Rafizi Ramli has announced that he would personally write to the government and the authorities to discontinue investigations into the attack on his son if the probe into the case has reached a dead end.
“I will wait for a while, but if the investigations go nowhere, I will write to the prime minister, home minister, and the police to request that the investigations be discontinued. Just NFA (no further action) the case.
“Don’t waste our police’s time, who are just following orders,” the former economy minister said on Facebook today.
In August last year, Rafizi’s then 12-year-old son was stabbed with a syringe at a Putrajaya mall’s car park.
Following the attack on his son, Rafizi’s wife received a chilling text message that read: “Diam! Andai teruskan, AIDS!” (“Shut up! If you continue, AIDS!”), punctuated with three syringe emojis.
Rafizi later insinuated that the attack may have been related to a meeting he had with whistleblowers concerning Farhash Wafa Salvador Rizal Mubarak, a former aide to the prime minister.
On Jan 28, Rafizi said he had received an update on Dec 1 from Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail regarding the probe.
However, Saifuddin dismissed Rafizi’s request via Parliament for details from the update to be confirmed publicly, adding it was to avoid disrupting the investigation.
‘No power equals delayed justice’
Rafizi said his family had come to terms with what had happened and was not surprised by Saifuddin’s “administrative reply”.
“It’s because the one who got affected was my son. I don’t expect others to understand our feelings.
“And I also understand how our system works. If you have no power, the process to find the culprit behind the attack will take a long time.
“It may even go quiet if they feel the people have forgotten about it,” the former PKR deputy president added.
Public will act
Rafizi also noted how Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had issued an immediate statement following the attack, urging the authorities to investigate the matter transparently.
However, with the authorities unable to complete the investigations after six months, the Pandan MP said it was best for him to request a discontinuation to save Anwar’s face.
However, Rafizi warned that, ultimately, those with power would be held accountable by the voters.
“It’s not my son who has to defend his reputation among the public.
“The ones who will be held accountable are the top people. One day, voters will respond accordingly,” Rafizi said. - Mkini
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