KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah State Assembly is taking a wait-and-see stance regarding the bankruptcy proceedings against state opposition chief Datuk Lajim Ukin.
Assembly Deputy Speaker Datuk Johnny Mositun said they had not received any formal notice that the Klias assemblyman and Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah president had been declared a bankrupt.
“We will wait and see what happens,” said Mositun when asked about a notice published in a local newspaper here on Tuesday.
When contacted Lajim said "this is a personal matter, so why should I comment?"
The notice published by Sabah Insolvency Department director Monica Linsua stated that pursuant to a High Court order, any payments due to Lajim should be paid to the department first as he has been declared a bankrupt.
Last January, a notice of bankruptcy was published in a local newspaper for Lajim to pay more than RM160,000 to the law firm representing CIMB Islamic Bank Bhd in one week from Jan 16.
The court order was in line with a High Court judgment on Oct 26, 2016 while the bankruptcy notice gave him till April 24 to resolve the matter.
Lajim had said that the bankruptcy notice over delayed credit card payments is being handled by his lawyers and would be settled.
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