Hilman Idham (above), political secretary to Economic Affairs Minister Azmin Ali, has admitted to meeting Haziq Abdullah Abdul Aziz prior to the latter's sordid confession about being taped having sex with a man whom he claimed was Azmin.
"It's true," Hilman told reporters in Putrajaya when asked about Haziq's claim that they (he and Haziq) met at a restaurant in the Marriot Putrajaya prior to the confession video being released yesterday.
However, Hilman declined to comment when asked to verify Haziq's claim that he (Hilman) had asked him (Haziq) to deny that it was Azmin in the video.
"It's okay. I have given everything to the police, let the police investigate," said Hilman.
Haziq made the claims in a Facebook posting almost an hour prior to Azmin's aide speaking to the press today.
“He (Hilman) forced me to deny it was you (Azmin) in the viral video and asked me to lie for you. I asked for more time to consult my parents and this angered him.
“After I refused, he made threats and said 'this' will be shut down within 48 hours with or without my help to lie," Haziq claimed.
Hilman was speaking to reporters after lodging a qazaf (false accusation) report with the Federal Territories Islamic Department over the allegations made against Azmin.
He also lodged a police report over the matter.
Yesterday, Azmin denied that it was him in the sex clips being circulated by anonymous individuals. The minister described it as a diabolical plot to ruin his political career.
Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad also dismissed the videos as fake, claiming those behind them had a political motive.
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