DEPUTY Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching has strongly denied online allegations attempting to link her and DAP to gang-related activities and a fatal car crash in Kulai.
Speaking in Kulai, Teo dismissed the claims as false and fabricated, noting that new social media accounts were created specifically to target her. She explained that casual photos taken with members of the public during normal social settings were being maliciously twisted into gang involvement.
Viral posts claimed influential figures covered up the recent death of a 17-year-old girl by framing it as an ordinary traffic accident.
Police have since reclassified the case as murder and arrested 13 suspects in connection with a secret society dispute.
“I have been in politics for 18 years and have served as an MP for 13 years. There may have been occasions when I met someone once or twice, or perhaps had photographs taken with someone in an ordinary social setting.
“However, to claim that I was involved in such activities is a false accusation because they merely showed photographs of me with someone when it was simply a normal social activity.
“The police, including the Johor police chief, have already held a press conference and announced that 13 suspects had been arrested. I welcome a thorough investigation by the police,” she told reporters yesterday (Aug 28).
Teo and Senai assemblyman Wong Bor Yang have both lodged official reports with the police and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
Police have arrested 13 individuals, including a 15-year-old girl, after reclassifying a fatal Kulai road crash into a murder investigation linked to a secret society conflict.
On Aug 25, a Perodua Myvi carrying five people was pursued and rammed by a Toyota Vellfire at a roundabout in Indahpura.
The impact threw a 17-year-old female passenger out of the vehicle, where she was run over by the fleeing Vellfire and pronounced dead at the scene. Johor police have since seized three vehicles and weapons, remanding the suspects aged 15 to 31.
The case has also sparked political fallout after viral social media posts falsely linked Teo to the secret society involved. Teo strongly denied the claims, explaining that casual photos taken with the public were being twisted, and lodged reports with both the police and MCMC. — Aug 29, 2026
