The Umno deputy president claimed PAS feared the “truth” of the sex video. — file pic
The Umno deputy president also mocked PAS, which his party has repeatedly tried to woo into forming a unity government, claiming the Islamist party was likely afraid the “truth” behind the video would tarnish its religious image.
“Perhaps they already know the background of this video issue... or who is the person in the video.
“But it is brought to their muktamar... as a political party founded on Islamic principles, they should be seeking the truth instead,” the deputy prime minister told a press conference after visiting the Dang Wangi district police headquarters here today.
PAS delegates had moved a motion at its 57th annual muktamar today, condemning state muftis and Islamic scholars for keeping silent over the controversial sex video caper.
Muhyiddin added PAS should not be blaming Barisan Nasional (BN) for the video, pointing out that the opposition leaders had already denied any involvement from the beginning.
He said that at the very least, PAS should have debated the video’s authenticity at its muktamar to gauge its members’ opinions before arriving at any conclusion.
“Debate the source (of the video)... how it came about, who did it, how it involves a Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leader and whether it is true.
“If at the end they conclude that they do not know the truth, they can ask the police to reveal the identity of the man in the video so the people will no longer be in the dark. This is what they should examine... not push everything to BN because that is not seeking the truth,” he said.
Muhyiddin also said BN would not allow itself to be used as a scapegoat in the video scandal and would stick to discovering the truth through legal means.
“We are transparent. Our policy is to investigate it, follow the right avenue to establish the culprit and what is the reason behind it.
“Unfortunately for PAS, they claim to be Islamic but they are straying from the path of Islam. They only care about their political interest and not about receiving Allah’s blessings,” he said.
The 21-minute recording was first aired to reporters at the prestigious Carcosa Seri Negara hotel in April by a man who identified himself as “Datuk T”.
“Datuk T” was later identified as a group made up of businessman Datuk Shazryl Eskay, former Malacca chief minister Tan Sri Abdul Tamby Chik and former Perkasa treasurer-general Datuk Shuib Lazim.
The video has been distributed in disks and made available on various Internet sites this past month despite the “Datuk T” trio saying they have handed over the sole original copy to the police. Police said they are investigating the distribution of the video.
Umno and its newspaper, Utusan Malaysia, have attacked PAS for defending Anwar in the sex video scandal, saying the opposition leader was morally unfit to lead the pact due to his sodomy charges and having been implicated in the sex clip. Anwar has denied the charge and allegations.
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