KUALA LUMPUR: The Primary Industries Ministry has sacked Haziq Abdullah Abdul Aziz as a senior private secretary to its deputy minister, Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin.
In a statement today, the ministry said the termination of his contract was effective Tuesday, June 18.
“The ministry views this (Haziq’s confession) as a very serious violation of its values, ethics and the Code of Conduct, Public Officers Regulations.
“The ministry wishes to categorically assert that it will never tolerate any such scandalous behaviour amongst any of its staff members which brings the ministry into disrepute and odium.
“With this, the ministry completely dissociates itself with Haziq.”
The ministry added that they issued Haziq a show cause letter on June 13, but said it was “not satisfied” with Haziq’s response.
Last Tuesday, a WhatsApp group shared several video clips of two men in a sexual tryst in a hotel room.
The next day, Haziq confessed that he was one of the two men, and alleged that the other person was Economic Affairs Minister and PKR deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali.
On June 13, Shamsul told a press conference that Haziq had been suspended from his official duties, and had issued him a show-cause letter.
PKR had also issued Haziq, who is also Santubong PKR Youth chief, with a show-cause letter. He has 14 days to respond.