Santubong MP demands public apology from Sarawak DAP for defamatory remarks
Counsel Wilfred Yap is at Chong Chieng Jen’s legal office to deliver the Letter of Demand, April 3, 2019. — Picture courtesy of Wilfred Yap
He said Chong’s alleged remarks published in a local newspaper under the heading “Chong says MA63 committee reviewing special grants to Sarawak, Sabah” on April 1 were defamatory to Wan Junaidi. “The allegations made by Chong are completely untrue and constituted a grave libel of Wan Junaidi,” Yap said, explaining why he was instructed to issue a Letter of Demand to the deputy minister.
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