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Line 1: {{~~short~~Short description\|Malaysian blogger (~~born 1950~~1950–2024)}} {{EngvarB\|date=March 2015}}▼ {{Use dmy dates\|date=March 2015}}▼ {{Malay name\|Raja Petra\|Raja Kamarudin}} ▲{{EngvarB\|date=March 2015}} {{Infobox royalty ▼ ▲{{Use dmy dates\|date=~~March~~September ~~2015~~2024}} \| name = Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin▼ ▲{{Infobox royalty \| title =▼ \| ~~image~~ name = ~~RPK~~Raja atPetra ~~Dang~~Raja ~~Wangi.JPG~~Kamarudin ▲\| title = = \| caption =Raja Petra Kamarudin (pictured July 2017) has been investigated by the police for comments posted on his website, [[Malaysia Today]]. In the background is Raja Petra's wife, Marina Lee Abdullah. \| ~~spouse~~ image =~~Marina~~ ~~Lee~~RPK at Dang Wangi ~~Abdullah~~(cropped).JPG \| caption = Kamarudin in 2007 ~~\| issue =Raja Suraya<br>Raja Azman<br>Raja Shahril<br>Raja Azmir<br>Raja Sara~~ \| ~~royal~~spouse ~~house~~ = ~~Daeng~~Marina Lee ~~Chelak~~Abdullah \| ~~father~~ issue =~~Raja Kamarudin bin Raja Tun~~ ~~Uda~~{{plainlist\| Raja Suraya \| mother =Che' Bariya Kamarudin<br>(née Barbara Mabel Parnell)▼ Raja Azman \| birth_date ={{Birth date and age\|1950\|09\|27\|df=y}}▼ Raja Shahril \| birth_place =[[Surrey]], England▼ Raja Azmir \| death_date =▼ Raja Sarah \| death_place =▼ }} ~~\| buried =~~ \| royal house = [[Kingdom of Luwu\|Royal Buginese Luwu Opu Daeng Chelak]] ▲\| ~~name~~ father = Raja ~~Petra~~Kamarudin bin Raja ~~Kamarudin~~Uda ▲\| mother = {{avoid =wrap\|Che' Bariya Kamarudin~~<br>~~ {{wbr}}(née Barbara Mabel Parnell)}} ▲\| birth_date = ={{~~Birth~~birth date ~~and age~~\|1950\|09\|27\|df=y}} ▲\| birth_place = =[[Surrey]], England \| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=y\|2024\|09\|09\|1950\|09\|27}} ▲\| death_place = [[Manchester]], =England ▲\| ~~death_date~~buried = }} ~~[[Malay styles and titles#Malay royalty\|Yang Mulia]]~~Almarhum '''Raja Petra bin Raja Kamarudin''' (~~born~~ 27 September 1950~~)<ref~~ ~~name="Appellate~~– ~~Jurisdiction">{{webarchive~~9 ~~\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030318185412/http://www.hakam.org/rajapetra.doc~~September ~~\|date=18 March 2003 \|title=Appellate Jurisdiction involving the detention of Raja Petra Kamarudin under the ISA (2001~~2024) ~~}} at hakam.com ([http://www.hakam.org/rajapetra.doc .doc file])</ref> is~~was a Malaysian blogger known for running the [[Malaysia Today]] website and publishing a series of controversial commentaries and articles on Malaysian politics in the website. He iswas sometimes referred to by the [[Acronym and initialism\|initials]] '''RPK'''. He ~~is currently residing~~resided in Manchester, England.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/aug/09/raja-petra-malaysia-today-blogger ~~The~~Malaysian blogger continues attacks from his UK ~~Guardian~~base] The Guardian, Monday 9 August 2010, Retrieved 22 April 2014</ref> HeKamarudin was detained for a second time under the [[Internal Security Act (Malaysia)\|Internal Security Act]], at 1.10pm on 12 September 2008.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www1.malaysiakini.com/news/89544 \|title=Raja Petra arrested under ISA \|accessdate=3 September 2008~~-09-03~~ \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913012843/http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/89544 \|archive-date=13 September 2008 ~~\|df=dmy-all~~ }}</ref> On 7 November 2008, Raja, 58, was freed from detention after [[Shah Alam]] city High Court Justice Syed Ahmad Helmy Syed Ahmad granted his [[habeas corpus]] petition and ruled that his detention was illegal.<ref>[http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gd-AGdwMrVzCxkYomtGAwI5GV86wD949VPIO1 ap.google.com,Prominent Malaysian blogger freed from detention] {{webarchive\|url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20081108123320/http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gd-AGdwMrVzCxkYomtGAwI5GV86wD949VPIO1 \|date=8 November 2008 }}</ref> The court noted that "the grounds for the detention order by Home Minister [[Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar]] for the blogger did not fall under the scope of Section 8(1) of the ISA."