Shazryl is confident the police will soon reveal the identity of the man in the sex video. — File pic
Shazryl also expressed confidence the police would soon reveal the identity of the man in the video first shown on March 21, despite acknowledging the law does not require the identities of those appearing in pornographic films to be exposed.
“I believe the police will soon reveal the identity.
“Just give them a little time since their team just got back from the US,” he told The Malaysian Insider in an SMS from China.
Shazryl, the key protagonist behind the video’s exposure, also asked in the SMS for any information on when he would be charged in court.
Asked if this meant he was prepared to face legal action, he replied. “Yes, Dato T will all be in court when they charge us.”
He was referring to the “Datuk Trio” behind the video, namely him, former Malacca Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik and ex-Perkasa treasurer-general Datuk Shuib Lazim.
Shazryl had earlier promised more exposes on Anwar once it is revealed the PKR de facto leader is in the 21-minute sex video which features a fair-skinned woman, believed to be a foreign prostitute.
When pointed out however that the police had already declared they would not reveal the man’s identity unless compelled to do so, Shazryl reiterated that he was sure they would.
“As I had mentioned earlier, let’s give them a little time since they just got back from the US. I think they will make that announcement soon,” he said in another SMS.
On April 14, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar declared the video as authentic, likely proving claims that the man featured in the 21-minute recording was indeed Anwar.
Ismail had said the identity of the man was verified based on strong evidence obtained during investigations, although he declined to identify he man in the video as it could interfere with the on-going investigation.
The police were also reported to have sought the assistance of experts from the United States to study the authenticity of the controversial video.
On Friday, Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said that new findings have backed up earlier conclusions that the video had not been doctored.
“We have received the report from foreign experts and from the report it reaffirms our experts’ findings about the authenticity of the video... that it is authentic, and not edited.
“If the video is authentic, you can make your own assumptions,” he told reporters.
Khalid, however, said current legislation does not require people recorded in pornographic materials to be exposed or charged, reiterating that the police were only investigating the public screening and distribution of the video under section 292 of the Penal Code.
“If there is a need under the law [to identify the people in the video]... if the law requires us to disclose, then we will disclose,” he said.
The video first made headlines on March 21 after it was shown to selected media outlets at the Carcosa Seri Negara here by an individual identifying himself as “Datuk T”.
Two days after the screening, the trio of Shazryl, Abdul Rahim and Shuib came forward to reveal themselves collectively as “Datuk T”.
Following a police investigation into the screening, the trio claimed to have surrendered the only extant copy of the sex video to the police.
The unedited video had also been uploaded to video sharing website YouTube on April 28, but was taken down shortly after for violating the site’s terms of usage. Prior to that, two “teasers” of the clip had also been uploaded to the same site.
Shazryl has since taken a “sumpah laknat” or an oath to swear on Allah’s name, declaring that he had spoken the truth when alleging that Anwar is the man in the video.
His challenge to Anwar to do the same was however turned down.
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