Malaysia Health Minister Caught on Sex Video

Maybe Bill Clinton is his role model.

Malaysia MP quits over sex DVDs

Malaysian Health Minister Chua Soi Lek has announced his resignation after admitting being filmed in a sex video.

The widely circulated recording showed the married father of three having sex with a female friend in a hotel room.

On Tuesday, amid mounting speculation, he shocked the nation by admitting to being the man featured in the DVD.

This is the latest in a series of problems for PM Abdullah Badawi, who is expected to call an election in the coming weeks.

According to Malaysia's Star newspaper, the DVDs are believed to be CCTV recordings made in a hotel suite. The hotel and the date are reportedly unknown.

Copies were reportedly left at various locations in Mr Chua's home state of Johor, on Saturday "for people to pick up".

Mr Chua made his admission on Tuesday, hours after the Star reported that the DVDs were being widely distributed in Johor, his home state.

"I am the man in the tape," Mr Chua, 60, told reporters. "The girl is a personal friend."

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Still frames from the recording, shown on national television yesterday, showed a man and woman from a camera above a bed. Copies of the video, which was stored on two compact discs, were dropped off last week at shops and on some streets in Johor, online news service Malaysiakini said.

Prime Minister Abdullah today declined to say whether the recording was politically motivated, though he promised to pursue those who made the tape.

``It was an invasion of privacy,'' he told reporters. ``The police will conduct an investigation.''

Chua's resignation won't influence the outcome of any general election, Abdullah said.

Chua said yesterday he didn't make the tape himself, and said the unidentified woman in the film was in her 30s and a personal friend, Malaysiakini reported.

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“After I made my confession, I had hoped Malaysians would be able to accept my apology,” he told a press conference today. “Unfortunately, from the feedback I received, I observed that Malaysians cannot accept it. Some Malaysians have a holier-than-thou attitude. At the end of the day, it just tells you that honesty sometimes does not pay.”

“If you want to discuss my private life, please do,” he added sarcastically. “Maybe you would like to watch the videotape with me.”

Is he mulling a new career?