CONTROVERSIAL blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin, who is already facing prosecution over his postings on Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak, has charged headlong with fresh allegations.
The 58-year-old blogger yesterday wrote in his blog that he had made a video recording of a 'confession' from a man who claimed to be present when Datuk Seri Najib met a former aide of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim.
The meeting, which Mr Najib disclosed several weeks ago, took place when the male aide, Mr Saiful Bukhari Azlan, 23, went to him about being allegedly sodomised by Datuk Seri Anwar. Mr Anwar has denied the sexual assault.
Raja Petra claimed Mr Najib's meeting with Mr Saiful was to discuss how to 'fix' Mr Anwar on the sodomy allegation.
'This time, I am going for broke. Yes, I know I am headed for a fall, but I am going to bring Najib down with me,' he wrote.
He did not disclose what the full video contained.
'That was intentional. It can't be revealed,' he told The Straits Times.
Only some excerpts of the transcript from the video were revealed in his popular Malaysia Today blog.
Raja Petra has become Mr Najib's fiercest critic in recent months, having published a blog posting linking the Deputy Premier to the murder of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu.
Abdul Razak Baginda, a former adviser of Mr Najib, is on trial for abetting the woman's murder.
Raja Petra was slapped with a sedition charge, but he later filed a statutory declaration in court alleging that Mr Najib's wife was present when Ms Altantuya was blown up with explosives.
He faces three criminal defamation charges over this document, as well as libel suits.
His disclosure that Mr Najib met Mr Saiful does not come as a surprise, as the Deputy Premier had already disclosed the meeting.
Raja Petra's posting yesterday carried a portion of his alleged conversation with the witness who was supposedly present at the meeting. He hinted there were other details.
Mr Najib's fight against his alleged involvement in the Mongolian murder case has become a serious hindrance to his rise to become Malaysia's prime minister.
Carolyn Hong
The Straits Times
24/07/08
source: MalaysiaToday
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