PAS scared of the truth about the video: Muhyiddin

 

(The Malaysian Insider) – Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has accused PAS of sacrificing Islamic principles for the sake of politics, saying today the party should have used its muktamar to seek the truth behind a sex video allegedly featuring Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

The Umno deputy president also mocked PAS, which his party has repeatedly tried to woo into forming a unity government, claiming the Islamist party was likely afraid the “truth” behind the video would tarnish its religious image.

“Perhaps they already know the background of this video issue… or who is the person in the video.

“But it is brought to their muktamar… as a political party founded on Islamic principles, they should be seeking the truth instead,” the deputy prime minister told a press conference after visiting the Dang Wangi district police station here today.

PAS delegates had moved a motion at its 57th annual muktamar today, condemning state muftis and Islamic scholars for keeping silent over the controversial sex video caper.

The 21-minute recording was first aired to reporters at the prestigious Carcosa Seri Negara hotel in April by a man who identified himself as “Datuk T”.

“Datuk T” was later identified as a group made up of businessman Datuk Shazryl Eskay, former Malacca chief minister Tan Sri Abdul Tamby Chik and former Perkasa treasurer-general Datuk Shuib Lazim.

The video has been distributed in disks and made available on various Internet sites this past month despite the “Datuk T” trio saying they have handed over the sole original copy to the police. Police said they are investigating the distribution of the video.

Umno and its newspaper, Utusan Malaysia, have attacked PAS for defending Anwar in the sex video scandal, saying the opposition leader was morally unfit to lead the pact due to his sodomy charges and having been implicated in the sex clip. Anwar has denied the charge and allegations.