The government is unable to confirm reports that controversial blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin, who is wanted for failing to appear in court, has fled to Australia.
Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said today he had no information on the whereabouts of Malaysia Today website editor, who has two warrant of arrest against him after he failed to turn up for his trial in two cases.
According to Bernama, Hishammuddin said he could not confirm a report that Raja Petra is now in Brisbane, Australia.
On May 27, the Immigration Department said it believed Raja Petra had used one of the so-called "rat trails" to leave the country.
This is because there was no record of him having left the country at the normal immigration exit points.
Interpol’s help sought
Raja Petra, 59, has been charged for sedition for posting the article, titled 'Let's send the Altantuya murderers to hell' on his website.
He is also charged for criminal defamation for implicating Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s wife Rosmah Mansor and two others in the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu.
All of them have denied any involvement in the murder of the Mongolian national.
The courts, which are hearing the two cases separately, slapped Raja Petra with an arrest warrant after he failed to turn up to defend the charges.
In explaining his absence, Raja Petra - who is of royal descent - claimed to be in self-imposed exile from Selangor following a fallout with the palace over his refusal to apologise to the Perak sultan.
A news report has earlier quoted the police as claiming that the fugitive blogger had fled to Brisbane and that they were seeking Interpol's help to find him.
Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said today he had no information on the whereabouts of Malaysia Today website editor, who has two warrant of arrest against him after he failed to turn up for his trial in two cases.According to Bernama, Hishammuddin said he could not confirm a report that Raja Petra is now in Brisbane, Australia.
On May 27, the Immigration Department said it believed Raja Petra had used one of the so-called "rat trails" to leave the country.
This is because there was no record of him having left the country at the normal immigration exit points.
Interpol’s help sought
Raja Petra, 59, has been charged for sedition for posting the article, titled 'Let's send the Altantuya murderers to hell' on his website.
He is also charged for criminal defamation for implicating Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s wife Rosmah Mansor and two others in the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu.All of them have denied any involvement in the murder of the Mongolian national.
The courts, which are hearing the two cases separately, slapped Raja Petra with an arrest warrant after he failed to turn up to defend the charges.
In explaining his absence, Raja Petra - who is of royal descent - claimed to be in self-imposed exile from Selangor following a fallout with the palace over his refusal to apologise to the Perak sultan.
A news report has earlier quoted the police as claiming that the fugitive blogger had fled to Brisbane and that they were seeking Interpol's help to find him.
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