Sabah DAP chief to take legal action against Albert Tei
Sabah DAP chief Phoong Jin Zhe plans to take legal action against controversial businessman Albert Tei over allegations against him during a podcast, calling the claims defamatory and baseless.
Phoong denied initiating any meeting with Tei, or making the remarks Tei attributed to him.
“I never made any remarks such as ‘who doesn’t love money’ or anything of that nature.
“As previously acknowledged, I met him once for a brief conversation, and the facts clearly demonstrate that I was never involved in any actions taken over Sabah mining matters, as he has alleged,” he said in a statement today.
He said he had consulted his lawyers, adding that Tei’s account of what was discussed during their only conversation was a complete distortion of the facts.
Phoong, who was previously the Sabah industrial development minister, said he…
