Call to put aside DVD issue for now

(NST) PUTRAJAYA: Resolve the infighting in MCA and let the police find the culprit behind the distribution of the sex DVD that led to the suspension of party deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek.

That was what party central committee member Wee Jeck Seng thinks is best for now until the party's extraordinary general meeting on Oct 10.

"We should focus on solving our internal problems instead of focusing on the DVD issue.

"This (DVD issue) is not something new and should be left to the police to handle."

The youth and sports deputy minister, who was speaking to reporters at the soft launch ceremony of the Malaysian Outstanding Youth Conference 2009 here, said that it was pointless to speculate on the issue when there were bigger issues at hand.

"It is sad that the DVD issue keeps resurfacing but we don't know who is behind it. So it is best we just wait for the EGM for any decisions to be made."

With just over two weeks before the EGM, the DVD that scandalised Chua and forced him to resign from all posts including that of health minister early last year, resurfaced this week for the third time.

The DVD, a recording of Dr Chua having sex with a woman in a hotel room, first surfaced in 2007.

He later admitted to being the man in the DVD and resigned as the health minister and party vice-president after accusing rivals in MCA of masterminding the taping.

He was subsequently elected as deputy president.

Last month, the presidential council sacked him but the decision was reversed when the central committee suspended him for four years instead.

Last week, the DVD resurfaced and this time it was allegedly distributed to the MCA central committee members, most of whom believe the culprit to be an outsider waiting to see the downfall of MCA.

The DVD was earlier distributed for the second time during the cabinet reshuffle earlier this year.

Wee said that the central committee had acted within its rights to overrule the sacking of Dr Chua and suspended him for four years instead.

On the Malaysian Outstanding Youth Conference 2009 to be held on Oct 9, he said he was expecting 600 university students to voice out their needs and exchange ideas with higher education stakeholders during the one-day conference.

He said the conference was the best platform for students to improve themselves and also help provide quality education in the country.