He refuses to answer questions on the sex video but other Pakatan leaders were on hand to defend the PKR supremo.
PETALING JAYA: Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim today refused to be drawn into the challenge to prove his innocence over the sex video scandal via a polygraph test.
He called the challenge made by businessman Shazryl Eskay Abdullah, one of the three responsible for the screening of the video, as a “non-issue”.
“It’s a non-issue,” a visibly annoyed Anwar told a press conference here after chairing Pakatan Rakyat’s presidential council meeting.
The former deputy prime minister dodged all questions on Shazryl’s challenge, forcing other Pakatan leaders to do the answering.
PKR had earlier today said it will not bow to the demands of Shazryl and two others who are collectively knowns as “Datuk T” or “Datuk Trio” who challenged Anwar to take the lie detector test.
Party leaders insisted that the trio should instead be tried under Syariah laws under “qazaf” for accusation of fornication without witnesses.
PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang defended Anwar and their qazaf demand, saying the “sumpah laknat” (religious oath) undertaken by Shazryl last Friday was invalid.
“The way they performed the sumpah was wrong. They swear on the Al-Quran without following the basic tenets,” Hadi told the same press conference.
Police reports against PKR
Anwar has been implicated in a 21-minute video showing a man resembling him having sex with a woman believed to be a Chinese prostitute. Anwar has denied that it was him.
The video clip was first disclosed to the media at the prestigious Carcosa Seri Negara hotel here last month by a man who identified himself as Datuk T, which was later revealed to be Shazryl, former Malacca Chief Minister Rahim Thamby Chik and ex-Perkasa treasurer Shuib Lazim.
PKR leaders rose to defend Anwar, claiming the video was a conspiracy masterminded to tarnish the former deputy prime minister by political rivals Umno.
Umno has denied any involvement in the fiasco while PKR leaders immediately filed a qazaf report with the religious authorities against the trio for their role in showing the sex tape in public.
Shazryl, who is said to face the prospect of being charged with distribution of pornographic material, said yesterday he was willing to take a lying test to prove his accusation that Anwar was the man in the video.
But Shazryl said Anwar must also undergo the test which should be screened live on national television, saying the two conditions were to avoid any deception or conspiracy in taking the lie detector tests.
The businessman undertook his oath last Friday in Masjid Amru al-As in Sentul that his claims were true.
There were attempts by PKR supporters to block the event from taking place. Several pro-Umno supporters have since lodged a police report against PKR.
PETALING JAYA: Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim today refused to be drawn into the challenge to prove his innocence over the sex video scandal via a polygraph test.He called the challenge made by businessman Shazryl Eskay Abdullah, one of the three responsible for the screening of the video, as a “non-issue”.
“It’s a non-issue,” a visibly annoyed Anwar told a press conference here after chairing Pakatan Rakyat’s presidential council meeting.
The former deputy prime minister dodged all questions on Shazryl’s challenge, forcing other Pakatan leaders to do the answering.
PKR had earlier today said it will not bow to the demands of Shazryl and two others who are collectively knowns as “Datuk T” or “Datuk Trio” who challenged Anwar to take the lie detector test.
Party leaders insisted that the trio should instead be tried under Syariah laws under “qazaf” for accusation of fornication without witnesses.
PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang defended Anwar and their qazaf demand, saying the “sumpah laknat” (religious oath) undertaken by Shazryl last Friday was invalid.
“The way they performed the sumpah was wrong. They swear on the Al-Quran without following the basic tenets,” Hadi told the same press conference.
Police reports against PKR
Anwar has been implicated in a 21-minute video showing a man resembling him having sex with a woman believed to be a Chinese prostitute. Anwar has denied that it was him.
The video clip was first disclosed to the media at the prestigious Carcosa Seri Negara hotel here last month by a man who identified himself as Datuk T, which was later revealed to be Shazryl, former Malacca Chief Minister Rahim Thamby Chik and ex-Perkasa treasurer Shuib Lazim.
PKR leaders rose to defend Anwar, claiming the video was a conspiracy masterminded to tarnish the former deputy prime minister by political rivals Umno.
Umno has denied any involvement in the fiasco while PKR leaders immediately filed a qazaf report with the religious authorities against the trio for their role in showing the sex tape in public.
Shazryl, who is said to face the prospect of being charged with distribution of pornographic material, said yesterday he was willing to take a lying test to prove his accusation that Anwar was the man in the video.
But Shazryl said Anwar must also undergo the test which should be screened live on national television, saying the two conditions were to avoid any deception or conspiracy in taking the lie detector tests.
The businessman undertook his oath last Friday in Masjid Amru al-As in Sentul that his claims were true.
There were attempts by PKR supporters to block the event from taking place. Several pro-Umno supporters have since lodged a police report against PKR.
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