Zuraida to demand for Haziq's head to roll at PKR meet

Fireworks are expected when PKR's political bureau meets this afternoon with vice-president Zuraida Kamaruddin expected to demand Haziq Abdullah Abdul Aziz's sacking from the party.

Zuraida, who is also the housing and local government minister, is known to be a close associate of PKR deputy president Azmin Ali, who has been implicated in a sex scandal.

Speaking to reporters in Putrajaya this afternoon, she said stern action must be taken against Haziq as his conduct had embarrassed and tarnished the party leadership.

“Yes. (I will push for his sacking),” she said when asked to comment on the party not acting against Haziq, who confessed to being the other person in the sex clips.

Haziq, who is the Santubong PKR Youth chief, also claimed it was Azmin in the video and their alleged sexual encounter took place in the latter's hotel room in Sandakan, Sabah, last month.

Azmin, who is also the economic affairs minister, has described the videos as a nefarious plot to ruin his political career.

The political bureau meeting would be chaired by PKR president Anwar Ibrahim at the PKR headquarters in Petaling Jaya.

Previously, Anwar said the party would wait for the outcome of the police's investigation into the matter before deciding on Haziq's fate.

Yesterday, Azmin's advisor Khalid Jaafar said not taking action against Haziq would be perceived as a failure on the part of the leadership, especially its president.

This afternoon's meeting also comes in the wake of Azmin stating that he was convinced that the sex video scandal is an inside job, which was seen as aimed at Anwar and his aides.

Anwar has repeatedly denied any involvement in the matter.

[More to follow] - Mkini