<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7714696.stm news.bbc.co.uk,Malaysia blogger to be released]</ref><ref>[http://mt.m2day.org/2008/content/view/14630/84/ mt.m2day.org, Court frees Raja Petra]</ref> In May 2010 Cheras Umno Division chairman Datuk Syed Ali Alhabshee called on the government to strip Raja Petra of his citizenship on the grounds that his activities could affect the peace of the country.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100531180130/http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2010%2F5%2F30%2Fnation%2F6369336&sec=nation The Star Online, 30 May 2010, "Revoke RPK’s citizenship, Govt urged"]</ref> == Personal life == Born in [[Surrey]], England on 27 September 1950,<ref name="Appellate Jurisdiction">{{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030318185412/http://www.hakam.org/rajapetra.doc \|date=18 March 2003 \|title=Appellate Jurisdiction involving the detention of Raja Petra Kamarudin under the ISA (2001) }} at hakam.com ([http://www.hakam.org/rajapetra.doc .doc file])</ref> Raja Petra Kamarudin was educated at the Alice Smith School. At the age of 13 he went to further his studies at the [[Malay College Kuala Kangsar]], completing his education at the [[Victoria Institution]]. As his father died when Raja Petra was 2120, he began to support his mother and three younger siblings by working as a rice distributor and motorcycle dealer, introducing Yamaha and other Japanese motorcycle brands to the country.{{cn\|date=September 2024}} In 1973, he married Marina Lee binti Abdullah, an [[Malaysian Chinese\|ethnic Chinese]] convert to Islam, with whom he had five children.<ref name="Appellate Jurisdiction"/>▼ Raja Petra iswas a member of the [[Selangor]] royal family. He iswas the nephew of the late Sultan [[Salahuddin of Malaysia\|Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah]], the eleventh [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]] (King) of Malaysia and the seventh [[Sultan of Selangor]].<ref name=smh>{{cite web\|publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald\|date=30 March 2002\|title=Royal revolutionary pays price for backing Anwar\|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/03/29/1017206152563.html\|accessdate=26 February 2008}}</ref> His paternal grandmother Tengku Badariah was the elder sister of Sultan [[Hisamuddin Alam Shah]], the second Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the eighth Sultan of Selangor. His paternal grandfather, [[Raja Tun Uda Al-Haj Bin Raja Muhammad]], KBE (1894–1976), was twice [[Menteri Besar]] of [[Selangor]] during the colonial era, the second speaker of the [[Federal Legislative Council]] (1955–1957), the first [[Yang di-Pertua Negeri]] of [[Penang]] (1957–1967) and the first Malaysian [[High Commissioner]] to the United Kingdom (1953–1955). His father, Raja Kamarudin bin Raja Tun Uda (~~1924–1971~~1924–1970), studied law in the UK and worked for [[Unilever]] until his death whilst his mother, Che' Bariya Kamarudin (née Barbara Mabel Parnell) (1932–1978), was [[Welsh people\|Welsh]].<ref name="smh" />▼ ▲In 1973 he married Marina Lee binti Abdullah, with whom he had five children.<ref name="Appellate Jurisdiction"/> Kamarudin died in Manchester on 9 September 2024, just short of his 74th birthday, <ref>{{cite web \|title=Blogger RPK dies in UK, aged 74 \|url=https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/09/10/blogger-rpk-dies-in-uk-aged-74/ \|website=Free Malaysia Today \|publisher=Free Malaysia Today \|access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref> due to a blood infection that spread to his lungs and liver.<ref>https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2024/09/1103657/updated-raja-petra-dies-uk-watch</ref> <ref>https://www.therakyatpost.com/news/2024/09/10/controversial-blogger-raja-petra-kamarudin-died-in-the-uk-at-74/</ref> <ref>{{Cite web \|date=10 September 2024 \|title=Blogger Raja Petra dies in UK aged 73 \|url=https://m.malaysiakini.com/news/718653 \|access-date=11 September 2024 \|website=Malaysiakini}}</ref> ▲Raja Petra is a member of the [[Selangor]] royal family. He is the nephew of the late Sultan [[Salahuddin of Malaysia\|Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah]], the eleventh [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]] (King) of Malaysia and the seventh [[Sultan of Selangor]].