‘Attempt to shut my mouth': Rafizi alleges son's assault linked to scandal exposé
Speaking at a press conference in the Parliament building today, Rafizi said that in his opinion, the assault was a strategy to ensure that he moves on and skip the matter altogether.
'I've given the same statement to the police, in my view, this is an attempt to shut my mouth, meaning there is something I'm looking at and this is a message (to me) so that I hands off from that matter,' he said
'Last week, there was a group of whistleblowers who came to me regarding a scandal, that I can tell.
'It means that, whoever is behind this knows, usually when I begin to look at a scandal I will dig and dig and dig and at the same time people with information will come forward,' he added.
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