Azmin sheds tears at thanksgiving prayers
Economic Affairs Minister Azmin Ali was seen wiping away tears at a thanksgiving prayers event at the Masjid Jamek Al-Amaniah in Gombak tonight.
This happened as Selangor state mosque's grand imam Muhammad Farhan Wijaya gave a speech after Maghrib prayers, which appeared to portray Azmin (photo) as a victim of slander.
Hundreds of people turned up for the prayers, which followed Attorney-General Tommy Thomas' announcement on Thursday that there would be no charges in the sex video case that Azmin was implicated in...
Economic Affairs Minister Azmin Ali was seen wiping away tears at a thanksgiving prayers event at the Masjid Jamek Al-Amaniah in Gombak tonight.
This happened as Selangor state mosque's grand imam Muhammad Farhan Wijaya gave a speech after Maghrib prayers, which appeared to portray Azmin (photo) as a victim of slander.
Hundreds of people turned up for the prayers, which followed Attorney-General Tommy Thomas' announcement on Thursday that there would be no charges in the sex video case that Azmin was implicated in.
Thomas said digital forensics could not identify the individuals in the video.
Speaking to reporters after Isya' prayers, Azmin, who is also PKR deputy president, said he was grateful to Thomas.
"I personally said Alhamdulillah on the AG's announcement. I have gone through a prolonged difficult test, but I am confident this (case) was just cruel political manoeuvring.
"I am confident in the process carried out and in the AG, who recommended that there would be no charges against me," he said.
Asked whether former Santubong PKR chief Haziq Abdullah Abdul Aziz - who had accused him of being in the video - should face charges, the minister said he would leave this to the authorities.
"I can't interfere with the authorities and the AG. I can only express gratitude and I am personally confident that the truth will be told," he said.
The videos first surfaced on June 11, 2019, when they were leaked to members of the media through Whatsapp groups.
The next day, Haziq confessed to being one of the men in the clips and alleged that the other person was Azmin.
He claimed that their sexual romp occurred at the Four Points Hotel during the Sandakan by-election in Sabah last year.
The videos were subsequently sent to Cyber Security Malaysia for forensic analysis and to independent experts in the US.
However, both found that while the videos are authentic and had not been tampered, the identities of the people could not be confirmed due to factors such as poor resolution and quality.
In addition, there were relatively few frames where the men's faces were clearly visible.
