JOHOR BARU, Malaysia: A 29-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man have been detained for allegedly distributing the sex DVD involving former Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek.

Johor Police Chief Deputy Comm Datuk Hussin Ismail said the woman, a beauty salon owner, was arrested near her shop in Taman Bukit Perdana, Batu Pahat, at 2.30pm on Thursday.

He said police seized one DVD and three VCDs and a laptop during the arrest.

"We believe this is not the woman in the video," he told pressmen after the promotion ceremony for 655 police personnel at the police headquarters here yesterday.

The woman has been remanded until Monday, he said.?\

The man, a farmer, was detained in Batu Pahat yesterday in connection with distributing the video.

The man was expected to be remanded today, he said.

DCP Hussin also confirmed that police had recorded Dr Chua's statement.

"We have not recorded statements from others," he said.

DCP Hussin said the Bukit Aman Forensics Unit was assisting state police with investigations in Batu Pahat.

He said the case was being investigated under Section 292 of the Penal Code for distributing and possessing material containing pornographic elements.?

When asked whether hotel workers had a hand in the sex video, DCP Hussin said he did not want to speculate.

He said those who had the DVD should surrender it to the police or destroy it.

"It is an offence to keep such a DVD, including transferring the video to a computer," he said.

Asked if they knew the identity of the female in the video, DCP Hussin said it was still under investigation.