PAKATAN Harapan colleagues and social media users are urging Bersatu not to accept former Malacca chief minister Rahim Thamby Chik, warning of damage to the ruling coalition’s credibility.
Those against Rahim joining PH recalled that the former Umno man had gone scot-free on statutory rape charges while current Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng was jailed for speaking up against the case in the 1990s.
Yin Shao Loong, special officer to Economic Affairs Minister Azmin Ali, tweeted, “PH should NOT be accepting rapists into the coalition. Keep them out, kick them out.”
DAP’s Kota Melaka MP Khoo Poay Tiong also tweeted that Bersatu “should have better political sense” than to accept Rahim, who was chief minister from 1982 to 1994 and considered a “rising star” in Umno at the time under Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
“In him we can see how rotten is Umno. Does (Bersatu) want maggot (sic) to slowly eats (sic) into them? Please stop all these non-sense!” Khoo tweeted.
National DAP Youth chief Howard Lee also warned that Bersatu’s acceptance of Rahim will be seen as a betrayal to PH’s struggle to win GE14.
He said many have not forgotten that Lim, who was Kota Melaka MP and in the opposition at the time of the statutory rape charges, had called on the government to protect and ensure justice for the 15-year-old victim and her family which resulted in him being jailed under the Sedition Act for statements made against Rahim.
Rahim was also among those who attacked Anwar Ibrahim with slander and a sex tape allegedly involving the PKR president, he said.
Rahim submitted his application to join Bersatu yesterday, saying he left Umno because graft had destroyed his former party.
Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin said Rahim’s past should not be considered as the former chief minister was applying to join under new political circumstances.
In 1994, Rahim was charged with statutory rape of a minor but the charge was later dropped due to lack of evidence.
Lim had then criticised the government led by Dr Mahathir for not acting against Rahim and sentenced to 18 months’ jail over statements made on the case. Lim was released after 12 months.
In 2011, Rahim along with two others were charged and pleaded guilty to displaying pornography and were fined by the court, over a sex video purportedly of Anwar.
Khairy Jamaluddin, the Barisan Nasional Rembau MP, also commented that Rahim’s acceptance into Bersatu would affect PH.
“What a way to torpedo PH’s credibility,” he tweeted along with a news article on Rahim’s announcement of his Bersatu membership yesterday.
On social media, users panned the move, with Marc Lourdes tweeting “The garbage collection continues” and a Julian Fernandez saying “Members, lock up your daughters”.
Amiral Azraie questioned how Bersatu could accept such a person, noting the “statutory rape charges against him in 1994 (which) has caused DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng to spend 12 months in jail? Please stop insulting the rakyat”.
Ramnzdhan Masdar tweeted that Rahim should be kicked out. “Rakyat (didn’t) vote PH for this (mess). U will be punished (in the) coming next election if u all do as u please. So disturbing!”
Faiz Akhbar tweeted that Bersatu “might as well change its name to Perompak & Pedofil Bersatu, Hidup Melayu!” if it continued accepting former Umno leaders, using the abbreviation for Bersatu’s full name, PPBM. – December 17, 2018.
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