By DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, April 7: Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak (PBDS) has lodged a complaint to the police pertaining to individuals who have used the party’s name to cast aspersions against the Sarawak government.
In a press statement, PBDS information chief, Andrew Bugie Ipang, said that the party’s name was used in a Facebook post in relation to an allocation from the federal government for disaster relief in Sarawak and Sabah.
He said that the culprits are neither authorised nor sanctioned to use the party’s name.
At the same time, he also informed the public that the party does not have a website or any social media accounts such as TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, or X (Twitter).
“This serves to inform those involved that the party’s supreme council had lodged a complaint with the police and relevant authorities against those responsible individuals or perpetrators involved,” he said.
The post, which was made on April 4 on a Facebook page called ‘Julau Update’ by an anonymous participant, attached what appeared to be an infographic with a picture of Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg with text beneath it claiming that PBDS has urged the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government to channel flood aid to victims in the State.
Accompanying the infographic was a text by the anonymous person who claimed that the aid had been handed over in February, but there has been no response from the Sarawak government to flood victims, hoping that the flood aid was not misused.
On January 31, Prime Minister Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced an allocation of approximately RM25 million for the immediate repair of infrastructure damaged or destroyed by floods, landslides, and fires in Sabah and Sarawak.
Anwar also stated that the allocation includes immediate assistance of RM1,000 for all families affected. — DayakDaily
