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- Anifah: Foreign Ministry views seriously alleged rape of Indonesian woman
- PPP submits names for four parliament, 12 state seats
- Couple, their youngest child, maid killed in pre-dawn fire (Update)
| Anifah: Foreign Ministry views seriously alleged rape of Indonesian woman Posted: 13 Nov 2012 03:44 AM PST KUALA LUMPUR: The Foreign Ministry views seriously the alleged rape of an Indonesian woman by three policemen in Prai, Penang last Friday. Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman, in a statement issued on Tuesday, noted that the three policemen were now under remand over the incident alleged to have occurred at 7am on Nov 9. "The ministry has contacted the Penang Criminal Investigation Department head, SAC Mazlan Kesah on the day of the alleged incident to obtain more details. "We were informed that the three policemen involved were being remanded and investigated under Section 376 of the Penal Code," he said in the statement. Anifah said the ministry was also informed that the completed investigation report would be forwarded to the deputy public prosecutor for further action, while a special team had already been formed by Penang police to investigate the case thoroughly. "The ministry will follow closely the development and will give its full cooperation to the Indonesian government over this case," he said. Earlier, state police chief Datuk Abdul Rahim Hanafi said police have recorded statements from 10 witnesses in the alleged rape. He said the investigation papers would be submitted to the deputy public prosecutor soon for further action. He assured that the investigation was being conducted transparently without protecting certain quarters and that a special team had been formed to expedite the investigation. In JAKARTA, a group of people held a protest over the alleged rape. Some 20 people, who were said to represent Benteng Demokrasi Rakyat (Bendera), took to the street near the residence of the Malaysian ambassador to Indonesia in Jalan Patra Kuningan Utara. They burned the Malaysia flag and urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to deport the ambassador, failing which they called for his resignation. The police closed a road leading the ambassador's residence to prevent the demonstrators from making their way through. The demonstration lasted for about 50 minutes, during which the participants, including children and women, held placards, which among others, read "Evict the Malaysian ambassador, Crush and Fight Malaysia". Indonesian police, including members of the bomb disposal unit, guarded the Malaysian ambassador's residence and the Malaysian Embassy in Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said, Kuningan during the protest. A bus ferrying Bendera protestors passed through and headed for their headquarters in Jalan Diponegoro without stopping there. - Bernama |
| PPP submits names for four parliament, 12 state seats Posted: 13 Nov 2012 03:43 AM PST KUALA LUMPUR: The People's Progressive Party (PPP) has submitted the names of candidates for four parliamentary and 12 state seats in the upcoming general election. PPP senior vice-president Datuk Maglin Dennis D'Cruz said the candidates comprised mostly of new faces, except for PPP president Datuk M. Kayveas, and this reflected the transformation made by the party. He said it would be up to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to decide on the candidates. "We have submitted our list. We believe our candidates are highly qualified and have the credibility to ensure victory for BN (Barisan Nasional) in the general election," he told reporters after attending the Deepavali open house organised by the Federal Territories PPP here. Asked whether his name was included, Maglin said he would not be contesting to make way for new faces. He said if the party's candidates were not selected, it would not stop PPP from working closely with BN for their mutual benefit. In the 2008 general election, PPP was allocated only two seats, namely Taiping parliamentary seat and Pasir Bedamar state seat. In Taiping, Kayveas lost to DAP's Nga Kor Ming by 11,298-vote majority, while in Pasir Bedamar, PPP's Lee Heng lost to DAP's Seah Leong Peng by 7,914-vote majority. - Bernama |
| Couple, their youngest child, maid killed in pre-dawn fire (Update) Posted: 13 Nov 2012 03:31 AM PST TAIPING: A couple, their youngest child and a maid were killed in a pre-dawn fire at a double-storey bungalow in Taman Pegawai Kanan, Assam Kumbang here Tuesday. Mohd Hakimi Zubair Puteh, 40, a chartered accountant with the Royal Bank of Scotland, his wife IT expert Leila Sahak, 40, and three-year-old Ahmad Fariz Mohd Hakimi, and the maid, known only as Risky, 40 were sleeping on the second floor of the bungalow during the fire. All of them were trapped on the floor and were believed to have died of suffocation due to the smoke. Mohd Hakimi's three other children, Lokman, 13, Ain Najwa, 11 and Azad, 8, who were sleeping downstairs escaped the fire together with his father, Zubair Puteh, 73. Zubair said his son and his family came to visit him during the Deepavali holidays and were planning to return home later. Taiping Fire and Rescue chief Hasna Rashid said they received a call on the fire at 12.24am. "The four victims who were on the top floor are believed to have suffocated to death. "One of the victims was found at the exit door to a balcony while the three others in the master bedroom. "When firemen arrived, almost half the bungalow was in flames. The fire started at the upper floor, " he said. |
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