Blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin has claimed that Parti Pribumi Malaysia Bersatu (Bersatu) Youth chief Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman made the same mistake Anwar Ibrahim committed in the past.

He was responding to the police report Syed Saddiq had lodged against Raja Petra for accusing him of having a hand in the United States' Department of Justice (DOJ) 1MDB-related court filing.

In 1998, Raja Petra said Anwar filed a police report against those who accused him of sexual misconduct.

“What happened was, after Anwar made that police report, the police investigated the matter and discovered that the allegations were, in fact, true. So, instead of taking action on the people who made those allegations, the police took action on Anwar,” he added.

Anwar had always maintained that the charges against him were fabricated by his political rivals, but the government denies this.

As in the case of Syed Saddiq, the blogger, who is based abroad, said that now a police report has been made, the police are required by law to investigate the matter.
“And if the police summon me, say, to Bangkok, to take my statement, then I will have to go to Bangkok and meet the police.

“Then I will have to reveal the names of your three Youth wing exco members who you spoke to about the planned DOJ announcement of June 15, 2017.

“And this means those three exco members are now going to be dragged into this because the police are going to call them in for their statements to be recorded as well,” he added in his blog.

Raja Petra said if the police discover that the allegation is true, then it would tantamount to a conspiracy.

“A conspiracy is when two or more people act in concert to commit a crime. And a conspiracy to smear the country and/or the prime minister with intent to erode public and foreign confidence in the nation and ruin the country's economy tantamount to economic sabotage.

“In short, that would be a treasonous act where you are your fellow conspirators can be charged with the crime of waging war against the Agong, a crime that carries the death penalty upon conviction,” he added.

Raja Petra also claimed that Syed Saddiq fell into the trap which the latter had set.

“Syed, you may be a champion debater but you are far from a champion strategist. You did precisely what I wanted you to do. So that makes you a wet-behind-the-ears greenhorn while that makes me a far better strategist than you by a million miles.

“So do not be 'flattered'. In fact, you should be ashamed for putting your foot in your mouth. It just proves you are no match for me and you take me on at your own peril. I eat boys like you for lunch and spit them out again for dinner,” he said