FORMER chief justice Tan Sri Richard Malanjum has denied that his NGO, Osimal Foundation, was involved in any wrongdoing in assisting the Sabah government in purchasing Covid-19 test kits from Singapore, according to online news portal The Malay Mail.
Malanjum said the accusations were completely false and that he had already lodged a police report against a blog site, sabahkini2.com, which published the allegations in an article.
“I have the documents and all the accounts that I can show, but if they were sincere in finding out, they should have come and asked but no, they are hiding and making stories out of nothing. How can I even answer? Most you can say is that it’s not true.
“We have lodged a report this morning. They cannot just accuse and slander,” Malanjum was quoted as saying.
Malanjum said the foundation was only trying to help the Sabah government obtain the rapid test kits from Singapore when the supply was lacking.
The blog had accused Malanjum of money laundering as his foundation was only set up during the pandemic in March that would enable him to receive government funds to procure the Covid -19 test kits.
According to the blog, the state government purchased rapid test kits (reagents) from Singapore costing some RM1 mil through Malanjum’s foundation. – May 28, 2020
