PETALING JAYA: Several PKR MPs are allegedly planning to jump ship following the disclosure of a sex video implicating party supremo Anwar Ibrahim.
A party source revealed that PKR is “facing an acute internal problem” and its top leadership is monitoring several MPs, whom it fears may abandon PKR just ahead of the April 16 Sarawak polls.
The source said while Anwar’s sex-video has become the buzzword nationwide, Umno appears bent on luring several PKR MPs to leave the party to become either independent pro-Barisan Nasional MPs or Umno MPs.
Yesterday, admitting that he and two others were behind the release of the video, former Malacca chief minister Rahim Thamby Chik said several PKR MPs asked for RM1 million each to jump ship after watching the video.
He claimed that Sungai Petani MP Johari Abdul was first shown the video and the PKR lawmaker admitted that the person in the video was Anwar.
Rahim also alleged that Johari asked for RM100,000 as “wang pelincir” (lubricant money) as an initial payment to facilitate the exodus.
However, at another press conference yesterday, Johari (photo above) alleged that Rahim offered RM1 million for every MP who crossed-over and that it was not Anwar on the sex tape.The PKR MP was also said to have wanted to bring seven party comrades to meet with Rahim.
The source claimed that the five PKR MPs taken by Johari to view the video were Kamarul Baharin Abbas (Teluk Kemang), Rashid Din (Merbok), Azan Ismail (Indera Mahkota), Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid (Kuala Langat) and Amran Abdul Ghani (Tanah Merah).
Why did they target Johari?
The source said he is puzzled as to why Johari decided to come-out with a statement only two days after he watched the video and not immediately after viewing it.
“There are some questions that need to be answered. Party members are confused with certain things. Firstly why did the ‘Datuk Trio’ (Rahim and two others namely Shazryl Eskay Abdullah and Shuib Lazim) target Johari?
“Why didn’t Johari inform the party leadership of the attempt? Why did he bring the other five MPs for the second screening? Why did he hold a press conference on March 23, when he saw the video on March 21?”
The source, however, remained confident that the person in the sex-video was not Anwar but a conspiracy to tarnish his reputation and to bring disrepute to PKR.
“On the day the video was said to be recorded and during that time (9pm to 12 midnight), Anwar was with his brother Roslan at his (Anwar’s) house,” he said.
The source also noted that Umno and BN needed only another five MPs to defect in order for the ruling coalition to obtain a two-thirds majority in Parliament, and the sex video was aimed at luring PKR MPs to cross over.
Despite numerous attempts, Johari could not be reached for comment. - FMT
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