Chua: I'm the one in sex video - Malaysiakini
Jan 1, 08 4:32pm 
Health Minister Chua Soi Lek today openly admitted that he was the person featured in a video depicting a man having sex with a woman purportedly in a hotel room.
Chua, 60, who is also MCA vice-president, made the confession at a press conference this afternoon in his parliamentary constituency of Labis in Johor.
However, he said that he will not resigned as health minister but will instead let Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi decide on his fate.
An apparently relaxed looking Chua vowed that he would continue his ministerial and party duties as normal.
The senior MCA leader, who is married with three children, also said that the 30-something woman featured in the video clip was a "personal friend".
“I am the man in the tape. The girl is a personal friend,” Chua said from a prepared statement at the Labis MCA headquarters at 4pm, accompanied by a group of 50 party supporters and local leaders.
The veteran politician emphasised that he did not make the tape himself.
“Who have done this is not important. What is most important is that my family, wife and children have accepted my apology,” he told the packed press conference.
Chua revealed that he had met with Abdullah yesterday as well as Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and MCA president Ong Ka Ting to “personally apologised to them”.
When asked what was the outcome of his meeting with Abdullah, Chua declined to answer and instead told the reporters to ask the prime minister.
According to Chua, he got a copy of the video from a friend on Sunday and he had watched the clip.
He said the reason for the person who made the video clip without his knowledge was "very obvious", hinting that he was a victim of a political conspiracy within the party.
He also said he was considering making a police report on the matter but added that the police had already started investigating the video.
Chua also refused to divulge the identity of woman in the video when pressed by journalists.
“I appeal to the press to give me and my family some space during this difficult time.”
Wife backs Chua
Over the past three days, the Chinese dailies have reported that DVDs - allegedly showing the politician in various sexual antics with a woman - were first distributed free in Muar and later, Batu Pahat and Seremban.
The scandal first broke on Saturday when copies of the DVD were anonymously placed in various streets in Muar town for people to collect. Some copies were even distributed by unknown individuals to a number of shops in the area.
Meanwhile, Chua’s wife Wong Sek Hin also released a press statement today supporting his embattled husband in the wake of the sex video scandal.
Wong, who was not present at today's press conference, said Chua had apologised to her and the family for his sexual indiscretion.
“It is a difficult time for all of us but we have accepted his regret and apology,” she added.
“He has been a good husband, father and family man who have never shirked his responsibilities.
“We know that it will be difficult during this time but we will go through this together as a family and will support him,” said Wong in the brief four-sentence statement sent to Malaysiakini.
Two video clips
According to those who have watched the tape, there were two separate DVDs depicting the alleged sex act purportedly recorded using closed circuit television (CCTV).
The first DVD lasting 56 minutes showed the entire sexual act from four different camera angles showing the bed, main door and living room.
Labelled as ‘(name of politician deleted) rapes and threatens woman’, a man can be seen walking into a room believed to be in a hotel and engages in sex with apparently a woman in her 30s.
Meanwhile, the second disc lasting 44 minutes was labelled ‘(name of politician deleted) sex video’ and featured the same sex act from a sole stationary camera that zoomed into the bed.
The couple can be seen in the video speaking in the Hokkien dialect.
The video clip begins with the politician in the room taking a shower and changing clothes. A woman later knocks on the door and is seen entering the room. The couple appears to know each other.
The video then shows the woman taking out a laptop and placed it on the bed, and then going into the bathroom and emerging later naked.
The woman then performs oral sex on the politician and this is followed by sexual intercourse on bed. The couple appears to be watching something, perhaps pornography, on the laptop during their sexual act.
Long political career
Chua, (photo, right) a trained psychologist, began his medical career as a government doctor in 1974 before moving into private practice two years later.
The senior politician, who hailed from Johor, was first elected state assemblyman for Penggaram in his home state in 1986. He held Penggaram for 18 years – winning the state seat in four consecutive general elections.
Chua was a Johor executive councilor - in charge of various profolios - for 14 years from 1990 to 2004.
He moved to federal-level politics in the 2004 general elections when he was picked to run for Labis, a parliamentary constituency near Segamat which was vacated by outgoing MCA chief Dr Ling Liong Sik.
Soon after the general elections, he was also picked by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as health minister, a much-coveted cabinet post.
From there, Chua moved up the party hierarchy at lighting speed – he bagged the second highest number of votes to become one of the four vice-presidents in the 2005 MCA polls.
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Chua, 60, who is also MCA vice-president, made the confession at a press conference this afternoon in his parliamentary constituency of Labis in Johor.
However, he said that he will not resigned as health minister but will instead let Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi decide on his fate.
An apparently relaxed looking Chua vowed that he would continue his ministerial and party duties as normal.
The senior MCA leader, who is married with three children, also said that the 30-something woman featured in the video clip was a "personal friend".
