THE police have detained several individuals, including politicians and activists, on suspicion of being involved in producing and distributing a sex video implicating a minister, said Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador.

The nation’s top cop said the force were closing in on the “alliance” behind the sex video, The Star reported.

“There is a conspiracy and pact involved in producing and distributing the videos linked to a minister with the aim of toppling him,” said Hamid.

“We have made several arrests (of people who spread the video) and some of them have been released.

“No (we don’t know who is the mastermind yet), but there are hints (bayang-bayang) of an alliance (pakatan) behind it,” he was quoted as saying in The Star today. 

He added that the police had yet to determine the authenticity of the video, and as such, the matter was still under investigation.

“We are still waiting for lab results to determine the authenticity of the video.

“On the investigation itself, we have sent the investigation papers to the deputy public prosecutor twice. Each time, it has been sent back for further investigation, the latest was on Thursday,” he said.

Last month, a series of sex clips showing two men engaging in sexual acts were released on WhatsApp.

Following that, Sarawak PKR’s Santubong Youth leader Haziq Abdullah Abdul Aziz confessed to being one of the men in the video, and claimed that the other was Economic Affairs Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali.

Azmin had denied the claims, calling it a conspiracy to end his political career.

Haziq was detained at the KL International Airport on June 14 and released the following day. He was also sacked from PKR shortly after that.

The police had set up the special task force led by Bukit Aman CID director Huzir Mohamed to investigate the case. – July 14, 2019.