KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 — The Malaysian Internet regulator confirmed that they have received complaints against the alleged sex video starring Datuk Mustafa Ali today, and investigations are expected to start soon.
A public relations officer from the Malaysian Communications And Multimedia Commission (MCMC) told The Malaysian Insiderthat the public had lodged complaints against the video and the photos linked to the PAS secretary-general.
“Yes, we have received them and investigations will be carried out,” said the officer, who wishes to stay anonymous.
An anonymous complainant has sent The Malaysian Insider a copy of the complaint carrying the serial number 0400/04/13. The copy was confirmed by an MCMC Complaints Bureau officer, Nurhaliza Yahaya.
Attached to the complaint was a link to Papa Gomo’s blog at www.papagomo.com, where the blogger has written an article about the video.
PAS leaders brushed aside the emergence of a sex video on the Internet of a prominent leader from the party as probably “fake” and the “dirty tactic” of political foes ahead of Election 2013.
The video has appeared on a number of mostly Umno websites and blogs, all of whom claim the footage was the work of PAS’s ally, PKR.
PAS vice-president Datuk Husam Musa suggested today that the video could be fabricated, while also questioning its timing this close to nomination day on April 20 and polling on May 5.
“The timing is political, most probably the motive is also political,” he said when met at Putrajaya today.
He said the PR will focus on its bid to win Election 2013 instead and will ignore such side issues.
“I am confidant PR will focus in this election. (For a) side-story that is made up, we put aside,” he said.
Datuk Mustafa Ali has denied he was caught on any sex video, the PAS secretary-general’s lawyer said today, adding that the clip that has gone viral on the Internet is the work of political foe, Umno.
“This is a pure slander campaign by Umno. We do not suspect anyone else but the work of Umno,” Asmuni Awi, who heads the Awi & Co law firm, was quoted saying by news portal Malaysiakini.
“My client denies it. The video suddenly appeared,” he reportedly said.
He did not directly refer to any sexual allegations, but his reply is believed to be related to the ongoing furore that has put the opposition party on the defensive.
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