“I am the man in the tape. The girl is a personal friend,” Chua said from a prepared statement at the Labis MCA headquarters at 4pm, accompanied by a group of 50 party supporters and local leaders.
The veteran politician emphasised that he did not make the tape himself.
“Who have done this is not important. What is most important is that my family, wife and children have accepted my apology,” he told the packed press conference.
Chua revealed that he had met with Abdullah yesterday as well as Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and MCA president Ong Ka Ting to “personally apologised to them”.
When asked what was the outcome of his meeting with Abdullah, Chua declined to answer and instead told the reporters to ask the prime minister.
According to Chua, he got a copy of the video from a friend on Sunday and he had watched the clip.
He said the reason for the person who made the video clip without his knowledge was "very obvious", hinting that he was a victim of a political conspiracy within the party.
He also said he was considering making a police report on the matter but added that the police had already started investigating the video.
Chua also refused to divulge the identity of woman in the video when pressed by journalists.
“I appeal to the press to give me and my family some space during this difficult time.”
Wife backs Chua
Over the past three days, the Chinese dailies have reported that DVDs - allegedly showing the politician in various sexual antics with a woman - were first distributed free in Muar and later, Batu Pahat and Seremban.
The scandal first broke on Saturday when copies of the DVD were anonymously placed in various streets in Muar town for people to collect. Some copies were even distributed by unknown individuals to a number of shops in the area.
Meanwhile, Chua’s wife Wong Sek Hin also released a press statement today supporting his embattled husband in the wake of the sex video scandal.
Wong, who was not present at today's press conference, said Chua had apologised to her and the family for his sexual indiscretion.
“It is a difficult time for all of us but we have accepted his regret and apology,” she added.
“He has been a good husband, father and family man who have never shirked his responsibilities.
“We know that it will be difficult during this time but we will go through this together as a family and will support him,” said Wong in the brief four-sentence statement sent to Malaysiakini.
Two video clips
According to those who have watched the tape, there were two separate DVDs depicting the alleged sex act purportedly recorded using closed circuit television (CCTV).
The first DVD lasting 56 minutes showed the entire sexual act from four different camera angles showing the bed, main door and living room.
Labelled as ‘(name of politician deleted) rapes and threatens woman’, a man can be seen walking into a room believed to be in a hotel and engages in sex with apparently a woman in her 30s.
Meanwhile, the second disc lasting 44 minutes was labelled ‘(name of politician deleted) sex video’ and featured the same sex act from a sole stationary camera that zoomed into the bed.
The couple can be seen in the video speaking in the Hokkien dialect.
The video clip begins with the politician in the room taking a shower and changing clothes. A woman later knocks on the door and is seen entering the room. The couple appears to know each other.
The video then shows the woman taking out a laptop and placed it on the bed, and then going into the bathroom and emerging later naked.
The woman then performs oral sex on the politician and this is followed by sexual intercourse on bed. The couple appears to be watching something, perhaps pornography, on the laptop during their sexual act.
Long political career
Chua, (photo, right) a trained psychologist, began his medical career as a government doctor in 1974 before moving into private practice two years later.
The senior politician, who hailed from Johor, was first elected state assemblyman for Penggaram in his home state in 1986. He held Penggaram for 18 years – winning the state seat in four consecutive general elections.
Chua was a Johor executive councilor - in charge of various profolios - for 14 years from 1990 to 2004.
He moved to federal-level politics in the 2004 general elections when he was picked to run for Labis, a parliamentary constituency near Segamat which was vacated by outgoing MCA chief Dr Ling Liong Sik.
Soon after the general elections, he was also picked by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as health minister, a much-coveted cabinet post.
From there, Chua moved up the party hierarchy at lighting speed – he bagged the second highest number of votes to become one of the four vice-presidents in the 2005 MCA polls.
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DVD seks: Sayalah orangnya, kata Dr Chua - Mstar Online
01-01-2008 06:46:24 PM
LABIS: Menteri Kesihatan Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek hari ini mengakui bahawa beliau adalah ahli politik yang terlibat dalam satu adegan seks yang disebarkan melalui DVD di beberapa bandar di Johor.
Dalam satu sidang akhbar tergempar di pejabat MCA di sini, Chua berkata wanita terlibat dalam adegan itu seorang teman peribadinya.
Dr Chua, dihimpit ADUN Tenang Datuk Sulaiman Taha (kiri) dan ADUN Bekok Tan Kok Hong, mendedahkan pembabitannya dengan seorang wanita dalam rakaman filem yang diedar melalui DVD di Johor. (foto The Star oleh Abdul Rahman Embong)
Sehubungan itu, beliau meminta maaf kepada orang ramai, penyokongnya serta rakan-rakan.
Chua bagaimanapun berkata beliau tidak membuat rakaman DVD itu.
Beliau juga menegaskan tidak akan meletakkan jawatan Kabinetnya berikutan tersebarnya DVD berkenaan, sebaliknya menyerahkan kepada Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi untuk membuat keputusan mengenai kedudukannya.
