Anwar acquittal: Barisan wins

Now that Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has been acquitted on the charge of sodomising his former aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, many opinions have been expressed on who the winner really is.


Anwar's supporters quickly said that he is the winner as he had said all along that he was an innocent victim of political conspiracy involving Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who was then the Deputy Prime Minister.


But I put forward a contrarian view that the Barisan Nasional government is the actual winner.


Everybody had expected the courts to be 'instructed' by its political masters to find Anwar guilty, and the surprising acquittal has actually given the image of the judiciary a boost.


And the political masters have been quick to turn a legal loss to a political victory - Prime Minister Najib and former Prime Minister Tun Mahathir Mohamad have immediately stated that the acquittal simply shows that the judiciary is truly independent and the executive (i.e. the political masters) does not meddle around with the judges.


Anwar's acquittal also means he can stand in the coming general elections - thus it deprives the Opposition of the opportunity to hammer the Barisan government for conspiring to lock Anwar up to prevent him from being a potential Prime Minister.


His acquittal actually removes at least two bullets from the anti-Barisan arsenal of Pakatan.


Of course there is another possible conclusion to this sodomy charge - the prosecution appeals, the hearing is held after the elections (when Anwar presumably gets elected as MP) and the higher court overturns the verdict made by the lower court. Hmmm, maybe that was the original intention of the Barisan strategists in the first place?

Second episode of sex video

Now that Mr Y has been linked to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in the Saiful sodomy court case, his enemies are really hammering the nails into the coffin.


The second episode of the video of a man who looks like Anwar having sex with a China Doll was posted online today.

Soon after lunch, the buzz was that the video was on YouTube. About an hour later, it was removed. But screen-capture shots of the clip were posted in several blogs.

By around 7.30pm, the video was re-posted on several blogs.

After viewing the second episode, anyone who has intimate knowledge of Anwar and his sartorial preferences will be able to confirm if it is indeed him or someone resembling him.

This is because his private part can be seen for a second or two (though the genitals of the woman and the man have been pixelated) and also the man wears a T-shirt instead of a singlet before donning a shirt.

Plus, the man wears a pair of underpants that looks like boxer shorts. I don't think many Malaysians wear boxer shorts.

To view the video, click http://www.parpukari.blogspot.com/

Sex video teaser posted on another site

Well, I was right.



The Internet is so ungovernable that no content can be removed permanently from it.


This is because someone somewhere can just download an article, photo or video from one site and post it in another site.


The sex video featuring a man who looks like Anwar Ibrahim which was removed from http://www.youtube.com/user/thepowercam can now be found in http://www.youtube.com/user/MrBroJinggo.


Update: The cyberwar is moving fast and furiously. The video was removed from www.youtube.com/user/MrBroJinggo this afternoon, but you can still watch it on this site: http://politikharian.com/?p=3450

Sex video teaser removed from YouTube

Looks like somebody from some political party somewhere has been doing some damage control.



The video which showed a man who looks like Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim about to undress a China Doll which was posted on YouTube yesterday has been removed from the site: http://www.youtube.com/user/thepowercam.


The video was removed "as a violation of YouTube's policy on nudity or sexual content".


If you go to the site now, you will find 46 comments made by those who saw the video.


But in the world of the Internet, nothing can be removed permanently.


I am sure it has been downloaded by somebody somewhere.


And I am sure it will be uploaded again in another website somewhere.


I am also sure that the second episode will be uploaded somewhere soon.

Sex video teaser on YouTube

Now that a short clip of the sex video of a man who looks like Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim about to have sex with a China Doll has been posted on YouTube, the floodgates have been opened and for the next few days, people will talk of nothing else but the sex video.



It is likely that those who have viewed the video will say two things: "Ya-lah, it's him" or "No-lah, it's not him."


So, he's either finished politically or enough people could still believe it's a Barisan Nasional plot to smear him to enable him to survive.


Either way, Anwar will be viewed differently or awkwardly from now onwards by the people.


The 1-minute 47-second clip is obviously a teaser. It ends just as the man who looks like Anwar (despite his paunch) clad in a towel hugs the China Doll, who is also clad in a towel.


Everyone will be waiting with bated breath for the next episode.


Presumably, the next episode will start with the man who looks like Anwar undressing the woman...


Stay tuned...

Who did it?

Everybody seems to be fixated on two things - whether the man in the sex video is in fact de facto Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and whether Datuk 'T' comprising former Malacca Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik, businessman Datuk Shazryl Eskay Abdullah and Perkasa treasurer-general Datuk Shuib Lazim should be arrested for possession and distribution of pornography.


