Govt slammed for ‘witch-hunt’ as farmer charged, calls grow for PM to clear his name in casino saga
The Bloomberg report on the alleged casino plan has sparked an online debate with comments mocking Anwar’s government as ‘Kasinon’.
Human rights group Suaram has labelled the arrests of government critics in recent days as a witch-hunt as pressure mounts on Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to clear his name over a report alleging that he met with tycoons to discuss a proposal to build Malaysia’s second casino.
In the latest arrest, 45-year-old farmer Azman Md Yusof was charged under the Sedition Act for comments he made to a private WhatsApp group citing last week’s Bloomberg report.
This report has sparked a debate on social media, along with memes mocking Anwar’s government as “Kasinon”, a wordplay from “Madanon”, the derogatory term used by opposition supporters for the prime minister’s “Madani” slogan.
