Haziq Aziz, the Malaysian cabinet member who was recently outed by a leaked gay sex tape, is asking Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad to be “fair” in his response to the ensuing scandal.
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“The explicit video that has been recorded was an act of treachery, and I have been made a [scapegoat]” Aziz said in a video posted to Facebook on June 29.
“I hope that Dr. Mahathir would be fair in this matter, as my family and I are not rich and it is difficult for us to face the future.”
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News of the scandal broke in June when a video of a sexual encounter between two men was leaked online. Aziz later admitted to appearing in the video, saying it was recorded in a hotel room in May without his consent.
He later told The Star that the scandal wreaked havoc on his political dreams. “I have to forget about becoming a politician,” he said. “The Malay-Muslim community can’t accept this kind of behavior. But one thing is I admit, I did it. It was a mistake, and the right thing to do was to confess.”
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Aziz also told the newspaper the news affected his loved ones, as well. “My family is very sad because my family is very conservative,” he said. “And they want to [take care of] the good name of the family.”
He added: “I don’t have my phone now. I have thrown it away as I am afraid that someone will track me and kill me. I am very paranoid now.”
Homosexuality is illegal in Malaysia because of a British colonial era law, and it’s punishable by 20 years in prison and/or whipping, as we previously reported. But individuals across the LGBTQ spectrum have faced violence in the Southeast Asian country recently. In December, two men were beaten in the street, allegedly because they were having sex. In August, a trans woman suffered broken ribs and head injuries in an assault. And in June 2017, a teen died after being beaten, burnt, and raped in an alleged homophobic attack.
Bryguyf69
Given the laws and attitudes in Malaysia, his best bet is to go to the UK. Not only is his career over, but as he himself has acknowledged, his life as he knows it is also over as well. As might be his life if some homophobe decides to hunt him down. My guess is that his family is on the verge of disowning him, if only to protect the family name. Basically, he has nothing left in Malaysia and a lot to lose.
Kangol2
The most obvious option for him would be to seek asylum in Thailand, which is the first country to the north of Malaysia, and which is far more gay-friendly. I’m not sure if there’s an extradition treaty between Thailand and Malaysia, but if not, I’d say beat a quick path out of Malaysia. The Philippines would have been another obvious, nearby option, but its leader is an “ex-gay” anti-gay lunatic. Vietnam also is not far away, and has show much more acceptance of gay people in recent years. India is yet another option to the west, and Taiwan to the West, so set up a plan, get out of Kuala Lumpur, and get to safety!
Rex Huskey
move on…. “not much” to see here. hehe
Felecia
I don’t get it; am I missing something here…??? This guy talks about people finding him and killing him…so he goes even MORE public than the leaked tape, and shows his entire country and the rest of the globe his face…??? A face that will be recognized and cause even worse trouble for his family, because they are related..??? This seems completely unwise and totally BS of the highest caliber; who’d be that stupid, lol…now I think I understand why certain individuals keep accusing Queerty.com of ‘fanning the flames of LGBT indignation’ by posting what are obviously made-up stories, lol…the dude speaks of wanting his Prime Minister to ‘be fair’ with his punishment. This makes me laugh and picture this guy in an S&M/bondage scene, the PM in a leather vest that says ‘Daddy’ on the back, lol…for all we know, that WAS the content of the sex-tape, and now further punishment will occur for ‘leaking’ it…nice story, Queerty….but REALLY ??? 🙂