::17.2.09-1500hrs- 938 LIVE(SINGAPORE) Radio News reported-
"MALAYSIAN POLITICIAN OFFERS TO QUIT OVER NUDE PHOTOS."
::On the same day, 17.2.09 -1700hrs-BBC LONDON Radio News reported –
"POLITICAN IN MALAYSIA NUDITY ROW"
~ `I wish to state that I am not ashamed of my sexuality as a wo
man and a single person. I have broken no laws. I stand by the fundamental principle in a democracy that everyone has a right to privacy..`~`She is a single person. How can she allow a man into her room when they are not married? What`s the status of the relationship?`
~Other headlines ran array with hot shots while the Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar promises thorough probe by police..
~`You may face a jail term of up to three years , a fine ,or both, under Section 292 of the Penal Code for distributing and having in possession material containing pornographic elements..
Selangor executive councillor for Tourism,Consumer Affairs and Environment and Bukit Lanjan State assemblyman Elizabeth Wong, whose nude photographs were being circulated, has resigned from both posts.
She was also PKR Women`s Information Chief, a consultant for Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (SIRD) and was involved in peace and conflict work in Southern Thailand, Mindanao, East Timor and Aceh .
Elizabeth Wong lodged a police report after being told of the photographs that have been circulating via MMS, apparently taken with a camera phone. She claimed the entire episode as a gross outrage of her modesty, a gross invasion of her privacy and the sanctity of her personal life- a malicious attack to discredit her.
The photographs that were made available to the press showed Elizabeth Wong was asleep in her bed with her glasses on and her eyes were closed. She was partially covered with a "sarung".
She said the photographs could have been taken by her ex-boyfriend. It was rumored that the photos might have been circulated by her ex-boyfriend whom allegedly broke up recently and it was said he had moved to another country.
Nobody said that intrusion of privacy is ethical but in face of our local conservative society such nude photographs taken are seen as a shock as it was not a behavioral norm of a sensible person to do so , what more it is about a high profile of a so called- clean leader. ..
Given the benefit of doubts, she was likened a sheep to be slaughtered among the wolves. As a public figure, the nude photographs denoted a morally –corrupted / decayed misbehavior in a way that did not please the people around. She had made a mistake in her personal life by being too trusting in her ex-boyfriend.
Given the benefits of doubt, the fact remains the same - this is a moral issue. It is the issue of how one can command respect when one`s morality is at stake .
It is the issue of how one can continue to be a good sherpard when one can not rule the herd. People always associate good sherpads(leaders) with good grazing ground (ethics).How far is this true for PKR ?
On the other hand , it is also the moral issue of unethical behaviour of the ex-boyfriend. What does he gain by circulating such nude photos of her? Intrusion of privacy is an unethical act of insanity and often than not the woman is the victim of circumstances and technology is the wrongful means. Let not the victims be sheep ready for slaughter in the world of vicious wolves . Its only fair we should also deal with the predators too? How should we stop all these sex photo/DVD slandering or letting such moral misbehaviour from implanting deep roots into our society?
