Rahim & Co: We are Datuk T
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malacca chief minister and Umno veteran Rahim Thamby Chik today said that Datuk T stood for “Datuk Trio” – himself, Shazryl Eskay Abdullah and Perkasa’s Shuib Lazim.
He said that they were the ones who had broadcast a sex video allegedly involving Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim to the media on Monday.
Rahim, a former Umno vice-president, disclosed the identity of the whistleblower Datuk T at a press conference at Impiana Hotel here.
Shuib was not present.
“We had the footage a week ago, and someone managed to produce it. But we didn’t release it then because Rahim wasn’t around,” Shahzryl told reporters.
He was also convinced that the man in the 21-minute long recording was Anwar.
Shahzryl also said that he was in the tape, although he refused to comment on his role in the recording.
“I was in the tape. I was in there. Why should I lie to you?” he said.
The sex tape was shown under a shroud of secrecy to journalists at Carcosa Seri Negara hotel on Monday.
It showed an unidentified man having sex with a female Chinese prostitute in her 30s.
Some quarters have claimed that the man was Anwar. Anwar however has denied it was him and called it a BN conspiracy.
Pakatan Rakyat leaders have vehemently denounced the recording as an Umno-laid trap.
Perkasa: We are not involved
Perkasa, however, has distanced itself from this matter and insisted that Shuib was acting in his personal capacity.
Perkasa secretary-general, Syed Hassan Syed Ali, told FMT that he had already spoken to Shuib who had confirmed that he was not representing Perkasa on this matter.
“Perkasa has absolutely nothing to do with the release of this clip,” he said. “We’re very shocked that we have been dragged into it and we will be clearing our name at a press conference tomorrow.”
When asked if Shuib would be attending the conference, Syed Hassan said, “No because he is currently up north.”
He said that while Shuib was still Perkasa’s treasurer, he had not been discharging his duties in the past few months due to ill health.
“In fact, he wanted to resign three months after being appointed last March because of poor health, but agreed to stay on as we couldn’t find a suitable replacement. But he stopped attending our meetings shortly after. So his only link to Perkasa is the role that he still holds.”
Perkasa will also be calling for the setting up of a royal commission of inquiry to investigate this issue.
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