By : SELVARAJA SOMIAH
IN A country that is no
stranger to sex scandals in politics, the latest flare-up has been one of the
strangest of all. Most notably, it came to broad public attention only because
the man at the center of it, Minister of Rural and Regional Development and
UMNO Vice President wannabe Chief Minister of Sabah, Datuk Shafie Apdal, made a
plaintive declaration, that there had been no scandal at all.
Shafie, minister in the
Barisan Nasional government of Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, brought the
issue into the glare of national attention when he issued a statement on Monday
seeking to end 'continued and hurtful speculation' prompted by political
bloggers concerning his relationship on a alleged affair with actress Zahida
Rafik, on whom he was accused of lavishing RM1.5mil over a 4-month period.
I wrote on July 19th 2011
quoting the actress by name, see here Datuk Shafie Apdal Don’t Dream lah To Become Chief Minister of Sabah!
Complicating the story, the
fact is, it was Zahida herself who started the commotion when she lodged a
police report against her driver for absconding with RM200,000. And the driver
to clear himself, the driver then lodged his own report, revealing all details
about his occupation, that he was hired by Shafie and told to monitor Zahida’s
movements. Then the fireworks started bigtime.
kalau mahu isu ini cepat senyap, ambil saja tindakan undang2.. buat penafian melalui media ibarat mencurahkan air ke daun keladi..
ReplyDeleteshafie sudah memberi amaran akan mengambil tindakan undang2 jika perkara ini terus dimainkan.
ReplyDeleteZahida pula sudah mengeluarkan saman untuk Ahli Parlimen Ampang,Zuraida.
Deletemereka yabg sebarkan cerita ini mmg patut disaman.
Deletesemuanya adalah mainan politik..
ReplyDeleteMainan politik kerana PRU13 semakin hampir
DeleteIf shafie claim that the allegation is not true, then he should just sue that person.
ReplyDeleteKM pula ada ka keluarkan saman dengan isu2 yang dihadapi beliau sebelum ni?
Deleteits odd that when election is just around the corner, suddenly shafie and musa were "attacked". Could this be the opposition dirty tactic to win the election?
ReplyDeleteThe possibility is always there. Their rivals want to see them fall down by spreading such rumours.
DeleteThe PM will decide who will be the CM. Do not guess!!
ReplyDeleteour present CM has done a good job so far.
Definitely! Musa Aman has done great jobs to Sabah and its people.
DeleteMusa contribute good development to Sabah. More effort to carry on.
DeleteCan't wait to see this scandal end. So much nonsense allegations have been made lately.
ReplyDeleteAda juga pihak memainkan isu ini untuk kepentingan politik.
ReplyDeleteJika ada bukti kukuh, hantar kes ini ke mahkamah.
ReplyDeleteBukti jangan simpan lama2 kalau sudah basi tiada yang berminat mahu ambil tahu
DeleteYang pasti Datuk Shafie telah memberikan kenyataan beliau mengenai perkara ini. Yang mana semua ini cuma permainan pembangkang semata-mata.
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