Police may charge the 'Datuk T' trio responsible for screening the video recording of a sex act involving a man resembling a prominent opposition leader after the investigation papers are sent to the Attorney-General's Chambers on Thursday for further action.

Federal police CID deputy director Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani said police have not dismissed this possibility as it is an offence to screen pornographic material, under Section 292 of the Penal Code.

azlan "But it's not for the police to decide on this (whether to charge those responsible). We will hold a proper press conference on this once everything is completed," he said when contacted by Bernama today.

Asked about developments in the investigation, he said there were still two matters to be sorted out, before the investigation papers could be sent to the AG's Chambers.

"If possible, we want to submit the investigation papers by this Thursday," he said.

Asked whether police had the power to arrest the individuals involved in the sex act, Acryl Sani said police did not.

"There is no legal provision for the police to arrest and take statements from them. We have to refer the matter to the AG's Chambers for any review," he said.

On March 21, the sex video was screened for several selected journalists at Carcosa Seri Negara in Kuala Lumpur.

The mystery of the 'Datuk T' trio - comprising former Malacca chief minister Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik, businessman Shazryl Eskay Abdullah and former Perkasa treasurer Shuib Lazim - was uncovered on March 23 when Rahim and Eskay admitted at a press conference that they had screened the sex video for the journalists.

Inspector-General of Police Ismail Omar recently said that the sex video recording was confirmed to be genuine by experts who examined it.

- Bernama

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