With two photographs, Syed Saddiq told to shut up

Muzliza Mustafa Radzi Razak Muzliza Mustafa, Radzi Razak Updated 6 years ago · Published on 6 Oct 2017 7:00AM · 8 Comments

Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman speaking at a press conference at the Bersatu headquarters in Petaling Jaya on Wednesday. Police and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission are investigating the alleged attempt to bribe the chief of Bersatu's youth wing. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Kamal Ariffin, October 6, 2017.

THEY had warned Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman they would smear his family if he went public with their offer of RM5 million to leave Bersatu.

And early on Wednesday, they showed him they meant business when they sent him photographs that could be damaging to his family.

The photographs were sent through the Telegram chat mobile application, with the warning not to reveal the identities of those who had approached him with a bribe to ditch Bersatu and later attack Pakatan Harapan chairman Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

“The police report lodged by Syed Saddiq was not about him, it was to protect his family,” a source told The Malaysian Insight.

The Bersatu youth chief was warned that his family’s name would be tarnished if he did not accept the bribe and continue with his studies at Oxford University in the United Kingdom.

The source said when Syed Saddiq held a press conference on Monday to reveal the offer and threat to his family, he did not know about the “sensitive photographs”.

“And when he announced that he will be going to the police, he received the threatening note warning him not to reveal who had approached him, and as proof that they meant business, they sent the photographs,” the source revealed.

Police are now working with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission as the report also has an element of bribery.

Selangor Criminal Investigation Division chief Senior Assistant Commissioner Fadzil Ahmat said MACC was now the lead agency in the investigation, adding that Syed Saddiq had been informed of this development.

“We are still discussing the case with MACC and will decide later if there will be separate investigations,” Fadzil said.

Syed Saddiq told The Malaysian Insight last night that police had questioned him extensively on his report.

“I have finished meeting with the police and their Special Branch, and they have given me immense help,” he said without elaborating as the matter was still under investigation.

“I haven’t gone to the MACC yet. The matter is linked to one another. It will be done in due time.”

In a series of tweets earlier yesterday, Syed Saddiq vowed that if his family was “attacked”, he would hit back “like never before”.

“If they attack my family, I swear to Allah, I will retaliate like never before,” he said.

When announcing the attempt to buy him over, Syed Saddiq had said he was approached by a group of politicians and businessmen who allegedly were working on the instructions of a senior aide to Prime Minister Najib Razak. He had also named the aide.

Yesterday, however, the prime minister’s press secretary, Tengku Sariffuddin Tengku Ahmad, was quoted as saying that the person named by Syed Saddiq, did not work in the Prime Minister’s Office.

Syed Saddiq shot back, saying: “I said he was the right hand man of the prime minister. I never said he was a staff of the Prime Minister’s Department.” – October 6, 2017.

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  • On hindsight, considering the similarity, does that mean its true that the attack on the driver of the the former AG is in some way a warning to the ex-AG to keep silent on 1MDB despite the police's denials?

    Posted 6 years ago by Malaysian First · Reply

  • How much more of bribes and threats can our friend and all his banggang keep doing. It is outdated !!!. "Cash is no more King" when your party is on the verge for the final journey. The ground swell of disgruntled sentiments will change the regime and what more could the value of your depleting bribes stretch as the new opportunities are available and created more and better choices. Adios !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Posted 6 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply

  • There are any number of moneybags who don't hesitate to "invest" in politics to recoup many times over.

    H would have made a deal with the powers that be before offering the RM5 million to Syed.

    The amount is chicken feed compared with what H would have made had the deal gone through.

    In 1994, for example, two moneybags brought down the PBS Government. One was from Labuan, the other from Sarawak.

    Snap was splintered by moneybags who created PBDS.

    PBDS was also splintered by a moneybag. The result was PRS while PBDS was deregistered. Snap was also deregistered.

    Posted 6 years ago by Joe Fernandez · Reply

    • Who's H, who's from Labuan and Sarawak? I thought the masterminds were the PM and DPM during those times.

      Posted 6 years ago by Malaysian First · Reply

    • MI is very creative in its headlines to attract more clicks. Kudos. Anyone expecting to see the "two photographs" were left very disappointed. LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL ....

      Posted 6 years ago by Malaysian First · Reply

  • Apart from a despicable act, it clearly reflect the serious concern the opposition may win and hence the need to entice their youth leader to leave the party.

    Posted 6 years ago by L.B. Saw · Reply

  • Cash is king understands everyone has a price. For Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, RM5m is apparently not enough so they had to resort to alternative means to threaten Syed Saddiq. With Jamban now helming UMNO youth, Malaysians can look forward to more beer smashing incidents.

    Posted 5 years ago by Roger 5201 · Reply

  • Why people are so dumb. If ministers use people to recruit puppets they dun use those working under him ma.... Use mercenary lor who only work where the money is.... Like Singaporean

    Posted 5 years ago by Putang Inang · Reply