<ref name=smh>{{cite web\|publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald\|date=30 March 2002\|title=Royal revolutionary pays price for backing Anwar\|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/03/29/1017206152563.html\|accessdate=26 February 2008}}</ref> His paternal grandmother Tengku Badariah was the elder sister of Sultan [[Hisamuddin Alam Shah]], the second Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the eighth Sultan of Selangor. His paternal grandfather, [[Raja Tun Uda Al-Haj Bin Raja Muhammad]], KBE (1894–1976), was twice [[Menteri Besar]] of [[Selangor]] during the colonial era, the second speaker of the [[Federal Legislative Council]] (1955–1957), the first [[Yang di-Pertua Negeri]] of [[Penang]] (1957–1967) and the first Malaysian [[High Commissioner]] to the United Kingdom (1953–1955). His father, Raja Kamarudin bin Raja Tun Uda (1924–1971), studied law in the UK and worked for [[Unilever]] until his death whilst his mother, Che' Bariya Kamarudin (née Barbara Mabel Parnell) (1932–1978), was [[Welsh people\|Welsh]].<ref name="smh" /> == Political involvement == Raja Petra was a leading member of Parti Keadilan Nasional (now [[Parti Keadilan Rakyat]])—the party set up in response to the arrest of former Malaysian deputy prime minister [[Anwar Ibrahim]] in 1998.<ref name="smh" /> On 11 April 2001, Raja Petra and ten other opposition activists were detained under the [[Internal Security Act (Malaysia)\|Internal Security Act]] (ISA) for allegedly plotting to overthrow then prime minister [[Mahathir Mohamad\|Mahathir bin Mohamad]].<ref name="Appellate Jurisdiction"/><ref name="smh" /> He was released 52 days later.<ref>{{cite news\|publisher=AsiaMedia\|url=http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=75215\|title=Bloggers rally around Raja Petra\|accessdate=26 February 2008\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317184859/http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=75215\|archive-date=17 March 2008~~\|df=dmy-all~~}}</ref> Raja Petra started the [[Malaysia Today]] website and his blog to facilitate open discussion on Malaysia's political and social scenes. In his online writings, he iswas often humorous and sometimes critical of the current political developments in Malaysia. He ~~advocates~~advocated for [[Transparency (humanities)\|transparency]], [[accountability]] and justice in the [[Politics of Malaysia\|Malaysian political system]]. He often ~~denounces~~denounced what he ~~sees~~saw as deeply rooted money politics, corruption, and [[Racial polarization\|ethnic polarisation]] in Malaysia.<ref>{{cite news\|publisher=Sarawak Report\|url=http://www.sarawakreports.org/2011/04/15/anwar-has-lost-his-credibility-raja-petra/\|title=Anwar has lost his credibility: Raja Petra\|accessdate=15 April 2011\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827184256/http://www.sarawakreports.org/2011/04/15/anwar-has-lost-his-credibility-raja-petra/\|archive-date=27 August 2011~~\|df=dmy-all~~}}</ref> On 2 July 2008, Malaysia Today was defaced by a person known only as "Gasakdotnet", replacing the website with a [[superimposition]] of Mahathir Mohammad's face into the poster of the film ''[[We Were Soldiers]]'' accompanied by the tagline "My Countrymen, My Fellow Malaysians", alluding to Mahathir's "battle" for Malaysia as the Prime Minister from 1981 to 2003.<ref>{{cite news \| title=Raja Petra Kamaruddin's Malaysia Today website back from the hack \| date=3 July 2008 \| publisher=NST \| url =http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Thursday/NewsBreak/20080703115745/Article/index_html \| work =[[New Straits Times\|NST]] \| accessdate = 3 July 2008 \|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080704035237/http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Thursday/NewsBreak/20080703115745/Article/index_html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> \|archive-date = 4 July 2008}} ({{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080708163122/http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Thursday/NewsBreak/20080703115745/Article/pppull_index_html \|date=8 July 2008 }}.)