Wildlife dept not asked to stop probe on claims of turtle eggs on ex-lawmaker's dinner menu, says state minister


KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Wildlife Department will investigate without fear or favour alleged claims that turtle eggs were part of the menu of a former assemblyman's Chinese New Year reunion dinner recently, says the state government.

"There is no order to stop the investigation as insinuated on social media, ” State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Jafry Ariffin said in a statement on Thursday (Feb 18).

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