KUALA LUMPUR – The Natural Resources, Environment, and Climate Change Minister’s Office yesterday lodged a police report regarding false accusations, the leakage of confidential government information, and defamation related to the government’s flood mitigation plan.
Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said the report was made against several Facebook, TikTok, and Telegram accounts which, according to him, had defamed him and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim regarding projects under the plan.
“This has clearly prompted members of the public who have read the postings to assume that we are misappropriating public funds for political purposes.
“As such, I hope police can immediately identify the mastermind behind these false allegations, defamation, and leakage of confidential government information,” he said in a statement last night.
Nik Nazmi stressed that the government and his ministry were committed to good governance and the highest level of integrity.
Recently, several posts on Facebook, TikTok, and Telegram had gone viral claiming that Nik Nazmi and Anwar had approved the flood mitigation projects without going through proper processes and procedures. – Bernama, May 20, 2023