Everybody seems to have forgotten to focus on the most important element - who actually filmed the man who looks like Anwar having sex with a China Doll?


Somebody must have set up the cameras and recording system. Who did it?


The Datuk 'T' group merely admitted to having organised the screening of the video to a select group of traditional and new media editors at Carcosa hotel recently.


They did not admit to having organised the filming of the sex act.


If Datuk Eskay's story is to be believed, Anwar told him by SMS to return to the hotel room and look for his Omega watch which he had left behind.


While Eskay was looking for the watch in the room, he saw a bunch of wires connected to the back of a TV cabinet. The drawer was locked and when he prised it open, he found a disk recorder and a disk inside.


The Omega watch was retrieved from the China Doll who had apparently taken it.


The recording on the disk is now the subject of the hottest gossip in town and much has been said and written about it.


The latest development is that the IGP said local experts have confirmed that the video was not doctored, but he did not identify the man who looked like Anwar in the video.


Datuk Eskay claimed that on a recent trip to Mecca, he received some kind of divine enlightenment which had somehow affected his conscience and moved him to expose Anwar's weaknesses and failings.


And that led him to link up with Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik and Datuk Shuib Lazim to screen the video to a small segment of the public and later hand the disk to the police.


Datuk Eskay never claimed to have filmed the sex act; he merely found the sex video in the disk recorder.


Which leads to the question that nobody - blogger, journalist, politician or police - has bothered to answer: Who set up the video system?


According to a source, the hotel-spa is frequented by Tan Sris and Datuks, captains of industry and politicians.


And China Dolls and prostitutes from other parts of the world are known to frequent the place too perhaps not to use the spa. 


Could it be possible that the video system was set up by some criminal syndicate to film these VIPs having sex with prostitutes for blackmailing purposes?


Could it be possible that the man who looked like Anwar was filmed by common criminals not for political purposes but for straightforward blackmailing purposes, but unfortunately for him the disk ended up with his 'friend' who used it for a political purpose?


If indeed a blackmail syndicate is behind the filming, how many sex videos involving Tan Sris and Datuks and top businessmen are in the possession of the syndicate? How many of the VIPs paid up to keep things quiet?


This is something that the police should investigate too and not just get some local experts to testify that the sex video was not doctored.

Everybody's talking about....Anwar

Everybody seems to be talking about sex, lies and video these days. I was in a taxi the other day and the cabbie asked about the so-called Anwar sex tape after I told him that I work in the newspaper publishing industry.

"Did you watch the tape?" he asked in Malay.

"No, but my boss did," I replied.

"Is it Anwar?" he asked.

"Yes, that's what the boss said."

"Is it really him? It wasn't a camera trick?"

"Don't think so."

At the office, a group of reporters was spotted in one corner of the newsroom and they were talking about - you guessed it - the Anwar sex tape.

So far I know of two people who have watched the tape and both have said it was Anwar who had sex with a mainland Chinese prostitute.

Anwar has denied that he was the man in the video and said his stomach is smaller than that of the man in the video.

He also claimed he was tweeting with his family during the time when the sexcapade took place and his aides have come up with a list of tweets that he sent out on that night - Feb 21 - to back up his claim that he was busy tweeting instead of busy having sex at that material time.

However, many reporters and bloggers have pointed out that there was a gap of about 20 minutes when there was no tweet from him that night. And the sexcapade lasted 21 minutes.

So far, the video has not been posted on YouTube yet.

I think it’s only a question of time.

When that happens, then Anwar will be judged by the jury of the people and it could end up like the V.K. Lingam tape episode when the lawyer said: “It looks like me, it sounds like me...”

Two things can happen - Anwar may become something like a bad joke or people may sympathise with him and for some peculiar reason his star may shine brighter.

Whatever the case may be, the people’s greatest desire right now is to have the chance to watch the video.

Everybody I know has asked me two questions: “Is it really Anwar in the video?” and “Where can I get a copy of the video?”

More sex, lies and videotape

The people who are in the business of setting up hidden cameras in hotel rooms to film politicians having some steamy sex with their mistresses or prostitutes must be doing a roaring business.


When I heard about the latest video tape allegedly of adhoc Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim having sex with a Chinese prostitute in a Kuala Lumpur hotel room, I mentioned that whoever was responsible must have hired the same team that filmed a certain MCA leader in action some years back.


"No, the video quality is much better this time," a colleague said. So it must have been a different team using latest-generation and higher-definition cameras.


Obviously, the viewing session organised by Datuk T at Carcosa Sri Negara on Monday for a select group of top editors from print and online media has a political purpose - to kill the political career of Anwar and to sabotage the chances of Pakatan Rakyat doing better in the coming Sarawak state election.