</ref> Poor internet connectivity affecting several areas in Malaysia hampered efforts to restore the website promptly.{{cn\|date=September 2024}} == Second ISA detention == Raja Petra filed a habeas corpus application at the High Court on 16 September 2008 seeking his release from detention under the ISA. On 22 September the Malaysian Home Minister [[Syed Hamid Albar]] signed an order to remand Raja Petra to the detention facility for up to two years under section 8 of the ISA. Ministerial orders for remand under section 8 cannot be challenged in court.<ref>{{cite news\| title=Raja Petra Kamarudin begins two-year detention under ISA at Kamunting\|date=23 September 2008\| publisher=NSTOnline\|url= http://www.nst.com.my/Tuesday/Frontpage/20080923152855/Article/index_html\|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190621232810/https://www.nst.com.my/Tuesday/Frontpage/20080923152855/Article/index_html\|url-status= dead\|archive-date= 21 June 2019\| work = NST\| accessdate = 23 September 2008}} </ref> Raja Petra was held without trial under the ISA at the [[Kamunting Detention Centre]] in northern [[Perak]] state, which had 60 ISA detainees, mostly suspected [[Islamic extremists]]. The ISA permits an initial detention of two months for investigation, followed by a two-year jail sentence which can be renewed indefinitely. The 1948 ISA is a holdover from [[British Malaya\|British colonial rule]], intended for use against communist insurgents. Raja Petra's wife Marina Lee Abdullah said: "(Police) said my husband has been sent to [[Kamunting]] this morning and that he will remain there for two years with no trial. This is the worst news I can receive but we will keep fighting for his release. This is dirty foul play by the government as they know that we are in the process of fighting for his release in the court but I was expecting this. Raja Petra was detained for allegedly 'insulting Islam' and publishing articles on his website which has tarnished the country's leadership to the point of causing confusion among the people." Raja Petra's lawyer sought his release in a court hearing but this was dismissed.<ref>[http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5h_0rU9tc6f5grv8KTedN-NRxsy-A afp.google.com, Malaysian blogger to be detained for two years: wife] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080927073103/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5h_0rU9tc6f5grv8KTedN-NRxsy-A \|date=27 September 2008 }}</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7630789.stm news.bbc.co.uk/2, Malaysia 'dissent' blogger jailed]</ref><ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/23/asia/AS-Malaysia-Blogger-Jailed.php Malaysian blogger jailed for 2 years], iht.com.</ref><ref>[http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1432523.php/Malaysian_blogger_jailed_for_two_years_under_security_law_ monstersandcritics.com, Malaysian blogger jailed for two years under security law] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111054057/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1432523.php/Malaysian_blogger_jailed_for_two_years_under_security_law_ \|date=11 January 2009 }}</ref> Raja Petra's detention caused widespread protests by civil society groups, lawyers and other online commentators.{{cn\|date=September 2024}} Meanwhile, in [[Kota Kinabalu]], the [[United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation]] (Upko) led by its Secretary-General Datuk [[Wilfred Madius Tangau]], joined its three other [[Barisan Nasional]] (BN) counterparts [[Malaysian Chinese Association\|MCA]], [[Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia\|Gerakan]] and [[Malaysian Indian Congress\|MIC]] petitioning the Government review of the ISA. Madius said the party supports former de facto Law Minister Datuk [[Zaid Ibrahim]]'s position that the ISA should only be used against those who posed a threat to national security, such as terrorists: "Clearly in the case of [[Seputeh]] MP, [[Teresa Kok]], Raja Petra Kamaruddin, and [[Sin Chew Daily]] reporter, [[Tan Hoon Cheng]], there are so many other public order laws that can be used against them if, at all, there is a case to do so."