Money now or money later, it’s still video blackmail
Give up politics or else we release the video. That’s blackmail, plain and simple.
By uppercaise
What is blackmail? Does it only involve money? Shazryl Eskay said on Wednesday the release of the now-infamous “sex video” is not an attempt at blackmail because his Unholy Trio did not ask for money.
Of course he would say that. Besides, the crime of extortion (the term for blackmail used in Malaysia’s Penal Code) carries a jail sentence of up to 10 years. The crime of anonymous criminal intimidation, another possible offence, carries a jail sentence of up to two years plus two years.
To admit it’s blackmail would put him at risk of 10 years’ jail, besides derailing his attempt at claiming the moral high ground of purity, that he’s Doing It For The Truth. Truth? Pah.
Whether Eskay & Co are guilty of the crime of extortion (blackmail) is another matter. But in the public eye, the Unholy Trio have certainly carried out an act of blackmail. They also carried out a dog-and-pony-show, but that’s another topic.
The Unholy Trio called in the media to view the “sex video”, pointed to the man in the video and said it was a leading political figure. Then the Unholy Trio demanded that the political figure and his wife give up political office, or the video would be made public.
Give up politics or else we release the video. That’s blackmail, plain and simple.
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