Everyone is pointing the finger at the Barisan Government for the dirty trick, but the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has denied the involvement of the police (or, presumably, the Special Branch).


I have actually heard two versions of the story - one story has it that it was another trap set up by the people in power and Anwar unwittingly or wittingly walked into it; the other story is that he was set up by his enemies within his own party with the aim of getting rid of him and his wife and taking over control of PKR.


Whatever the case may be, Malaysians from both sides of the political divide are frankly not that bothered about who the plotters are but are more eager to know when the tape would be uploaded on YouTube.

Anwar was caught in a set-up job

From Sydney Morning Herald:


Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy charges are the result of a ''set- up job'' which the politician ''walked into'', according to an assessment by Australia's peak intelligence agency. A leaked US state department cable reveals that Singaporean intelligence officials told their Australian counterparts that Dr Anwar engaged in the conduct for which he is accused, a claim he has steadfastly denied.


Australia's Office of National Intelligence also states the conduct was the result of entrapment by Dr Anwar's enemies.


The cable is one of several that deals with the highly explosive private views of senior Singaporean officials, including claims that:

>Thailand's political elite are dogged by ''corruption'' and the country's crown prince is ''very erratic and easily subject to influence'';
>Japan and India were struggling to deal with China's influence due to their ''stupid'' behaviour;


> and some Asian leaders wanted the junta to retain power in Burma to ensure the country's stability.


The cable that deals with Dr Anwar's sodomy case, dated November 2008 and released exclusively to The Sun-Herald by WikiLeaks, states: ''The Australians said that Singapore's intelligences services and [Singaporean elder statesman] Lee Kuan Yew have told ONA in their exchanges that opposition leader Anwar 'did indeed commit the acts for which he is currently indicted'.''


The document states the Singaporeans told ONA they made this assessment on the basis of ''technical intelligence'', which is likely to relate to intercepted communications.


The ONA is also recorded as saying that Dr Anwar's political enemies engineered the circumstances from which the sodomy charges arose.


''ONA assessed, and their Singapore counterparts concurred, 'it was a set-up job and he probably knew that, but walked into it anyway','' the cable states.


Sodomy is illegal in Malaysia and carries a jail sentence of up to 20 years.


Dr Anwar, a former Malaysian deputy prime minister, was jailed in 1999 on charges of corruption and sodomy after a falling out with then prime minister Mahathir Mohamad.


He later had his sodomy conviction overturned and was freed from jail in 2004.


In 2008 he was charged again with sodomy. Dr Anwar has maintained the case against him is fabricated and trumped up by his political enemies who fear his political resurgence.


The case against Dr Anwar has drawn widespread international criticism and has included some bizarre twists. Earlier this year, a prosecutor in the sodomy trial was dropped after she was accused of having an affair with the star witness.


The witness, 25-year- old Mohamad Saiful Bukhari Azlan, worked as an aide in Dr Anwar's office. He has accused the 62-year-old of sodomising him in an apartment in Malaysia.


Earlier this month, Australian politician Nick Xenophon travelled to Malaysia to observe Dr Anwar's ongoing court proceedings, which were adjourned.


In December 2009, a month after ONA's brief assessment of Dr Anwar's case, the Malaysian criticised Kevin Rudd for not meeting him during his visit to Australia. He accused Mr Rudd of appeasing Malaysia's ''corrupt leaders'' by snubbing him.


''He [Mr Rudd] was too obsessed with interests of getting the two countries together [and therefore] appease Malaysia's corrupt leaders,'' Dr Anwar said at the time. -www.smh.com.au

Najib watches with glee as PKR implodes

Prime Minister and Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's best Deepavali present did not come in the form of the by-election victories in Galas and Batu Sapi.


Rather, it comes in the form of PKR imploding slowly but surely by in-fighting among its top leaders.


One can imagine Najib still trying to resist to scratch the itchy pock marks left by his bout of chicken pox, but gleefully reading all about the mud-slinging between PKR's Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, who was contesting the deputy presidency, and Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, the de facto leader.


Today, Datuk Zaid, who was a former Minister of the Barisan Nasional government and member of Umno, held a press conference and blamed Azmin Ali and Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for the allegations of fraud and malpractices plaguing the party’s ongoing elections.


He said both of them should leave PKR.


“I would like to say, if PKR wants to move, Anwar and Azmin must go... because they are the source of the problem," he added.


Yesterday, he sensationally announced that he was pulling out of the PKR deputy presidential race, claiming that there were fraud and malpractices.


