Taib’s wife denies taking him out of hospital against doctors’ advice

“That’s not true. This is the proof,” she said in a posting, with a photo of a nurse’s note attached.

The note, dated Feb 2, was purportedly signed off by a nurse named Benedette Tommy but was mostly illegible.

Earlier, a viral post containing a photo of a police report lodged yesterday morning claimed that Taib was “absconded by his wife Toh Puan Raghad” despite being advised that the former Sarawak chief minister should stay in hospital for proper treatment.

Taib was reportedly being treated at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Normah Medical Specialist Centre in Kuching.

The police report claimed that late Saturday night, Raghad removed all medications attached to Taib without informing hospital staff.

Taib was then allegedly placed in a wheelchair by his wife’s assistant and bodyguards before being moved to a vehicle at the hospital’s main entrance.

Sarawak police chief Mancha Ata earlier confirmed receiving a police report regarding the claim, with an investigation being held under Section 336 of the Penal Code for endangerment of life or personal safety.

Taib, 87, had served three terms as Sarawak governor from March 1, 2014, until Jan 26 this year, when Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar succeeded him.