Malaysia’s Azmin Ali sex scandal: politician Haziq Abdul Aziz arrested at airport after admitting appearing in video
- Haziq made headlines earlier this week after uploading his confession to Facebook. He claimed the other man in the video was the economic affairs minister
- Azmin has denied the allegations and threatened to take legal action, with his aide reporting the accusations to both the police and Islamic authorities
Haziq Abdul Aziz, a member of the People’s Justice Party (PKR), was arrested at about 5.30pm at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
According to police, he was stopped at the international departures hall, where he was trying to fly to Manila.
“The investigation will be conducted under Section 292 (sale of obscene material), 504 (intent to provoke breach of peace) and 377B (carnal intercourse against nature) of the Penal Code, as well as Section 233 Multimedia and Communication Act 1998,” said Criminal Investigation Department director Huzir Mohamed in a statement.
Same-sex sexual activity is illegal in Malaysia.
Haziq’s arrest came after two members of the opposition were detained for not cooperating with the police and using abusive language after one refused to hand over his phone.