By BORNEOTODAY
KOTA KINABALU: Parti Warisan Sabah will file a defamation suit against Lajim Haji Ukin if he fails to respond to the party’s demand for a public clarification over insinuating remarks made recently.
A letter demanding the Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah president to make a public clarification was presented to Maijol Maha, his deputy, at the lobby of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly building Tuesday by Warisan’s counsel, Norazmi Hj Alimat.
A copy of the said video and audio clip will also be sent to Maijol, upon his request, according to a Warisan spokesman in a statement.
Lajim has three days from the date of receipt to respond in writing, failing which counsel will initiate civil proceedings for defamation on the basis of innuendo and slander.
In a video and audio clip that has been shared over social media, Lajim at a public event, was heard to have said: “yang bikin IC ini ialah kepala dia siapa ialah Presiden” (the one who made these IC the head of which is the President) followed by a bleeping sound that censored the name of a political party.
The statement added that Warisan’s counsels are preparing a full transcript of the video clip to verify the validity of Lajim’s remarks.
In the letter, Norazmi stated that the absence of a public clarification or denial from Lajim over his remarks in the video and audio clip could be construed as a direct accusation against their client, Mohd Shafie Apdal, the president of Parti Warisan Sabah.
