Govt had nothing to do with police probe into Forest City Casino issue, says Fahmi


PUTRAJAYA: Communication Minister Fahmi Fadzil has stressed that the police investigation into the news report about the proposed casino development in Forest City, Johor, was not initiated by the government but resulted from a police report lodged by a law firm representing a company mentioned in the article.

The Unity Government spokesman said Berjaya Corporation Bhd (Berjaya Corp) had lodged the police report through its legal firm and that there were none from the government, the Ministry of Communications, or the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

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