KUCHING, Oct 14: Ibraco Berhad (Ibraco) has lodged a police report against an article that it claims to contain unsubstantiated, malicious and defamatory allegations involving the company and its director Datuk Chew Chia Han today.
Before this on Friday, the public company had filed a report to Malaysia Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) against the same report.
According to a statement by Ibraco today, the defamatory article has gone viral on social media since Oct 12, 2023.
“The damaging content of the article, which is not true and has ill motives, has severely tarnished the company’s and its director’s reputation.
“As a publicly listed company, Ibraco would like to affirm that Ibraco Group and its management maintain the highest standards of corporate governance and transparency in their operations and business dealings, and Ibraco will take action against the responsible parties who continue to blemish the reputation and integrity of the company and its director,” said the statement.
The statement further pointed out that Ibraco and Chew reserve all their legal rights.
Apart from Ibraco, the Land Custody and Development Authority (LCDA), which is also implicated in the article, had also lodged a police report against the online news portal for accusations involving its top management.
It is understood that the online news portal accuses LCDA of being involved in a scandal in the construction of a road in Muara Tuang, Kuching. — DayakDaily
