The parliamentarian who shook the nation when she exposed a video of alleged police abuse is under fire for her efforts again. This time she is accused of encouraging voyeurism.

Umno Kemaman MP Ahmad Shabery Cheek ticked off Seputeh MP Teresa Kok for revealing in Parliament the controversial video clip of a naked women forced to perform squats in the nude by the police.

The 71-second video footage was taken through a grilled window of a police locker room allegedly by a cop using a mobile phone.

"I cannot imagine the feeling of the Malay woman (in the video) and her family after being shamed like that by Teresa (Kok) when the nude video was shown publicly," said Shabery, adding that Kok publicised the matter for political mileage instead of trying to resolve it with the police in private.

"People who enjoy voyeurism are people with mental problems and this should be addressed by politicians like Teresa ... (she should) not encourage this type of practice," he added according to a Dec 26 Utusan Malaysia report.

Pay damages

Shabery, who is also Umno Terengganu information chief, called for Kok to pay damages to the woman for bringing shame to her and her family.

The video sparked public outrage over the treatment of police detainees and has also prompted an independent inquiry on the matter.

Shabery's comments come two weeks after a group of Umno senators and MPs criticising Kok and parliamentary opposition leader Lim Kit Siang over the expos.

Contacted yesterday, Lim retorted that Shabery was being "inconsistent" and showed no real concern for the plight of the woman in the video.

"He had said nothing regarding the person who took the video (the voyeur) and he did not show outrage over the treatment of the woman by the police (when the video was first exposed)," added Lim.

"If he was really concerned about shame brought upon the woman, he should be asking for compensation from various media organisations (for publicising the incident)," said Lim.

Kok was not available for comments as she is presently overseas.