Thursday October 20, 2011
Chua: Gutter politics the norm now
KUALA LUMPUR: Politicians from both sides of the divide have been guilty of practising gutter politics since the 2008 general election, said MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek.“Nobody can claim the moral high ground. They (Pakatan Rakyat) only stand on moral high ground when they are affected,” he told reporters after attending the 3rd World Chinese Economic Forum signing ceremony here yesterday.
He said since the 2008 general election, there had been a lot of arguments not on policies but personal attacks, adding that many issues were politicised.
He denied that “gutter politics” were tactics only used by Umno and MCA politicians, adding: “This is something that politicians from both sides do.”
Dr Chua was commenting on Pakatan's statement that leaders from Barisan Nasional were practising “gutter politics” when they made allegations against Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng's son.
Pakatan leaders had expressed outrage and condemned the allegations circulating on the Internet that the boy was transferred out of his school following an offence, which Lim called “barbaric lies”.
On another matter, Dr Chua said as a party leader, he could make his own decision on whether to contest in the general election and where to stand as a candidate.
“I can make my decision and I do not need DAP to teach me or challenge me.
“When the time is right, I will make a decision,” he said when asked to comment on DAP challenging him to contest in a DAP stronghold.
Yes, Chua is absolutely correct. Actually, not quite correct as gutter politics started from Sodomy I.
So far, cops probed Chua for alleged oral sex but no charge against Chua. Why Anwar charged but not Chua?
3:16PM Feb 23, 2009
One year after Dr Chua Soi Lek’s sex DVD scandal
led to his resignation from party and government posts, the MCA deputy
chief is now being investigated for allegedly performing oral sex.
Selangor Criminal Investigation Department chief Hasnan Hassan, when contacted by Malaysiakini today, said that the police are investigating the sex DVD under section 377(A) of the Penal Code.
Section 377(A) covers carnal intercourse against the order of nature, which states that “a person who has sexual connection with another person by the introduction of the penis into the anus or mouth of the other person is said to committed carnal intercourse against the order of nature.”
The punishment is imprisonment for up to 20 years, as well as whipping, upon conviction.
Selangor Criminal Investigation Department chief Hasnan Hassan, when contacted by Malaysiakini today, said that the police are investigating the sex DVD under section 377(A) of the Penal Code.
Section 377(A) covers carnal intercourse against the order of nature, which states that “a person who has sexual connection with another person by the introduction of the penis into the anus or mouth of the other person is said to committed carnal intercourse against the order of nature.”
The punishment is imprisonment for up to 20 years, as well as whipping, upon conviction.
Hasnan said that the police are also going after those who
distributed the sex DVD, and ttaht his will be done under section 292 of
the Penal Code, which covers the distribution of pornography.
Those found guilty shall be punished with jail term of up to three years and/or fine.
In connection with the investigation, Chua gave a statement at the
district police headquarters at Petaling Jaya at 10.30am today.
When confronted by reporters, he refused to comment on the matter. He merely said he was “visiting an old friend”.
However, in a four-paragraph statement issued in the afternoon, Chua, 61, said he went to the police station "to identify a tape following a police report lodged by a resident of Petaling Jaya recently".
"I told the police it is the same tape as I had identified in January last year... I will give my fullest cooperation to the police," he said.
He also said that there was an attempt by some quarters to revive the sex tape to continue "to discredit me, to threaten and cow me into silence".
Rumours have been circulating that Chua's faction will call for an extraordinary general meeting of MCA to remove president Ong Tee Keat through a vote of no-confidence.
It is believed that the redistribution of the DVD is being seen as a way of keeping Chua at bay.
Resident receives DVD in mailbox
The sex scandal resurfaced on Feb 10 after a Kelana Jaya resident discovered in his mailbox an envelope containing a DVD and a letter.
The letter instructed the recipient to lodge a police report after watching the video.
Upon watching the DVD, the resident realised that the DVD was a pornographic video and proceeded to make the police report.
The video, which features a couple having sex in a hotel suite, had first emerged in Johor in December 2007.
After initial denials and media speculation, Chua admitted to being the man in the video on Jan 1, 2008, and thereafter resigned from all his posts, including that of health minister and vice-president of MCA.
Although he staged a comeback last October to win the post of deputy president of MCA, it is believed that he will not be able to resume a ministerial post because of his tainted past.
“I am sure that there are many people who are afraid of the reshuffle in MCA, and they are the ones who will want to sabotage my career by reminding the public of my past mistakes,” Chua told a Chinese daily.
When confronted by reporters, he refused to comment on the matter. He merely said he was “visiting an old friend”.However, in a four-paragraph statement issued in the afternoon, Chua, 61, said he went to the police station "to identify a tape following a police report lodged by a resident of Petaling Jaya recently".
"I told the police it is the same tape as I had identified in January last year... I will give my fullest cooperation to the police," he said.
He also said that there was an attempt by some quarters to revive the sex tape to continue "to discredit me, to threaten and cow me into silence".
Rumours have been circulating that Chua's faction will call for an extraordinary general meeting of MCA to remove president Ong Tee Keat through a vote of no-confidence.
It is believed that the redistribution of the DVD is being seen as a way of keeping Chua at bay.
Resident receives DVD in mailbox
The sex scandal resurfaced on Feb 10 after a Kelana Jaya resident discovered in his mailbox an envelope containing a DVD and a letter.
The letter instructed the recipient to lodge a police report after watching the video. Upon watching the DVD, the resident realised that the DVD was a pornographic video and proceeded to make the police report.
The video, which features a couple having sex in a hotel suite, had first emerged in Johor in December 2007.
After initial denials and media speculation, Chua admitted to being the man in the video on Jan 1, 2008, and thereafter resigned from all his posts, including that of health minister and vice-president of MCA.
Although he staged a comeback last October to win the post of deputy president of MCA, it is believed that he will not be able to resume a ministerial post because of his tainted past.
“I am sure that there are many people who are afraid of the reshuffle in MCA, and they are the ones who will want to sabotage my career by reminding the public of my past mistakes,” Chua told a Chinese daily.
While he did not name his rivals, among them is believed to be his estranged boss, MCA president Ong.
Over the past few months, Ong has been trying hard to sideline his deputy.
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