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n investigation by an NGO confirmed that an Indonesian maid was allegedly raped by a Malaysian minister in 2007 as widely reported in Malaysian blogs and online news sites.

Migrant CARE policy analyst Wahyu Susilo said the NGO decided not to make the case public when beginning its “internal investigation” in the same year.

“We did not and still won’t publicly disclose the case to the public at the victim’s request,” he told The Jakarta Post on Thursday.

“The case is high profile and we respect the victim’s decision to keep the case under wraps.”

Malaysian media earlier reported the victim requested a media blackout on the case because of fears that their family would be placed in danger as the Malaysian minister had accomplices in Indonesia.

“We have to take as many safety measures as possible,” Wahyu said.

Malaysian Information, Communication and Culture Minister Rais Yatim allegedly raped his Indonesian maid — accusations the minister strongly denied.

He blamed bloggers and the opposition parties for “ugly and wicked lies,” Reuters reported.

The accusations are detailed in a Migrant CARE internal report leaked and published in blogs late last month, it reported.

Wahyu said Migrant CARE submitted a copy of its investigation report in 2007 to the Indonesian government to forward to Malaysia.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Kusuma Habir said she was not aware of Migrant CARE’s report and said the government had not carried out any measures as the ministry had not received any information by the victim filing a report on an alleged rape.

Youth rights group Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia (SAMM) lodged a police report regarding the allegations, Malaysian news portal thestar.com.my reported.