Actually, the situation is rather simple - Anwar prefers (or wants) Azmin to be the new deputy president of PKR simply because he is a trusted and loyal confidant whom he can trust not to reveal his darkest secrets that perhaps only the two of them know.


Furthermore, Anwar is preparing for the day when - not if - he is sent back to jail for the sodomy case that he is still fighting in court. He would rather have Azmin effectively in charge of PKR than Zaid.


And to ensure that Azmin wins, if the allegations are to be believed, there are some rumours of irregularities in the election process.


Sadly, Anwar does not realise that his maneouvres to back his favourite confidant may ensure that his man gets to lead the party, but his image as a highly-principled leader fighting for "Reformasi" and "Justice" has been smeared very badly.


It would appear as if PKR itself needs "Reformasi" while Zaid deserves "Justice".


That is why Najib is probably rubbing his hands with glee after tucking into a thosai or two and watching as PKR implodes.


It is even more satisfying for Najib and his Umno (and Barisan Nasional) leaders because they do not have to do anything at all - they just have to tuck into the Deepavali delicacies, burp with satisfaction and watch the interesting events unfold.


Come to think of it, all Najib and gang need to do is simply make some snide remarks - like any other normal spectator - and speed up the PKR implosion.

Anwar Ibrahim's worst enemy is Anwar Ibrahim

The on-going PKR elections have revealed one thing - PKR is just like most other political parties.


It has its fair share of shady deals, vote manipulation and cronyism - in fact, it seems to be a mirror image of Umno, its sworn enemy.


Some people say it is due to PKR having too many ex-Umno members and leaders who brought with them the so-called Umno culture of money politics and politicking.


On Monday, Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, who was from Umno, quit the PKR deputy presidential race saying the party "leadership actively condones malpractices and electoral fraud to achieve its designed objectives."


"I wish to announce my withdrawal as a candidate from the contest of deputy president of Parti Keadilan Rakyat and my resignation from all posts held in the party," said Zaid in a statement.


Zaid also resigned as the party's political bureau member, Federal Territory chief and Wangsa Maju chief.


He said he decided to pull out of the No 2 due to blatant vote manipulation, The Star reported.


PKR leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who was also from Umno, countered that Datuk Zaid should provide evidence of fraud - which actually sounded very much like a typical reply from any Umno leader.


He said PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution had on Sunday explained that it was impossible to cheat due to the internal security features embedded in the ballot papers and process would not allow cheating to occur, The Star reported.


"I have read Zaid's statement (on his resignation) and the leadership feels that whatever accusations and allegations there are, can be forwarded (to us)," Anwar told reporters at the Parliament lobby Monday.


Anwar said accusations which appeared in Haris Ibrahim's blog on Saturday had also been explained that they were unture.


In his blog, Haris said an informant had showed him a stack of ballot papers for sale and the informant could produce more of the papers.


The informant allegedly indicated Azmin Ali, Zaid's rival for deputy president's post, as the culprit behind the vote rigging.


On whether the leadership would accept Zaid's resignation, Anwar said they had not received any resignation letter from him.


"We need the contribution and participation of all leaders, including Zaid," he said when asked if he would urge Zaid to reconsider his decision (to resign from all party posts.)


Anwar added that Haris' allegations had no basis and Zaid should not make allegations without producing the evidence.


On whether Zaid is still in the running for the PKR deputy presidential race, Saifuddin said Zaid's name "is still in the ballot paper" and he had not received any resignation letter from him.


It is common knowledge that Anwar is backing Azmin - his favoured confidant - for the deputy presidency. The talk is that Anwar would rather have Azmin, his loyalist and favoured one, take over leadership of PKR when - rather than if - he goes to jail for the sodomy charge that is still being heard in court.


But Anwar must realise that he carries on his shoulders the hopes of hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of Malaysians who are convinced - rightfully or wrongfully - that he has the right stuff to take over the helm of the country.


Anwar must realise that his cries for "Reformasi" and "Justice" had fired up a generation of rebellious and impressionable youths who have become staunchly anti-establishment. They have been converted to his cause and are blind to his faults.


And if PKR is indeed guilty of "vote manipulation" and "electoral fraud" as alleged by Datuk Zaid, then the political struggle of the brigades of youths would be in vain. Anwar would have betrayed those who not only supported him, but believed him.


If the PKR elections become even more shambolic and disgraceful, it does not augur well for Pakatan Rakyat in the general election which is likely to be called next year.


Sadly, the dreams of those who had desired a change in government would be dashed. Ironically, the blame would be on the very person who could have brought about that change.