The police today said they will reveal the identities of those seen in a sex video implicating a local politician only if they are required to do so by law.
Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar today said current legislation does not require people recorded within pornographic materials to be exposed or charged.
Khalid reiterated that the police were investigating the public screening and distribution of the video under Section 292 of the Penal Code.
“If there is a need under the law [to identify the people in the video]... if the law requires us to disclose, then we will disclose,” he said.
On April 14, Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar said the police have identified the man in the sex video.
He said the identity of the man was verified based on strong evidence obtained during investigations, although he declined to reveal the identity of the man in the video as it could interfere with the on-going investigation.
The police were also reported to have sought the assistance of experts from the United States to study the authenticity of the controversial video, and Khalid today said the new findings backed up earlier conclusions that the video had not been doctored.
“We have received the report from foreign experts and from the report, it reaffirms our experts’ findings about the authenticity of the video... that it is authentic, and not edited.
“If the video is authentic, you can make your own assumptions,” he told reporters at its headquarters here.
Khalid said that he will bring the results of their probe to the Attorney-General for further instructions.
He added that the public, as well as the media should be patient and give space for the police to investigate the case, as it is at its final stages.
“It’s not easy to trace the person who uploaded the video on Youtube because we know that it was done out of the country. It will take some time,” he said.
The video first made headlines on March 21 after it was shown to selected media outlets at the Carcosa Seri Negara by an individual identifying himself as “Datuk T”.
Two days after the screening, the trio of businessman Datuk Shazryl Eskay Abdullah, former Malacca chief minister Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik and Perkasa treasurer-general Datuk Shuib Lazim came forward to reveal themselves collectively as “Datuk T”.
Following a police investigation into the screening, the trio claimed to have surrendered the only extant copy of the sex video to the police.
The unedited video had also been uploaded to video sharing website YouTube on April 28, but was taken down shortly after for violating the site’s terms of usage. Prior to that, two “teasers” of the clip had also been uploaded to the same site.
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Whether it is Anwar or a surprise, that's not what troubles me. What troubles me is what the Deputy IGP said; i.e., "“If there is a need under the law [to identify the people in the video... if the law requires us to disclose, then we will disclose”. Sound to me like he isn't sure what the law says. He's our Deputy IGP, appointed by UMNO, and he's not sure what the law says?! What's the caliber of the people that UMNO appoints into high office? Sounds like UMNO appoints people of the same caliber as Najib, Muyhiddin, Hisam and Rais - people who don't really know what they are doing or supposed to do!
The only kind of police in the world......going after the victims & brutalising peaceful demonstrators , BUT protecting the wrong-doers. Memang SIAL betul !!
Khalid, you were recently promoted as Deputy IGP solely based on this criteria- SIAL betul !!
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