The sex video alleged to be of PAS secretary-general Mustafa Ali is too trivial to be discussed by the party, said its vice president Salahuddin Ayub.

Stressing that he can still “sleep well”, Salahuddin said voters are mature enough to reject gutter politics, hence the issue will not affect PAS ' chance in the coming general election.

NONE Asked whether the party will investigate Mustafa over the sex video, he said the party has yet to discuss this “trivial matter” and it will not waste too much time on it.

“This is not an issue, just a trivial matter,” he told reporters after he the official PAS Johor candidacy announcement.

In the event in Johor Bahru this morning, spiritual leader Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat confirmed Salahuddin as the candidate for Pulai parliamentary and Nusajaya state seats.

'Pure slander by Umno'

Meanwhile Mustafa’s lawyer Asmuni Awi has denied that the man in the said video is his client.

Asmuni, who heads the firm of Awi and Co, told Malaysiakini yesterday, “This is a pure slander campaign by Umno. We do not suspect anyone else but the work of Umno.”

NONE The video appeared on several pro-Umno blogs on Thursday and was promptly reported in the government-linked media including The Star and Utusan Malaysia .

Pro-Umno blogger Papagomo fanned the flames alleging that several PKR Youth members were arrested for distributing the VCD in Terengganu, despite police denying so.

PAS leaders have however appeared publicly unmoved by the allegations, with PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang saying in The Star as that the party will not convene a special meeting to discuss the sex video.