<ref>[http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=60010 dailyexpress.com.my/news, Upko also wants ISA reviewed] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924152038/http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=60010 \|date=24 September 2008 }}</ref> == Controversies == === Muhammad Muhammad Taib === On 23 July 2007, [[Muhammad Muhammad Taib]], [[United Malays National Organisation\|UMNO]]'s Information Chief at that time, lodged a police report against [[Malaysia Today]] at 12.57 p.m. at the Tun [[H.S. Lee]] police station, under Section 121 (B) and Section 123 of the Penal Code, Section 4 of the [[Sedition Act (Malaysia)\|Sedition Act 1948]] and Section 263 and Section 266 of the [[~~Communications and Multimedia Act\|~~Communications and Multimedia Act 1998]], for an 11 July blog entry on the website deemed to contain writing that insult the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, degrade Islam and incite hatred and violence between local ethnic groups.<ref name="Police report">The Star (July. 23, 2007). [https://web.archive.org/web/20080511045258/http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2007%2F7%2F23%2Fnation%2F20070723150930&sec=nation "Umno lodges police report against Malaysia Today"]. ''The Star''.</ref> Raja Petra Kamarudin responded by releasing an article on Malaysia Today, lashing back onat Taib with allegations of hypocrisy and corruption. A second police report against Raja Petra was believed to be lodged after the release of the article, and Raja Petra was summoned to the Dang Wangi police station on 25 July 2007 for eight hours of questioning.<ref name="Marina summoned for questioning">{{cite web \|url=http://rockybru.blogspot.com/2007/08/ah-marina-raja-petra.html \|title=Ah, Marina Raja Petra \|accessdate=16 August 2007 \|author=Attan, Ahirudin \|date=8 August 2007 \|publisher=rocky bru's }}</ref> His wife was also questioned for an hour.<ref name="Raja summoned for questioning">{{cite web\|url=http://malaysia-today.net/blog2006/newsncom.php?itemid=6750 \|title=25/07: Raja Petra summoned to Dang Wangi 11.00am today \|accessdate=16 August 2007 \|author=Raja Petra (posted) \|date=25 July 2007 \|publisher=Malaysia Today \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012133516/http://malaysia-today.net/blog2006/newsncom.php?itemid=6750 \|archive-date=12 October 2007 \|url-status=dead ~~\|df=dmy~~ }}</ref> After his release from questioning, Raja Petra gave his reason on why [[Muhammad Taib]] made a police report against him, stating the reason is that the government wished to silence the ~~nations~~nation's bloggers before the Malaysian general election.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2007}} === Universiti Utara Malaysia === Raja Petra made headlines in the end of March 2008 when a Malaysian High Court ordered him in and the group chief editor and editor of PKR's organ [[:ms:Suara Keadilan\|Suara Keadilan]] to pay a total of RM7 million to [[Universiti Utara Malaysia]] and its vice-chancellor Tan Sri Dr. [[:ms:Nordin Kardi\|Nordin Kardi]] for libel.<ref>{{cite news\| title=Raja Petra and editors to pay RM7mil for libel\| date=27 March 2008\| url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/3/27/courts/20763017&sec=courts\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422075336/http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2008%2F3%2F27%2Fcourts%2F20763017&sec=courts\| url-status=dead\| archive-date=22 April 2008\| publisher=TheStar Online\| accessdate=12 February 2010\| df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\| title=LAWSUIT PUZZLING\| date=8 December 2009\| url=http://www.mmail.com.my/content/21163-lawsuit-puzzling\| publisher=The Malay Mail\| accessdate=12 February 2010\| url-status=dead\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213192559/http://www.mmail.com.my/content/21163-lawsuit-puzzling\| archive-date=13 February 2010\| df=dmy-all}}</ref> === Altantuya Shaariibuu === Line 61 ⟶ 69: ==== Accusation of Najib Abdul Razak's involvement ==== Raja Petra was charged on 6 May 2008 with sedition for allegedly implying that the Deputy Prime Minister [[Najib Razak]] was involved in the sensational killing of a young Mongolian woman, [[Shaariibuugiin Altantuyaa\|Altantuya Shaariibuu]]. Also charged for sedition was businessman [[Syed Akbar Ali]], who had allegedly posted a seditious comment on ''Malaysia Today''.