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Azmin unfit to be Bersatu leader, says Wan Saiful over ‘explicit video’
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Elill Easwaran
Bersatu Supreme Council member Wan Saiful Wan Jan says moral scandals cannot be tolerated in the party, referring to the viral clips that surfaced in 2019
In 2019, Azmin Ali said the spread of viral clips allegedly of himself and then Santubong PKR Youth chief Haziq Aziz engaging in homosexual acts was part of a conspiracy to end his political career.
KUALA LUMPUR: Tasek Gelugor MP Wan Saiful Wan Jan claims that Azmin Ali is unfit to be a Bersatu leader as long as the controversy surrounding a leaked explicit video allegedly of him remains unresolved.
Wan Saiful said he was initially part of Azmin’s faction in Bersatu and even supported the former minister to become the party’s next deputy president during its convention in July 2024 as he felt Azmin was qualified for the post.
When party president Muhyiddin Yassin announced Azmin’s appointment as Bersatu secretary-general, the Bersatu Supreme Council member said he accepted the decision.
“Right after the convention, I received new information … This changed my mind about Azmin and I voiced my opinion to some that as long as this video issue is not resolved, Azmin is not suitable to be a Bersatu leader,” he said at a press conference here today.
“If it’s political persecution, yes, we must defend (our leaders) and fight. But if it’s a morally deviant issue, then they are not suitable for a party like Bersatu. Other parties may be able to accept it, but not Bersatu,” he said.
Wan Saiful said his relationship with Azmin has worsened since then, adding that he would not be surprised “if I become his target”.
FMT is reaching out to Azmin for comment.
In 2019, several viral clips surfaced allegedly showing Azmin with another man engaging in homosexual acts at the Four Points hotel in Sandakan, Sabah.
Then Santubong PKR Youth chief Haziq Aziz later released a video confession naming himself and Azmin as the two men in the video clips.
Azmin, who was then economic affairs minister and PKR deputy president, denied the allegations and said it was a plot to destroy his political career.
While CyberSecurity Malaysia concluded that the video clips were authentic, it said facial recognition of the individuals involved could not be achieved due to the poor resolution of the recordings.
Then attorney-general Tommy Thomas said the clips were also sent to forensic experts in the US who confirmed CyberSecurity’s findings. Thomas said this was why they decided not to charge anyone linked to the videos.
Wan Saiful said he was initially part of Azmin’s faction in Bersatu and even supported the former minister to become the party’s next deputy president during its convention in July 2024 as he felt Azmin was qualified for the post.
When party president Muhyiddin Yassin announced Azmin’s appointment as Bersatu secretary-general, the Bersatu Supreme Council member said he accepted the decision.
“Right after the convention, I received new information … This changed my mind about Azmin and I voiced my opinion to some that as long as this video issue is not resolved, Azmin is not suitable to be a Bersatu leader,” he said at a press conference here today.
“If it’s political persecution, yes, we must defend (our leaders) and fight. But if it’s a morally deviant issue, then they are not suitable for a party like Bersatu. Other parties may be able to accept it, but not Bersatu,” he said.
Wan Saiful said his relationship with Azmin has worsened since then, adding that he would not be surprised “if I become his target”.
FMT is reaching out to Azmin for comment.
In 2019, several viral clips surfaced allegedly showing Azmin with another man engaging in homosexual acts at the Four Points hotel in Sandakan, Sabah.
Then Santubong PKR Youth chief Haziq Aziz later released a video confession naming himself and Azmin as the two men in the video clips.
Azmin, who was then economic affairs minister and PKR deputy president, denied the allegations and said it was a plot to destroy his political career.
While CyberSecurity Malaysia concluded that the video clips were authentic, it said facial recognition of the individuals involved could not be achieved due to the poor resolution of the recordings.
Then attorney-general Tommy Thomas said the clips were also sent to forensic experts in the US who confirmed CyberSecurity’s findings. Thomas said this was why they decided not to charge anyone linked to the videos.
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