KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – A Malaysian Cabinet minister has denied
allegations that he raped his Indonesian maid four years ago.
Information Minister Rais Yatim said the allegations circulating
on the Internet are part of a campaign to discredit the government
ahead of general elections.
The allegations were made by an Indonesian labor activist group
in an internal report that made its way into blog postings.
The 68-year-old Rais had remained silent but on Wednesday issued
a strong denial released through the state news agency,
Bernama.
Without naming anyone, he blamed bloggers and opposition parties
for the "ugly and wicked lies."
-- AP
