KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — The Malaysian couple who were among those arrested by the police for the alleged kidnapping of a Palestinian man are not from PKR , the party's information chief Fahmi Fadzil said today.
After a post showing the couple's profile photo with a PKR frame — indicating their support for the party — went viral, Fahmi said the move was a personal decision.
"I can confirm that the husband and wife who were arrested, Nidarayahu Zainal and Raibafie Amdan, are not members of any branch or division of Keadilan and have no connection to the party," he said in a statement, using the party's name for itself.
"The picture that went viral holding the Keadilan flag or anything else uploaded on Facebook are actions taken of their own volition and their choices do not reflect those of the parties."
Yesterday, local media reported that police rescued a 31-year-old victim a day after being kidnapped by a group of locals believed to have been recruited by Israeli intelligence agency Mossad to help the Zionist regime hunt down Hamas members in Malaysia.
Links to the agency have yet to be officially established, with the police warning members of the public against further speculation.
Last Friday, 11 individuals, including a woman, were charged at the Magistrates’ Court here for the kidnapping a Palestinian national, Omar ZM Albelbaisy, to obtain information about a software used to hack mobile phones.
The couple were among the 11.
They were accused of committing the act on September 28 and charged under Section 3 of the Kidnapping Act 1961, read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code which provides for the death penalty or life imprisonment and whipping if convicted.
Yesterday, the Palestinian Interior and National Security Ministry expressed its appreciation to the Malaysian authorities for rescuing a Palestinian from the Gaza Strip who was kidnapped in Malaysia recently.
The victim was rescued after police arrested 18 people in separate operations in Kuala Langat, Ampang, Beranang in Selangor and Melaka from September 29 to October 4.
