Rafizi: Whistleblower meeting before son's attack was about Farhash

Rafizi Ramli has disclosed that the whistleblower meeting he attended - just before his son was attacked - centred on Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s former aide Farhash Wafa Salvador Rizal Mubarak.

The Pandan MP had hinted that the assault, in which his 12-year-old son was stabbed with a syringe at a Putrajaya mall car park, may have been a direct consequence of that meeting.

At the time, Rafizi only said the meeting involved a “certain individual”, but he has now revealed further details after attempts were made to link the attack to former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and former health minister Khairy Jamaluddin, under the claim that he was investigating cases tied to them.

The PKR lawmaker slammed this as a “malicious attempt to divert attention”.

"The first accusation claimed that I was investigating a case involving Ismail, supposedly related to money laundering abroad. The latest accusation claims that I was investigating another case involving Khairy and projects during his tenure as health minister.

"Both these accusations are untrue. The information provided relates to Farhash, a former political secretary to Anwar, and concerns his companies' transactions.

“It has nothing whatsoever to do with Ismail Sabri, Khairy, or any other politician," he posted on X.

Rafizi said that since the Aug 13 attack, the pressing question has been - who masterminded it?

“The attack was followed by threatening messages demanding that I remain silent. So the question emerges: who wants me to stay quiet, and stay quiet about what issue?

“I have confirmed that a week before the attack, I did indeed meet with an informant regarding a scandal I was investigating. After that statement, I suddenly noticed various accusations circulating.

“I see the emergence of these various false stories as an effort to divert public attention and investigation. The more such stories emerge, the more people will draw their own conclusions that this is an attempt to divert attention,” he added.

Rafizi said he has also contacted Ismail Sabri and expressed support for his decision to make a police report on the fake news.

Threatened with AIDS

Following the attack on his son - who now requires regular medical check-ups to determine the substance injected into him - Rafizi’s wife received a chilling text message that read: “Diam! Andai teruskan, AIDS!” (“Shut up! If you continue, AIDS!”), punctuated with three syringe emojis.

Farhash, now a prominent businessperson, had previously dismissed allegations linking him to the attack as “crazy”.

Malaysiakini has contacted him for comment on Rafizi’s latest statement.

Call for MACC probe

Last month, Rafizi urged the MACC to investigate Anwar’s former aide after he was implicated in a mining scandal in Sabah.

“Controversy after controversy involving Farhash must be addressed swiftly, and blanket denials will no longer be accepted by the public.

“The information revealed thus far is sufficient for MACC to open an investigation paper on Farhash, just as they have done with other figures accused of sudden unexplained wealth,” he said.

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