Rahim Tamby Chik willing to face legal action for nation’s sake

MALACCA: Former Malacca chief minister Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Tamby Chik said he is willing to face legal action over the screening of a video recording of a sex act involving a man resembling opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

"If those behind the screening are charged in court, so be it, as upholding the interest of the country is far bigger than facing court action," he told reporters at a function here on Sunday.

He was commenting on a news report that police may charge the "Datuk T" trio responsible for screening the video recording.

On Monday, deputy CID director Datuk Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani said police did not dismiss this possibility as it was an offence under Section 292 of the Penal Code, to screen pornographic material.

However, Abdul Rahim, who is Risda chairman, said: "We don't distribute or produce (the video), the item was discovered."

He stressed that the police had a "national responsibility" to reveal who were involved in the sex act.

On March 21, the sex video was screened for several selected journalists at Carcosa Seri Negara hotel in Kuala Lumpur.

The mystery of the "Datuk T" trio comprising Abdul Rahim, businessman Datuk Shazryl Eskay Abdullah and former Perkasa treasurer Datuk Shuib Lazim was uncovered on March 23, when Rahim and Eskay admitted at a press conference that they had screened the sex video for the group of journalists.

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Oman recently said that the video was confirmed to be genuine by experts who examined it. - Bernama