Elizabeth WongMalaysian opposition party female politician Elizabeth Wong released a statement over her photos scandal, claiming the intimate (naked) pictures are “a gross invasion of my privacy” and she was a victim. In the statement (fulltext below), Elizabeth Wong neither elaborated if her ex-boyfriend had taken the scandolous pics as ealier reports alleged, nor speculated who was the culpit distributing them though some of her party members began pointing the fingers to their opposition alliance Barisan Nacional. Elizabeth Wong said she would not step down from office and vowed to serve the Selangor people while asking “the media for some breathing space.
ELIZABETH WONG’S STATEMENT IN FULL
I was informed on Friday, Feb 13, 2009 by journalists from the Malay Mail that they have in their possession intimate photos of myself and that the newspaper will be publishing a story about these photographs.I was told that some people are trying to distribute photos/videos showing me asleep in partial nudity and also in intimate positions.
The distribution and publication of these photos/video is a malicious attack on my personality. This constitutes a gross outrage on my modesty, a gross invasion of my privacy, and in particular the sanctity of my personal life. It is being done by unscrupulous persons to embarrass and discredit me?
I am a victim in this incident.I have yesterday lodged a police report in relation to this matter and I will fully cooperate with the police in their investigation. I will therefore not speculate publicly about those responsible for this gross invasion of my privacy.
I have received a lot of support from my supporters, friends, colleagues and members of my constituency. I wish to thank them for their concern, support and encouragement.My family members are standing behind me. I would like to appeal to the media to give me and my family members some breathing space in this trying time so that I can weather this huge challenge. I will in the meantime continue to carry out my task of serving the people of Selangor faithfully.
Elizabeth Wong
Bukit Lanjan assemblyperson
Exco for Tourism, Environment and Consumer Affairs
Update: 17/Feb. 2009, Elizabeth Wong held a press conference and she offered to resign from her office for the sake of her party. What a gracefull woman!
The events of the past two days have shown an insidious and underhanded attempt by certain quarters to smear my reputation. My personal life and privacy have been violated.
These people have conspired to undermine my credibility both as a Selangor State Exco Member as well as a Keadilan leader. Although the smear campaign directed towards me has caused me a lot of anguish, I am aware that the real objective is to discredit Parti Keadilan Rakyat.
I have done nothing wrong.
I wish to state that I am not ashamed of my sexuality as a woman and as a single person. I have broken no law. I stand by the fundamental principle in a democracy that everyone has a right to privacy.
Parti KeADILan Rakyat stands for ‘new’ politics that holds justice and human rights as core values which transcend gender, ethnicity and class. ‘New’ politics also means we rise above gutter politics.
It is precisely this that I believe that these attacks will continue with greater intensity, and I have no doubt that Umno and Barisan Nasional will continue to manipulate the situation. Accordingly, I have decided to make a stand, in the interest of the party and its struggle for the people.
I have received overwhelming support from my family, my constituents, Pakatan Rakyat colleagues, friends and the general public. However, in the interest of my party, I have decided to offer my resignation as a Selangor State Exco Member as well as the State Assemblywoman for Bukit Lanjan.
I will discuss with the Menteri Besar to arrange for the proper handover of my responsibilities. I will continue to serve the people and fight for justice in Malaysia.
Last but not least, I am very grateful to the people who have placed their trust in me and my party, and I thank them for the opportunity that they have given me to serve. Words cannot possibly express my eternal gratitude to outstanding staff members and fellow ADUNs, and most of all, my Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim who has given me his unwavering support and the opportunity to work with him.
If I have let anyone down or offended anyone, I offer my sincere apologies.
ELIZABETH WONG
ADUN BUKIT LANJAN
EXCO for Tourism, Consumer Affairs and the Environment
Nevertheless Eli Wong was asked not to step down by too many many Malaysian netizens. If Wong was finally accepted to resign, a by-election was ensured to happen at her constituency Bukit Lanjan within two months. To that point, whoever from Wong’s party would sure to be trumpeted by the voters accroding to the online sentiments seen on various Elizabeth Wong “nude” photos reports.
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Hilmi Malik is a very shameless Malay protagonist planted by UMNO to betray and sabotage our beloved Elizabeth Wong, the Champion of the underprivilege and protecter of our fragile earthly environment. After not enough of sleeping aroung with Eliza, he had the gut to snap unauthorised photos of Eliza sleeping on the couch and even try film her private part..well he really desperate for it, he could just ask for it..no need to snoop around like a feisty mania. Truly he is just a mole planted to sabotage and destroy Eliza political and morality profile of Eliza who had dare to critised the Malay Racist Federal ruling party without fear and favour…standing to her belief and struggle of what is right and beneficial to the people of Selangor & Malaysia, unlike the dirty co-hort trio of the UMNO, MCA and MIC which are all racist based parties which are using the name sake of the people for their own leaders material gains and profit and political alleviation of self-interest ..all in disguise of pret ending of fighting for the rakyat (malay=people). Now, Hilmi is on the run and most probably, he is being sheltered by the UMNO cronies and the Malaysian police have no real intention to bring him to book..because that would do a diservice to their
shameless political master who control and pay monthly wages to them in ten of thousand ringgit/dollars per month for the high-ranking evil officers, who do nothing but just sit around in their comfy office and just give order to their underlinings to go and catch criminals just to get their life harmed or killed while on duty. And do you know what all these senior police officers good at ? They are just good for nothing at arguing with the public whom had gone to the polic be to lodge report and filed complaint agaisbhave genuine cases of criminal intimidation by the corrupted police themselves, but were scolded and shouted at and told to go and tell the IGP himself. This is the heinouis style of the Malaysian police..who by large is majority helmed by the Malay withan unprofessional way of doing things and take every matters lightly without any sense of responsiblity which is inherent in them since time memorial from the ancient ages.