May 08, 2011
Shazryl (centre) kisses the Quran during his oath-taking ceremony, in Sentul April 29, 2011. — file pic
KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s refusal to take a religious oath proves he is the man in a sex video that appeared on the Internet recently, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed said today.
The former prime minister joined the list of Anwar’s detractors who believe the opposition leader’s reluctance to take the oath to be a sign of guilt.
“Why doesn’t he dare to swear? With Saiful (Bukhari Azlan) he didn’t dare to, even with this one he does not dare sumpah because he is guilty,” Dr Mahathir told reporters today.
“If he takes the oath, people will see that he is clearing his name; his refusal to do so proves otherwise,” he added.
A sex video allegedly featuring Anwar was first screened to journalists at the Carcosa Seri Negara hotel on March 21, but has now leaked onto the Internet.
Datuk Shazryl Eskay Abdullah, part of the “Datuk T” trio who had claimed responsibility for the video’s screening, took an oath at the Masjid Amru Al-As mosque last Friday over the controversy.
Shazryl had invited Anwar to join him during the oath-taking but the latter had ignored the challenge.
He also reiterated his willingness to take a polygraph test to prove that he was not lying over the video but insisted on two conditions — that Anwar takes the test first and that the tests be broadcast live.
“I feel no sense of dread for I have nothing to hide.
“It must be fair, it must be live so there will be no claims of conspiracy,” Shazryl had said.
Shazryl added he had never once accused Anwar of committing adultery but merely wanted the leader to admit that he was the man in the video.
“I merely asked — is this him? I went to reporters because you know him best,” he had said.
Anwar and his family have denied that he was the man in the sex video.
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