KUALA LUMPUR – Police are conducting investigations to identify the individual identified as “Mr H” following the viral video of a lewd conversation involving two individuals, one of whom is allegedly former Community Communications (J-Kom) Department director-general Datuk Mohammad Agus Yusoff.
Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said investigations are currently underway following revelations that the individual was allegedly behind the video.
“The matter is still under investigation. The police will call in all those involved in the case,” he told Sinar Harian when contacted today.
He also confirmed the police had fully recorded a statement from Agus.
“His (Agus’) statement had been recorded on Friday after the police report was lodged at the Kajang district police headquarters.
“At this juncture, only one police report has been received with regard to the case,” he added.
Agus has been facing criticism for leading J-Kom ineffectively, and opposition lawmakers have called for its disbandment to save RM13 million in budget allocations.
In the midst of this, the clip of his video call went viral earlier this week, followed by his resignation on Thursday.
Agus last night maintained that he has plans to seek a new career path and wanted to resign from J-Kom with a “soft landing”, even before the clip emerged.
He said while the video call with a J-Kom assistant officer, Abdul Wahab Abdul Kadir Jilani, did take place, the conversation in the clip was not what they spoke about as it had been manipulated.
Wahab, meanwhile, admitted that he had been “used” by another J-Kom official he called “Mr H” to record the video call as entrapment. Wahab, too, denied the conversation, which he said was fabricated by “irresponsible parties” seeking to tarnish Agus’ reputation.
In his previous career at UKM, Agus taught at the School of History, Politics, and Strategy Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, besides publishing numerous papers analysing Malaysian politics and was frequently sought after by the media for his observations.
Yesterday, Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil confirmed his resignation from J-Kom, saying that a replacement would be found soon. – November 18, 2023