PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli's family was the target of a planned attack after his son was jabbed with a syringe by an unidentified assailant in a Putrajaya shopping centre car park on Wednesday afternoon (Aug 13).
“At about 1.45pm today, as my wife and son were getting into their car to leave a shopping centre in Putrajaya, a man suddenly grabbed my son and jabbed him with a syringe,” said the former economy minister in a statement.
He said checks revealed that two men on a motorcycle had been following his wife’s car, adding that he believed the assault had been premeditated.
“The attack involved two men dressed entirely in black and wearing full-face helmets.
“They had waited earlier and rushed to attack my son at the right moment,” he said.
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Rafizi said his son was immediately taken to Universiti Putra Malaysia Hospital for treatment, while police arrived at the scene shortly after the incident.
He and his family have since given their statements to investigators.
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“Any further information on the incident, investigation and the doctor’s examination results should be issued by the police and the hospital,” he said, thanking the police and hospital staff for their assistance.
Rafizi described it as the first time his family had been targeted in such an attack and alleged it was intended as “a warning to me not to speak out on certain issues”.
“While I will take steps to enhance security measures, I will not bow to any threats and will continue to carry out my duties as usual,” he added.