DVD berkenaan mula disebarkan di Muar, Tangkak dan Batu Pahat beberapa hari lalu.
Sementara itu, isteri Dr Chua, dalam satu kenyataan, berkata beliau tetap di sisi suaminya.
Datin Seri Wong Sek Hin berkata, “suami saya telah memohon maaf kepada saya dan seluruh keluarga.
“Tempoh ini masa yang rumit kepada kami semua tetapi kami telah memaafkannya dan menerima rasa sesalnya.
“Beliau selama ini seorang suami, bapa dan ketua keluarga yang baik dan tidak pernah mengabaikan tanggungjawabnya.
“Kami sedar bahawa saat ini sangat sukar tetapi kami akan tempuhi bersama sebagai satu keluarga dan akan terus menyokongnya.”
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01 Januari, 2008 19:09 PM
Sayalah Orangnya Dalam Pita Itu, Kata Chua Soi Lek
LABIS, 1 Jan (Bernama) -- "Sayalah orangnya dalam pita itu," kata Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek, Menteri Kesihatan dan Naib Presiden MCA, ketika membuat pengakuan bahawa beliaulah lelaki dalam pita video yang merakamkan aksi hubungan seks bersama seorang kawan wanita.
Namun di sebalik pengakuan bersalahnya berhubung perkara itu, Dr Chua menegaskan bahawa beliau tidak akan melepaskan jawatan dalam kerajaan dan parti.
"Saya berkhidmat atas kehendak Perdana Menteri," katanya.
"Saya tidak akan membenarkan orang (lain) mengancam atau menghalang tugas saya."Sambil membaca kenyataan yang disediakan pada sidang akhbar yang diadakan di pejabat MCA Labis di sini, menteri itu berkata beliau telahpun bertemu Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi di Putrajaya semalam untuk memberikan sendiri penjelasan dan memohon maaf kepada Perdana Menteri.
Dr Chua, seorang daripada enam Naib Presiden dalam MCA, berkata beliau turut berjumpa Timbalan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak dan Presiden MCA Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting berhubung perkara itu.Beliau menyifatkan wanita terbabit sebagai kawan baiknya.
Salinan pita video lucah dalam format DVD disebarkan secara meluas di Johor sejak beberapa hari lepas.
"Apa yang paling penting ialah keluarga, isteri dan anak saya telahpun menerima permohonan maaf saya," katanya pada sidang akhbar yang penuh sesak, yang turut dihadiri para penyokongnya.
Beliau merayu kepada media supaya memberikan ruang kepada keluarganya semasa mengharungi saat-saat yang getir ini.
Sambil menegaskan bahawa rakaman pita berkenaan bukan dibuat oleh beliau sendiri, Dr Chua berkata pihak di sebalik pembikinan rakaman itu tidak penting namun sebab mereka berbuat demikian adalah jelas.Beliau, bagaimanapun enggan mengulas lanjut.
Dr Chua memanjangkan permohonan maaf kepada rakan sejawatan, penyokong dan semua rakyat Malaysia.
"Saya juga ingin mengucapkan terima kasih kepada mereka kerana keprihatinan dan sokongan menerusi panggilan telefon serta SMS," katanya.
Ditanya pemberita mengenai tindakan selanjutnya, Dr Chua berkata beliau menyerahkan kepada polis untuk menyiasat.
"Saya serahkan kepada polis untuk menyiasat. Saya sedang mempertimbangkan kemungkinan untuk membuat laporan polis tetapi polis sudahpun memulakan penyiasatan," katanya.
Dr Chua berkata beliau mendapat tahu mengenai rakaman itu Ahad lepas apabila seorang rakan memberikannya salinan cakera video itu.
Menteri itu berkata segala-galanya seperti biasa baginya dan beliau akan meneruskan tugas sebagai menteri Kabinet dan di dalam MCA.
Dr Chua, yang kelihatan tenang sepanjang sidang akhbar itu, menghadiri satu majlis di Hospital Segamat sebelum berjumpa pihak media, yang disusuli dengan perjumpaan bersama masyarakat India di Labis.
Sebaik sahaja selesai sidang akhbar itu, Pengerusi MCA Bahagian Labis Tan Kok Hong berkata anggota parti bahagian berkenaan akan menyokong Dr Chua sebagai Anggota Parlimen Labis.
"Kami akan memberikan beliau sokongan agar terus menjadi calon di Labis," katanya.
Dr Chua, yang juga Pengerusi MCA Johor, mempertahankan kerusi Parlimen Labis untuk Barisan Nasional pada pilihan raya umum 2004 setelah menewaskan calon DAP, Tee Gey Yan dengan majoriti 10,729 undi.
Beliau memperoleh 16,469 undi manakala Tee mendapat 5,740 undi. Sebelum itu, kerusi Parlimen Labis disandang bekas presiden MCA Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik.-- BERNAMA
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