<ref name='mkini 080506'>{{cite news \| first=Kok Leong \| last=Chan \| title=Raja Petra charged, chooses jail over bail \| date=6 May 2008 \| url=http://malaysiakini.com/news/82386 \| work=Malaysiakini \| accessdate=6 May 2008 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506131132/http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/82386 \| archive-date=6 May 2008 \| url-status=dead }}</ref> Raja Petra Raja Kamaruddin, who did not deny that he linked Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak to the slaying, pleaded innocent to the charge, and said he should have the right to hold the powerful accountable for wrongdoing. Raja Petra was taken to a detention center after he refused to post the bail of [[Ringgit\|RM]]5,000. The court set the trial for 6 October 2008. If convicted, he ~~faces~~faced up to 3 years in prison. "I am not posting bail. See you guys in October, I will be out for Christmas. Don't worry."<ref>[http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hU2bVj5cFpUI-k7jXWEXlJJvtKggD90G259G1 ap.google.com, Malaysian blogger charged with sedition] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511072822/http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hU2bVj5cFpUI-k7jXWEXlJJvtKggD90G259G1 \|date=11 May 2008 }}</ref> His wife said she was "quite stunned" that Raja Petra refused to post bail, and said she thought he wanted to make a statement by not posting bail, which he reportedly felt he could not afford to. She launched a campaign to solicit donations of RM1 from the public for the RM5,000 bail, but called it off a few hours later after the campaign raised over RM35,000.<ref name='mkini 080506'/> Several members of parliament from the opposition [[Pakatan Rakyat]] coalition were present at Raja Petra's hearing, with one, [[Nurul Izzah Anwar]], calling ''Malaysia Today'' "the primary source of a lot of unearthing of scandals especially corrupt practices of the leadership and the government...it has helped [open] the eyes of the nation to what is going on and what is wrong with the country. It played a huge role in the last elections."<ref name='mkini 080506'/> On the same day, [[Lim Kit Siang]] raised the issue of Raja Petra's sedition charges in Parliament, arguing that Najib had personally intervened to ensure the Attorney-General would charge Raja Petra with sedition, and calling it an abuse of power.<ref>{{cite news \| first=Fauwaz \| last=Abdul Aziz \| title=Ruckus over RPK in Parliament \| date=6 May 2008 \| url=http://malaysiakini.com/news/82428 \| work=[[Malaysiakini]] \| accessdate=6 May 2008 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080507002840/http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/82428 \| archive-date=7 May 2008 \| url-status=dead }}</ref> Raja Petra ~~Kamaruddin~~'s wife, [[Marina Lee Abdullah]] stated that "He is on a [[hunger strike]]. It is a protest. The last time he did this, his liver was damaged. I don't think he is going to last that long." Raja Petra also refused visits by family members.<ref>[http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view/20080507-135175/UPDATE-Malaysian-blogger-starts-hunger-strike-in-jail Inquirer.net, Malaysian blogger starts hunger strike in jail] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080510133153/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view/20080507-135175/UPDATE-Malaysian-blogger-starts-hunger-strike-in-jail \|date=10 May 2008 }}</ref> On his release, Raja Petra claimed that he had not, in fact, been on a hunger strike but was refusing to eat and drink for fear of being poisoned, as Chief Inspector [[Azilah Hadri]] and Cpl. [[Sirul Azhar Umar]] (on trial for the murder of [[Shaariibuugiin Altantuyaa\|Altantuya Shaariibuu]]) were being remanded in the same prison.