Rahim Thamby Chik
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Tan Sri Rahim Tamby Chik is a former vice-president of the United Malays National Organization. He was aligned with Dr. Mahathir during the 1987 UMNO General Assembly. He was the chief minister of Malacca
from 1982 to 1994.
In 1994 Rahim was charged with statutory rape
of a minor, however, the public prosecutor later withdrew the charge citing lack of evidence. Opposition politician Lim Guan Eng
was later charged with sedition
for printing and distributing pamphlets containing details of the allegation against Rahim.
On March 2011, PKR had alleged that he and a prominent businessman, Shazryl Eskay Abdullah
, was behind the screening of a video purportedly depicting PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim with an unidentified woman.
Malacca
Malacca , dubbed The Historic State or Negeri Bersejarah among locals) is the third smallest Malaysian state, after Perlis and Penang. It is located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, on the Straits of Malacca. It borders Negeri Sembilan to the north and the state of Johor to the south...
from 1982 to 1994.
In 1994 Rahim was charged with statutory rape
Statutory rape
The phrase statutory rape is a term used in some legal jurisdictions to describe sexual activities where one participant is below the age required to legally consent to the behavior...
of a minor, however, the public prosecutor later withdrew the charge citing lack of evidence. Opposition politician Lim Guan Eng
Lim Guan Eng
Lim Guan Eng is the 4th Chief Minister of the State of Penang and Secretary-General of the Malaysian Democratic Action Party . He is the son of Lim Kit Siang, Leader of the Opposition in the Dewan Rakyat from 1973 to 1999 and 2004 to 2008....
was later charged with sedition
Sedition
In law, sedition is overt conduct, such as speech and organization, that is deemed by the legal authority to tend toward insurrection against the established order. Sedition often includes subversion of a constitution and incitement of discontent to lawful authority. Sedition may include any...
for printing and distributing pamphlets containing details of the allegation against Rahim.
On March 2011, PKR had alleged that he and a prominent businessman, Shazryl Eskay Abdullah
Shazryl Eskay Abdullah
Datuk Shazryl Eskay Abdullah is a prominent Malaysian businessman who rose to national prominence when he was identified as one of 3 datuks, codenamed Datuk T , behind the screening of a sex video on 21 March 2011.-Background:Eskay was born in Kedah...
, was behind the screening of a video purportedly depicting PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim with an unidentified woman.