I WOULD like to refer to several claims made by Badrul Hisham Shaharin (Chegubard) against me. As I always said before, the Malays should stop quarrelling. Despite levelling accusations against me, he still has my respect.
I see him as a cikgu (teacher) fighting for righteousness.
But on his recent posting, however, I was taken aback. As a teacher and also a devoted Muslim, Badrul was so careless to resort to irresponsible cyberbullying acts by attacking, slandering and defaming my reputation, and claiming that I was involved in SMTrack Bhd’s radio-frequency identification (RFID) deal without carefully checking the facts.
It was a total smear campaign, topped with slander and defamation.
Nevertheless, Badrul need not apologise to me and I hope when he reads this open letter, he will just gracefully remove the erroneous postings from social media.
My lawyer has advised that I can take legal action against Badrul and sue him but personally, I do not wish to do that as I respect him. However, in order to protect the name of my family, I must do it if he does not remove the postings.
In the event if I proceed with the legal suit, I will just get him to cover my legal fees, which will definitely cost a huge sum of money. If there are any excess to it, I will donate to charity.
I sincerely hope that when Badrul reads this open letter, he would remove the postings.
This open letter is being issued as a friend who does not know you. If you really think that I am a person with bad character and deserve to be thought a lesson, please bring this matter to the police or to the court but stop the cyber harassment.
My company secretary has filed a police report on this RFID’s postings, which is punishable under the Anti-Fake News Act. – Jan 31, 2022.
Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew is the founder and former chairman of Malaysia China Business Council.
The views expressed are solely of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Focus Malaysia.
