PKR will start lobbying the Australian
government, via several Australian lawmakers, to greenlight a public
media interview with Sirul Azhar Umar from the immigration detention
facility he is being held at in Sydney.
Sirul has been sentenced to death in Malaysia for the murder of Mongolian translator Altantuya Shaariibuu in 2006.
The party has started engaging with several Australian lawmakers, who in turn will apply to the Australian government to approve such an interview and allow it to be broadcast.
"We are also in contact with an Australian lawmaker to try and meet Sirul personally in order to ensure his safety," PKR secretary-general Rafizi Ramli said today.
So far, PKR's Pakatan Rakyat partner PAS has been in touch with Sirul and his family.
Rafizi
said that based on the party's understanding after several initial
engagements with the Australian front, Sirul would be unable to make any
media comments at the moment, until and unless such an attempt is
approved directly by the Australian government.
"So far, at the forefront there is (Australian senator) Nick Xenophon (right). We also have good relationships with several lawmakers from the Greens and Australian Labor Party (ALP).
"But they can't be named at the moment as they are bound by their party regulations respectively. They will discuss with their party whips respectively," Rafizi said.
Rafizi said that the party expects some results for its lobbying efforts within "one or two weeks".
"For the next one or two weeks, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak will be having some sleepless nights," Rafizi said.
Najib had previously described Sirul's claims that the murder was committed "under orders" to be "totally rubbish."
Sirul has been sentenced to death in Malaysia for the murder of Mongolian translator Altantuya Shaariibuu in 2006.
The party has started engaging with several Australian lawmakers, who in turn will apply to the Australian government to approve such an interview and allow it to be broadcast.
"We are also in contact with an Australian lawmaker to try and meet Sirul personally in order to ensure his safety," PKR secretary-general Rafizi Ramli said today.
So far, PKR's Pakatan Rakyat partner PAS has been in touch with Sirul and his family.
Rafizi
said that based on the party's understanding after several initial
engagements with the Australian front, Sirul would be unable to make any
media comments at the moment, until and unless such an attempt is
approved directly by the Australian government."So far, at the forefront there is (Australian senator) Nick Xenophon (right). We also have good relationships with several lawmakers from the Greens and Australian Labor Party (ALP).
"But they can't be named at the moment as they are bound by their party regulations respectively. They will discuss with their party whips respectively," Rafizi said.
Rafizi said that the party expects some results for its lobbying efforts within "one or two weeks".
"For the next one or two weeks, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak will be having some sleepless nights," Rafizi said.
Najib had previously described Sirul's claims that the murder was committed "under orders" to be "totally rubbish."
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