<ref>[http://www.malaysia-today.net/2008/content/view/7156/84/ Malaysia Today, "Thank you so much and sorry for letting you down"]{{dead link\|date=January 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ==== Statutory declaration ==== In a [[statutory declaration]] on 18 June 2008, Raja Petra accused Datin Seri [[Rosmah Mansor]] (the wife of Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister, [[Najib Razak\|Datuk Seri Najib Razak]]) of being one of three individuals who were present at the crime scene when [[Altantuya Shaariibuu]] was murdered on 19 October 2006.<ref>[http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/06/21/rpks-bombshell-allegation-on-altantuya-murder-abdullah-najib-rosmah-cannot-remain-silent/ Lim Kit Siang » Blog Archive » RPK’s bombshell allegation on Altantuya murder – Abdullah, Najib, Rosmah cannot remain silent<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The statutory declaration also mentioned that ~~every~~all information he obtained regarding the above allegations ~~were~~was contained in a Military Intelligence report received by Prime Minister [[Abdullah Ahmad Badawi]], implying knowledge on the part of the Prime Minister.<ref>{{cite web\|publisher=Malaysia Today \|title=Rosmah at murder scene \|work=No Holds Barred \|date=21 June 2008 \|accessdate=23 June 2008 \|url=http://www.malaysia-today.net/2008/content/view/9050/84/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622190629/http://www.malaysia-today.net/2008/content/view/9050/84/ \|archive-date=22 June 2008 \|url-status=dead ~~\|df=dmy~~ }}</ref> Raja Petra later distanced himself from the statutory declaration in an interview with TV3, saying his accusations linking Najib and Rosmah to the murder ~~was~~were repeating information passed onto him by opposition figures, rather than information he knew to be true himself. He stated that he did not genuinely believe that Rosmah was at the murder scene.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2011%2F4%2F14%2Fnation%2F8480372&sec=nation&sms_ss=facebook&at_xt=4da74c2fffa2d9df%2C0\|title=RPK: I don't believe PM's wife was at Altantuya's murder scene\|date=14 April 2011\|work=[[The Star (Malaysia)\|The Star]]\|accessdate=14 April 2011\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017181501/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2011%2F4%2F14%2Fnation%2F8480372&sec=nation&sms_ss=facebook&at_xt=4da74c2fffa2d9df,0\|archive-date=17 October 2012~~\|df=dmy-all~~}}</ref> The Malaysian Civil Liberties Movement alleged the interview was heavily edited and spin doctored in favour of Prime Minister Najib Razak just in time for the [[Sarawak state election, 2011\|upcoming Sarawak state elections]].<ref>http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/mclm-backs-rpk-says-tv3-interview-was-spin-doctored/ {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110417072434/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/mclm-backs-rpk-says-tv3-interview-was-spin-doctored/ \|date=17 April 2011 }} MCLM backs RPK, says TV3 interview was ‘spin doctored’</ref><ref>‘Raja Petra interview taken out of context’ {{cite web \|url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/04/15/raja-petra-interview-taken-out-of-context/ \|title='Raja Petra interview taken out of context' \| Free Malaysia Today \|accessdate=~~2011-04-~~16 April 2011 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110416223145/http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/04/15/raja-petra-interview-taken-out-of-context/ \|archive-date=16 April 2011 ~~\|df=dmy-all~~ }}</ref> Raja Petra ~~has~~ backed up this assertion during an interview with [[Malaysiakini]].<ref>TV3 chopped interview with me: RPK http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/162556</ref> ==Feud with Najib Tun Razak== === Criminal defamation trial === On 16 July 2008, the Malaysian police ~~have~~ obtained a warrant of arrest against Raja Petra for criminal defamation. This iswas due to his statutory declaration connecting Deputy Prime Minister D Najib Razak's wife, Rosmah Mansor, saying she was present when Mongolian national Altantunya Shaariibuu's body was blown up.