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I have a story to share about Parti Pejuang Tanah Air.
I was hired by them recently, specifically by [name intentionally removed] who is a former aide to Dr Mahathir Mohamad (Malaysia’s former prime minister).
My role was as a cybertrooper to manage their social media accounts, specifically their official Pejuang Tanahair (@PejuangJiwa) (PJ) account since March 2021.
I was recently instructed to create a video to frame Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim – and when I could not produce the video, they refused to pay me as my ‘punishment’.
Source: Twitter
My role is to spread news and messages about the party in a “fun” and interesting manner to attract young Malaysians to our page and get to know about the party. I have also been asked to ‘attack’ PJ’s enemies and ‘buy followers’ for PJ’s social media accounts.
I am 31 and was working in marketing but I was forced to resign because both my elderly parents have medical issues which require me to bring them to the hospital every now and then. As such it is difficult to hold down a 9-6 type of job. This is also why I was driven to take up this cybertrooper job.
I did not know [name redacted] personally prior to this and have never been a cybertrooper. I was introduced to him via my friend from university because I was looking for a job with flexible working hours.
I was not sure at first but the pay (RM5k) is decent for what I considered to be easy work.
They Asked Me To Create The Video To End Anwar’s Political Career
Then, last month my boss, who is [name intentionally removed] mentioned that Tun (Mahathir) wanted us to create a “gay sex video” to finish off Anwar’s (political) career before the upcoming #GE15 (General Election).
![Continued thread by @ Pejuang Jiwa on Twitter which reads:
Last month, [redacted] said that Tun Mahathir is asking me to create a "gay sex video" to end Anwar's career before the General Election 15. He gave me three days to make that video and spread it online.
But I'm working alone so how can I make a video of that standard?
[picture attachment of a conversation with [redacted] about this job]](https://inreallife.my/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Screenshot-2022-11-16-234003-1.jpg "I Was Asked To Create A 'Gay Sex Video' Framing Anwar Ibrahim - I Declined And Now They Won’t Pay My Salary in In Real Life")
My boss gave me 3 days to create the video and to start spreading it online.
![A screenshot of a Whatsapp conversation with [Redacted] that reads:
Sender: There's an urgent job for you. Tun wants you to make a gay sex video of Anwar. Gay Sex. It has to be realistic and it has to show Anwar's face clearly. Tun wants to make sure that Anwar has zero chances of becoming the Prime Minister. Tun wants this done in three days.
Receiver: Three days?! These kind of videos can't be done in three days.
Sender: It's important to finish this job soon because the General election is coming soon. Have to finish it fast to end Anwar's career.
Receiver: I understand, but I truly cannot create a video of that standard within three days. Maybe you can ask others to do it?
Sender: This is your job. This video is very important.
Receiver: This is not a simple video. I can do other jobs but this one is too hard for me.](https://inreallife.my/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/FhfodGBVIAAv5_l-1.jpg "I Was Asked To Create A 'Gay Sex Video' Framing Anwar Ibrahim - I Declined And Now They Won’t Pay My Salary in In Real Life")
“3 days is not enough time for one person to do that kind of work…”
He ignored my response and replied that this was an urgent job as the general election is coming soon.
He wrote, “we must quickly end Anwar’s career.”
I told him again that the job would not be that simple. I even asked if he could find someone else to do it.
So, I declined the work and did my other tasks as usual.
To be honest, I was also getting irritated about how PJ was so focused on attacking Anwar, to the point of doing a video that I was scared could be illegal. Also, I could do a simple video with my basic skills but where would I get the materials from?
Still, PJ has not paid my salary for the last month and has continued to ignore me when I messaged him to ask what was the hold up.
![Screenshot of a whatsapp conversation with [Redacted] that reads:
Receiver: Good morning, [redacted]. My salary for October hasn't been given? [sent on November 2, 2022]
Receiver: Good morning. I still have not received my salary. Can you help check if Pejuang Jiwa has banked it in? [sent on November 3, 2022]
Receiver: [Redacted], it's been more than a week. I haven't gotten my salary. Why is this? If there are any issues or problem, please tell me. [sent on November 8, 2022]
Sender: You're not getting your salary for last month. [sent on November 11, 2022]
Receiver: Why? What have I done wrong?
Sender: You did not make the video. This is your punishment.
Receiver: You did not say that no video equals no salary. The timeline you gave me is unreasonable. This shouldn't be my fault. You have to pay me for the followers that I bought last month.](https://inreallife.my/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/FhfpMBnVEAI67Ve-1.jpg "I Was Asked To Create A 'Gay Sex Video' Framing Anwar Ibrahim - I Declined And Now They Won’t Pay My Salary in In Real Life")
In the end, my boss finally responded and admitted that my salary wasn’t being paid because I refused to make the video.
He said: “This is your punishment.”
Since posting about this online, I’ve been getting threats in my inbox. To prove my innocence, I’ve even filed a police report. Their strategy has always been to deny all wrongdoings until people eventually forget.
Soon, the truth will surely prevail.
Source: Twitter
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