Amid chaos, Londoners show goodwill towards Malaysian student

By Lisa J. Ariffin

A still picture taken from video of a host stripping Ashraf of his belongings. news.com.au pic

KUALA LUMPUR, August 11 Amid reports of widespread rioting, looting as well as assault across London, a organisation of British well-wishers have come together to set up a website Something good for Ashraf pledging financial support for Malaysian tyro Mohammed Ashraf Haziq, who was beaten up as well as mugged during a London riots.

Former aid workman Jamie Cowen who set up a internet interest insisted a income lifted would go to Haziq as well as any surplus would be since to alternative London riot-related causes.

I as well as thousands of alternative British people have been troubled which this happened in a country as well as wish to do something good for Ashraf to show to him as well as his country which only a tiny minority of us have been scumbags, Cowen said.

The website with a tagline Lets do something good for Ashraf Haziq, was set up in a hopes of entertainment donations for Ashraf with a polling area for visitors to select a most appropriate approach to assistance a Malaysian.

Among a suggestions have been to pay his tyro fees, pay for his family to visit him in hospital as well as to buy a equipment which were stolen from him.

Also shown upon a website is a footage of Ashrafs distress when he was mugged by looters who were as young as 11.

The well-wishers have been organisingan interest for a student, yet as of final night it was misleading if it would be led by those who set up a account website or by a Malaysian High Commission.

In Malaysia, Umno pronounced currently they will account a cost of flying Ashrafs relatives as well as brother to London tomorrow.

Pontian MP Datuk Ahmad Maslan pronounced Umno was called to assist a worried family whose travelling costs a! mounted to RM20,000.

Ashrafs father Rossli Harun is a retired infantryman while his mother Maznah is a kindergarten teacher.

So a sponsorship to London is to palliate their travelling cost, as well as their allowance there will be sponsored entirely by a Umno bend in London, he told reporters currently during Putra World Trade Center (PWTC).

Maznah pronounced a family is grateful to Umno as they did not design a celebration to entirely sponsor a travelling costs of a complete family.

Ahmad, who is also deputy apportion in a Prime Ministers office pronounced he was sensitive which Ashrafs operation for a damaged jaw line had been successful as well as a girl is right away in fast condition.

Ashraf had arrived in East London final month to study during Kaplan College. He was cycling from his tyro accommodation with a crony when they saw a host coming towards them.

His crony managed to escape but pronounced a 20-strong squad blocked Ashrafs trail as well as knocked him to a ground before taking his bicycle.

The hooded youths appeared to assistance him to his feet but afterwards fast rifled through his rucksack, stealing his mobile phone, wallet as well as PSP games console.

The offensive video footage of a host surrounding Ashraf has been shown around a universe after it was posted upon YouTube.