One year after Dr Chua Soi Lek’s sex DVD scandal led to his resignation from party and government posts, the MCA deputy chief is now being investigated for allegedly performing oral sex.
Selangor Criminal Investigation Department chief Hasnan Hassan, when contacted by Malaysiakini today, said that the police are investigating the sex DVD under section 377(A) of the Penal Code.
Section 377(A) covers carnal intercourse against the order of nature, which states that “a person who has sexual connection with another person by the introduction of the penis into the anus or mouth of the other person is said to committed carnal intercourse against the order of nature.”
Hasnan said that the police are also going after those who distributed the sex DVD, and ttaht his will be done under section 292 of the Penal Code, which covers the distribution of pornography.
Those found guilty shall be punished with jail term of up to three years and/or fine.
In connection with the investigation, Chua gave a statement at the district police headquarters at Petaling Jaya at 10.30am today.
However, in a four-paragraph statement issued in the afternoon, Chua, 61, said he went to the police station "to identify a tape following a police report lodged by a resident of Petaling Jaya recently".
"I told the police it is the same tape as I had identified in January last year... I will give my fullest cooperation to the police," he said.
He also said that there was an attempt by some quarters to revive the sex tape to continue "to discredit me, to threaten and cow me into silence".
Rumours have been circulating that Chua's faction will call for an extraordinary general meeting of MCA to remove president Ong Tee Keat through a vote of no-confidence.
It is believed that the redistribution of the DVD is being seen as a way of keeping Chua at bay.
Resident receives DVD in mailbox
The sex scandal resurfaced on Feb 10 after a Kelana Jaya resident discovered in his mailbox an envelope containing a DVD and a letter.
Upon watching the DVD, the resident realised that the DVD was a pornographic video and proceeded to make the police report.
The video, which features a couple having sex in a hotel suite, had first emerged in Johor in December 2007.
After initial denials and media speculation, Chua admitted to being the man in the video on Jan 1, 2008, and thereafter resigned from all his posts, including that of health minister and vice-president of MCA.
Although he staged a comeback last October to win the post of deputy president of MCA, it is believed that he will not be able to resume a ministerial post because of his tainted past.
“I am sure that there are many people who are afraid of the reshuffle in MCA, and they are the ones who will want to sabotage my career by reminding the public of my past mistakes,” Chua told a Chinese daily.
While he did not name his rivals, among them is believed to be his estranged boss, MCA president Ong.
Over the past few months, Ong has been trying hard to sideline his deputy.
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