Sex in Batu Pahat

What a start to the new year! Hidden sex tapes, followed swiftly by a confession from a senior MCA politician.

Although it is still unsure of his immediate political future, many questions remain unanswered in this latest sex scandal.

For one, I wonder if the Batu Pahat hotel is going to come clean on its role - if there is any at all - in taping Chua Soi Lek having sex with a woman friend.

So far the hotel has remained unnamed but from what little is known about the scandal, there were four cameras placed in the hotel room in which Chua was caught playing around.

Could the hotel be ignorant of someone fixing four cameras in one of its rooms? Apparently Chua has the habit of visiting the same room for the same purpose for the past two years now.

Any smart observer would have noticed this to make some sinister moves.

This whole scheme stinks of high conspiracy. More like an attempt of Chua’s political assassination. Who stands to gain from the scandalous behaviour of the minister? Local party chieftains? Anyone in the party leadership? The potential new MP?

Chua did the right thing in admitting his follies.

He should have also tendered his resignation from both party and government posts as morally he has just lost the battle to hold on these public offices. (UPDATED at 3.30pm: He just quit ALL his posts in both the party and the government!)

The party at its meeting today will decide on what action to be taken against Chua. However if it also finds that the whole taping and shaming deed had any political hand behind it, the party is also duty bound then to investigate and take action against the perpetrators and those backing them, no matter how high and powerful their party positions are.