TYT slander: Shafie asks state AG to take action

TheEdge Sat, Aug 08, 2020 08:21pm - 3 years View Original


TAWAU (Aug 8): Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal wants legal action to be taken against a non-governmental organisation (NGO) that had alleged that Sabah Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Juhar Mahiruddin had accepted an inducement in dissolving the State Legislative Assembly.

Mohd Shafie said he had instructed the Sabah state attorney-general (AG) to take action as the allegation not only involves him, but also those present during the meeting with Juhar, before the dissolution of the State Legislative Assembly was announced.

"That is malicious because during the meeting with Tun Juhar, the state attorney-general was also present," he told a press conference after the handing-over ceremony of 67 new houses and 308 land titles to fire victims in Kampung Tanjung Batu Otentik and land titles in Tawau and Kalabakan here today.

According to Mohd Shafie, also present in the meeting were Deputy Chief Ministers Datuk Christina Liew and Datuk Dr Jaujan Sambakong as well as Sindumin assemblyman Datuk Dr Yusof Yacob.

He was commenting on the complaint lodged by the chairman of Gerakan Kuasa Rakyat Malaysia Datuk Zulkarnain Mahdar with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) alleging that Juhar's move to dissolve the Sabah State Legislative Assembly was as a return of favour for Mohd Shafie to extend his term as the governor.

Elaborating, Mohd Shafie said in the meeting, he only advised Tun Juhar to consider the dissolution of the State Legislative Assembly based on the current political situation in the state.

"I was just advising. I have no rights to dissolve the State Legislative Assembly," he said.

 On July 30, Mohd Shafie announced the dissolution of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly, thus paving the way for fresh polls to be held.

A day earlier, former Sabah chief minister Tan Sri Musa Aman announced that he had obtained a simple majority to form a new state government.

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