PKR Leader Criticised For Deriding National Leader

KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 (Bernama) -- Several backbenchers Wednesday lambasted a Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) leader whom they said resorted to `cheap politics' by publishing a `super-imposed' photograph of Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and Mongolian woman, Altantuya Shaariibuu in its website.
The members of parliament, when met at the Parliament lobby, said the antics of the PKR leader concerned were despicable and shameful.
Datuk Mokhtar Radin (BN-Kinabatangan) said the PKR leader had gone overboard as he should not have resorted to such malicious acts for political mileage.
"The opposition cannot simply spread lies to discredit national leaders.
"This is a criminal act," he said.
The PKR website on Monday had deliberately carried a photograph of the Deputy Prime Minister being flanked by a woman who looked like Altantuya, the part-time Mongolian model who was murdered, and political analyst Abdul Razak Abdullah Baginda, who is charged with abetting in the murder of Altantuya.
The `fake' photograph still appears on the website until today.
The `super imposed' photograph is purported to refer to the testimony of the sixth prosecution witness, Burmaa Oyunchimeg, 26, who told the murder hearing that she had seen a photograph of Altantuya dining together with Abdul Razak and a Malaysian official known by the name of "Najib Razak".
However, the photograph referred to was not shown in court.
The Deputy Prime Minister had in the past repeatedly denied his involvement in the murder of the Mongolian woman, saying that everyone including Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi knew better about the actual situation.
Referring to the impudent act by the PKR leader, Datuk Hasan Malek (BN-Kuala Pilah) said such impudence showed that the opposition was now under pressure to the extent that they were willing to bring shame upon themselves and their supporters.
"The cheap politics should not have been resorted to as the people themselves are aware that the information and photograph published are false," he said.
Datuk Mohamad Aziz (BN-Sri Gading) said legal action should be taken against the PKR leader concerned for the slander committed against a national leader.

tunku : i guess tian chua who is a moron use a very cheap and dirty tactic to tarnish najib's image. a small child can tell that the photo is a fake one. i guess tian chua's brain is dead, he can't think a better way to fight with the government.