Lawyers acting for Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim sent a letter of demand to Umno-aligned blogger Papagomo or Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris today for implicating Anwar in a fabricated sex video.

PKR vice-president N Surendran said Wan Muhammad Azri, who is the owner or operator of Papagomo, had on March 16 published fake photographs and allegations about Anwar.

NONE "The faking and distribution of photographs and false allegations of a sexual nature against Anwar have become a trademark of the gutter politics practised by Umno and its bloggers.

"Hence, today we sent a letter of demand to him. Anwar's solicitors have demanded Papagomo withdraws the malicious allegations, apologises within 48 hours from today and pays damages in the sum of RM100 million.

"The sum of damages demanded reflects the blogger's close ties with Umno and Umno's clear backing for him," Surendran ( above ), a lawyer, said in a statement.

Privileged access to submarine

He claimed Papagomo was notoriously close to and had confidential ties with senior Umno leaders such as party vice-president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

He said the blogger was even allowed privileged access to Malaysia's Scorpene submarine KD Tun Razak during a controversy that erupted between BN and Pakatan Rakyat over the capabilities of the submarine.

The hidden hand of Umno was thus clearly present behind this latest disgusting attack on the character and reputation of the leader of Pakatan Rakyat.

anwar allegations "Umno's heavy reliance on sleazy politics and dubious bloggers highlights its utter moral and ethical collapse. It proves Umno-BN's complete unfitness to continue to rule and administer our nation," Surendran added.

Anwar over the weekend denied the latest allegation, calling it "Umno's disgusting pre-election slander".

Papagomo threatens to release more footages

In his response this afternoon, Papagomo threatened Anwar, telling him to withdraw his letter of demand within 48 hours or face the risk of the blogger releasing more explicit footages on the opposition leader, including the politician's “action on a male Sabah university student”.

Papagomo said he had video footage showing Anwar at a posh Kuala Lumpur hotel with the student, which he claimed took place last month.

The blogger also claimed Anwar’s wife and PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, their daughter Nurul Izzah as well as Nurul Izzah’s husband knew about this incident.

“I reveal this for the sake of the people of Malaysia, as Datuk Seri should withdraw from the political scene to preserve his family's dignity, especially Wan Azizah’s, who has to persevere with his immoral antics,” Papagomo said.

“I would also like to ask why Anwar did not sue me or Shazryl Eskay Abdullah over the earlier sex video . Anwar has not filed a suit against Eskay, who had made a religious oath that Anwar was on the video,” he said.

The people, Papagomo added, have the right to know the truth about Anwar’s immoral activities.