KOTA KINABALU: Parti Warisan has denied accusations that it was being funded by a Sabah drug kingpin arrested by police earlier this week.
An aide to Warisan information chief Datuk Azis Jamman, who was former deputy home minister, has also lodged a police report.
Describing the accusations as “wild,” Warisan secretary general Datuk Loretto Padua claimed the allegations were being played up over WhatsApp by political opponents to defame the party.
“Warisan regrets that there are still a few irresponsible parties trying to link the case with the party and that it was allegedly getting funds from such activities.
“Warisan vehemently denies the wild accusations and considers them as extreme political libel aimed at tarnishing the reputation of the party and its leaders,” he said in a statement yesterday.
He added that Warisan would take action against those who continue to repeat such allegations.
Welcoming the success of the police in cracking the drug trafficking ring in Sabah, Loretto said those suspected to be involved must be investigated.
On Tuesday, Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay had announced in Kuala Lumpur that police had cracked a major drug syndicate operating in Sabah with the arrest of the kingpin, a “Datuk Seri” who is also a patron of a little-known NGO.
In total, 10 people have been held for alleged involvement in the drug syndicate.
On Tuesday, Jasni Mohammad, an aide to Azis, lodged a police report at the Kota Kinabalu headquarters in Kepayan against the Facebook page “Berita Jenayah Malaysia” over a post that had since gone viral.
“I have lodged a police report regarding claims made through the Facebook page ‘Berita Jenayah Malaysia’, which accused me of being involved with a drug cartel in Sabah and that I allegedly had contact with the ‘Datuk Seri’ mastermind.
“It also claimed that I have received gifts from him (the drug kingpin).
“I want to clear not only my name but also that of Warisan,” said Jasni, urging the police to conduct a full investigation.
