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An Open Letter for New Straits Times(NST) –
Saiful was not even registered as a member of the university’s Islamic Club
I am writing in response to Regina Lee’s article (on NST) titled “Anwar accuser
a 'genuine guy’“dated 2nd July 2008
. The article quote a guy (Daniel) saying that Saiful Bukhari (the
accuser in Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy case) had been active in
the university’s Islamic club. On behalf of The University Tenaga
Nasional (UNITEN)
Islamic Studies Society (PPI), I would like to deny the statement made
by Daniel. The statement is clearly a false statement and I belief it
has created a confusion among those who read it.
Saiful had
never been a member of the university’s Islamic Club which is PPI and
had never been actively involved in the club’s activity. I have looked
through the database of the club’s members and Saiful’s name is not
there. I have also asked some of the former PPI’s leader to check
whether Saiful had registered before. The answer turned out to be ‘no”.
Saiful had never registered as a member nor had been actively involved
in the club.
This has
created confusion among some people especially those who read it and
those who had been in PPI. We do not want them to get false information
regarding what is happening in the country. Furthermore it also affects
the good name of the club by involving the club in the sodomy case.
I am not
saying Saiful is not a ‘genuine guy’ or Daniel was telling lie. Perhaps
there is some misunderstanding involved. However, what more important
is NST’s credibility is at stake here. People will start to question
the ability of such a big mass media company like NST to deliver the
right and true information. Soon people will doubt the news published
on NST and stop buying NST newspapers. I see this as a threat for NST
and we do not want that to happen.
Thus, I
urged the editor of NST to make a statement correcting what has been
told on the article for the benefits of both of us. Thank You for your
cooperation.
Dzar-Abdullah Bin Amir
President,
UNITEN Islamic Studies Society (PPI)
