Smear: Gagasan wants action
Published on: Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Nizam said the posting on social media constitutes a legal offence for making baseless accusations.
Kota Kinabalu: Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (Gagasan Rakyat) wants the authorities to take appropriate action against the mastermind behind an attempt to tarnish the image of the Chief Minister by falsely accusing his son of being involved in a drug cartel.
Its Information Chief Datuk Nizam Titingan said the posting on social media constitutes a legal offence for making baseless accusations.
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“This disgraceful act not only aims to damage the Chief Minister’s image but also the Gagasan Rakyat and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) led by him.
“Could this dirty tactic be orchestrated by those who previously tried to overthrow the GRS-led State Government but failed and are now financially depleted and desperate, resorting to spreading fabricated stories for political support?
“The irresponsible parties should remember that the people are wise and will undoubtedly reject those using dirty tactics by spreading false accusations,” he said in a statement, Monday.
Through the police report filed by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor’s son Mohd Reza in Tuaran, Nizam said it was hoped that an investigation can be
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conducted to bring the mastermind to justice.
Reza, 41, said the post falsely implicated him with 10 others who were arrested and investigated for being followers of the cartel’s leader “Datu Uppik” from Semporna.
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“The report is to deny such baseless allegations and to notify the police and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission to conduct follow-up investigations to detect the perpetrator.
“Such allegations have affected my reputation and my good name,” he said in the report lodged at Tuaran District Police Headquarters.
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