Rina Harun is once again bashed by the public. It is almost always for the same reason: her love for ‘photo op’ in whatever activities she had done. This time, she brings her army of photographers and paparazzi to capture the moment of her visiting Bella, the 13 years old OKU that was badly abused by the founder of Rumah Bonda. What angers the public more is her lack of interest in Bella before the Royal family of Johor voiced their determination to help Bella. The announcement and support from the Royal family of Johor have shifted the game of power in Bella’s abuse case.
Netizens labelled the women, family, and community development minister’s visits to the hospital along with her army of photographers as a publicity stunt. This is due to her silence in Bella’s abuse case from the beginning, despite her job of being the protector of unfortunate children. Her sudden interest in Bella is now deemed hypocritical by netizens. Many people were angry about her ‘disappearance’ regarding Bella’s child abuse case that had started since 9 months ago.
For nine whole months, radio silence from the minister of women, family, and community development. Bella was left to fight against her VVIP abuser who armed herself with not only one top civil lawyer but TEN top civil lawyers in Malaysia. Looks like she knows she needs a lot of ‘help’ to clear her name. Rina Harun had only broken her silence when His Royal Highness Crown Prince of Johor, Tunku Ismail Idris, announced that he would send Bella free lawyer service to help her seek justice over the abuse she endured at the hand of the founder of Rumah Bonda. The support that is shown by the Royal family of Johor gives a glimmer of hope that one day Malaysia’s corruption cycle can be broken.
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