THURSDAY-6TH DECEMBER 2007-PAS TO ASSIST FAMILY OF GIRL DETAINED IN CHINA

PAS to assist family of girl detained in China
KOTA BAHARU:
PAS is willing to pay for the expenses of the father of 24-year-old Umi Azlim Mohamad Lazim, 24, who is in prison in China for a drug offence, to meet his daughter. Kelantan PAS deputy commissioner Datuk Husam Musa said the party would assist Mohamad Lazim Jusoh, 50, to go to China to see his daughter. “Mohamad Lazim will be accompanied by someone familiar with China so that he can get a clear picture of the situation,” he told reporters yesterday. He said PAS was also prepared to engage a lawyer if there was proof that Umi Azlin had been victimised.Meanwhile, Mohamad Lazim said he was thankful for the concern showed by various quarters, including PAS, for his daughter and their willingness to assist him to go to China.