<ref name="nst.com.my">{{cite news\|title=Warrant of arrest issued against Raja Petra Kamaruddin \|date=16 July 2008 \|publisher=NST \|url=http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Wednesday/Frontpage/20080716181605/Article/index_html \|work=[[New Straits Times]] \|accessdate=16 July 2008 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080717103303/http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Wednesday/Frontpage/20080716181605/Article/index_html \|archive-date=17 July 2008 \|url-status=dead ~~\|df=dmy~~ }}</ref> On 17 July, Raja Petra was charged with three counts of criminal intimidation over his statutory declaration on the murder of Mongolian translator Altantuya Shaariibuu. He is alleged to have defamed Deputy Prime Minister's wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor by making a libellous statement in the declaration which he affirmed on 18 June when he knew that it would tarnish her good name. He also faced similar charges against Kolonel Norhayati Hassan and her husband Acting Kolonel Abdul Aziz Buyong.<ref name="thestar.com.my">{{cite news \| title = Raja Petra charged, released \| date = 17 July 2008 \| publisher = TheStar \| url = http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/7/17/nation/20080717110758&sec=nation \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110622013902/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2008%2F7%2F17%2Fnation%2F20080717110758&sec=nation \| url-status = dead \| archive-date = 22 June 2011 \| work = TheStar \| accessdate = 17 July 2008 \| df = dmy-all }}</ref> The trial of Raja Petra, who has been charged with defaming Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor and her two assistants, ~~will begin~~began in the Sessions Court on 26 May 2009. Raja Petra had sought an order from the High Court to refer the matter to the Federal Court on a constitutional point or to return the case to the magistrate's court for trial.<ref>{{cite news\|title=RPK's defamation trial fixed for May 26 \|date=19 February 2009 \|url=http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/18736-rpks-defamation-trial-fixed-for-may 26 \|publisher=Malaysian Insider \|accessdate=19 February 2009 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012185916/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/18736-rpks-defamation-trial-fixed-for-may \|archive-date=12 October 2012 ~~\|df=dmy~~ }}</ref> === Shafee Vs RPK === Prominent Malaysian Lawyer [[Muhammad Shafee Abdullah]] had filed suit against Raja Petra in August 2008 for RPK's posting on 6, 7 and 11 August of that year where three articles titled "Shafee Abdullah: Sodomologist Extraordinaire", "Money, Power and Sex: What Motivates Man" and "The Real Dalang Behind The Anwar Sodomy Allegation" was clear defamation against Shafee.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Mageswari\|first=M\|title=Shafee Vs RPK: Three articles defamatory, says court\|url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/2/10/nation/20110210095130&sec=nation\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213022401/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2011%2F2%2F10%2Fnation%2F20110210095130&sec=nation\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=13 February 2011\|accessdate=19 February 2013\|newspaper=The Star Malaysia\|date=10 February 2011~~\|df=dmy-all~~}}</ref> RPK had in reply, filed a statement of defence on 25 November 2008 denying that the three articles were false, malicious or defamatory of Shafee.{{cn\|date=September 2024}} == References == {{reflist\|2}} == External links == [http://mt.m2day.org/ Malaysia today main page] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060418182908/http://www.blogger.com/profile/2933506 Raja Petra Kamarudin's blog profile] Line 96 ⟶ 104: [[Category:1950 births]] [[Category:~~Living~~2024 ~~people~~deaths]] [[Category:Malaysian bloggers]] [[Category:Malaysian people of Bugis descent]] Line 104 ⟶ 112: [[Category:Royal House of Selangor]] [[Category:People who lost Malaysian citizenship]] ~~[[Category:Citizens of Malaysia through descent]]~~ [[Category:Malaysian Muslims]] [[Category:Malaysian people of Welsh descent]] [[Category:Malaysian people of Malay descent]] [[Category:Deaths from sepsis in the United Kingdom]]