Netizens probe Anwar about sex allegations in online chat

(Yahoo News) – Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim found himself having to fend off questions about the sex allegations levelled against him during a live interactive chat with netizens.

The sex video featuring a man said to resemble him and the sodomy charge were among the questions posed to Anwar during the 75-minute chat with Yahoo! Malaysia Thursday (May 19).

One netizen asked: “In your opinion, who is the man in the video. Please answer honestly.”

Anwar replied he had some suspects in mind, “big stomachs and saggy breasts, haha.”

To another question from a netizen asking about the experts from South Korea and US who confirmed the individual in the sex video seem like Anwar’s face, the opposition leader replied that it was typical how “smart guys like you can be duped by Umno media. Which expert? Why can’t they be transparent?”

Anwar also vehemently denied that he was the man in the sex video that was revealed by the Datuk T trio and added that he had lodged a police report over the matter.

Another netizen asked Anwar what were his chances of getting out of the allegations against him.

Anwar replied these were trumped up charges and claimed them to be a conspiracy by Umno leaders to deflect from central issues of governance, corruption and power abuse.

When asked if the price of petrol would be reduced to 1.30 ringgit a litre if Pakatan was voted into power at the next general election, he replied that prices could be lowered.

On the different streams of schools in Malaysia, he said quality education was the priority but the choice of students and parents would be respected.

“Bahasa Malaysia will remain the official language but we will have to enhance the quality of English and other languages,” he said.