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Zahrain claims link between Zaid and RPK

UPDATED @ 06:23:03 30-06-2010
Jun 30, 2010
KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 — Ex-PKR MP Datuk Seri Zahrain Hashim claimed today to have proof of links between PKR’s Datuk Zaid Ibrahim and exiled fugitive blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin because the two men had once allegedly stayed at the same hotel at the same time.

Zahrain said Zaid and Pakatan Rakyat’s denial of a “connection” with Raja Petra was a “lie” as he had papers which showed that Zaid had stayed in a same hotel overseas with Raja Petra in October last year.

“I know there is a relationship between the right-hand man of PKR with Raja Petra. Zaid, the heir to the throne of PKR, had made bookings for the same hotel in Manchester, United Kingdom.

“To say that PKR and Pakatan Rakyat has no links with RPK is a lie,” said Zahrain.

The Bayan Baru MP said that the documents he had showed that Zaid had made bookings at Britannia Hotel from October 1-4, while Raja Petra made bookings at the same hotel from October 1-3 in 2009.

“If it’s a coincidence, then it’s a very rare coincidence,” said Zahrain.

Zahrain said that he wants the MACC (Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission) to investigate the source of Raja Petra’s funding as well as private investigator P. Balasubramaniam’s in the murder of Altantuya Shariibuu.

“I want the MACC as well as Minister to investigate... RPK had received money from sponsors,” he said, referring to Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz who is Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department.

“In an email on July 4, a lawyer Amarjeet Singh said that he sent RM470,000 to RPK. This is what I’m going to put forward to the MACC.

“I’m going tell them what I’ve got. I want MACC to realize and Minister to realize. What was he doing in Manchester with RPK. If he is a fugitive, what is a leader for Pakatan Rakyat doing with a fugitive? We don’t want to be deceived,” said the independent MP.

Zahrain claimed that Amarjeet was linked to PR and its defacto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as he is currently one of Anwar’s “lawyers” in one of his court trials.

“All these people are linked with Anwar. Even when PI Bala made his first declaration, how come Anwar was right by his side?” said Zahrain.