The widow of the late Sarawak governor Abdul Taib Mahmud, Raghad Kurdi Taib, claimed that she had been barred from visiting his grave.
She said she had flown to Kuching last week to attend a function in Satok before going to visit the grave, where she claimed to have been prohibited from entering her own house.
“We were turned away at the gate and the guards told me they did not have authorisation to let me in,” Raghad said in an Instagram post.
It was previously reported that Taib, who died on Feb 21, was buried next to his first wife’s grave at a family cemetery, in their private residence in Demak Jaya.
Raghad said while the guard eventually relented and allowed her inside “out of the goodness of his heart”, the move resulted in the guard being sacked from his job.
She also claimed Taib’s grave looked dry, as though no one had visited it since the funeral.
“It is in bad condition. How shameful and saddening. I don’t think I’m allowed to even keep a single staff member to look after and maintain the grave.”
She said she had lodged a police report and made an application in court concerning this incident, but did not elaborate on the nature of the court application.
“Please understand that I am doing all this with a heavy heart. I shouldn’t have to prove anything to anyone.
“He was my husband, but I have to document this shameful act done against me and demand justice. I know I haven’t been sharing my stories before, but I think it’s time to do so,” she said.
Taib, the former Sarawak Yang Dipertua Negeri, died on February 21 this year. He was the longest-serving Sarawak Chief Minister, holding the role for 32 years from 1981.