidly through Twitter with some individuals claiming that Fayyadh may have prevented an attack on Wan Azizah.
Some tweets claim that Fayyadh's heart had stopped following the alleged attack, but PKR leaders later tweeted that bodyguard was in stable condition and regained consciousness.
It was also reported on Twitter that more than 100 PKR and Pakatan Rakyat supporters have converged at the hospital to pray for Fayyadh's recovery.
Wan Azizah was among dozens of PKR leaders who are criss-crossing the country in a series of public rallies ahead of the Sodomy II trial verdict on Monday.
As for Anwar, he was in Kuala Terengganu attending another rally when the alleged attack happened.
Fayyadh is also the same bodyguard who was allegedly struck with a tear gas cannister while protecting Anwar during the Bersih 2.0 rally.
He was scheduled to attend the Malaysian Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) hearing on alleged police abuse during the same rally on July 9.
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