Shazryl and former Malacca chief minister Abdul Rahim, who have both openly declared they were behind the video, were subsequently freed on bail.
Bukit Aman Secretariat chief Deputy Commissioner Datuk Ghazali Md Amin confirmed the arrests and added that several items have also been seized from the two.
He also said the duo had revealed where the sex video was filmed and that a forensics team has been sent to inspect the scene.
Ghazali, however, did not confirm the identity of the two. Both have been released on police bail.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar told reporters this morning that the police were still trying to determine the identity of the recorded individuals as well as the person or persons responsible for setting up the cameras.
Abdul Rahim and Shazryl had lodged a police report at the Bukit Aman police headquarters yesterday and subsequently spent about five hours there to have their statements recorded.
They also surrendered the original recording of the 21-minute video and an Omega watch, which they claimed to be Anwar’s.
The video first made headlines on Monday when an unidentified man known only as “Datuk T” screened the clip to the media at the Carcosa Seri Negara hotel here.
Anwar and Pakatan Rakyat lawmakers have since disputed the authenticity of the video clip, claiming it was a part of a conspiracy by Umno to topple the opposition leader ahead of the coming Sarawak polls.
On Wednesday, PKR MP Datuk Johari Abdul unmasked “Datuk T” and revealed that Shazryl and Abdul Rahim were behind the recording.
He said he had been invited by the duo to view the recording last Monday and was later enticed to defect to Umno.
Immediately after Johari’s revelation, Shazryl and Abdul Rahim convened a press conference of their own to admit that they were behind the clip.
They also claimed that “Datuk T” referred to “trio” and named themselves, as well as Johari’s uncle, Datuk Shuib Lazim, who is also Perkasa’s treasurer and a former Umno senator, as a part of the threesome.
The black-and-white video was allegedly taken on February 21 at a hotel room in Kuala Lumpur.
It begins with footage showing a man the trio claim to be Anwar, a woman with East Asian features and another unidentified man in the room.
The second part, recorded from four slightly different angles, showed the man receiving oral sex from the woman and then having sexual intercourse with her in several positions. - Malaysian Insider
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