Perikatan deputy youth chief claims attempt being made to ‘politically assassinate’ coalition

KOTA TINGGI: The sexual harassment allegation against Sedili incumbent assemblyman Rasman Ithnain is an attempt to politically assassinate Perikatan Nasional, claims the coalition’s deputy youth chief Senator Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal.

Wan Ahmad Fayhsal, who is also Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia’s youth (Armada) chief claimed evidence had yet to be revealed on the sexual harassment case.

“In every election, cases like this will surface in attempts to tarnish the name and integrity of the party.

“I am not defending anyone but to me, if that is the case then let the authorities investigate the matter. That is the best way to know if there’s any truth to the rumours.

“As a party, we have never tried to hide any wrongdoing but so far there is no evidence. So, I see it as a political assassination attempt,” he said after the ‘Bersama Anak Muda’ programme here.

He said this when asked to comment on a Bersatu women’s wing (Srikandi) grassroots leader whose daughter claimed she had been sexually harassed.

Last month, a woman in her 20s filed a police report, claiming that Rasman had sexually harassed her on more than one occasion.

Rasman denied the accusation, claiming that it was a political conspiracy and an attempt to tarnish his reputation.