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WHO is Mr H? Can artificial intelligence-assisted apps imitate the Kelantanese accent? Why did Wahab record a WhatsApp video call without audio? Why did Mohammad Agus behave in a manja (affectionate) manner towards a subordinate who had just joined his department? Why did he kiss his phone screen?

Former Community Communications Department (J-Kom) director-general Datuk Dr Mohammad Agus Yusoff and J-Kom assistant officer Abdul Wahab Abdul Kadir Jilani’s press conference on Friday in Kajang, Selangor, raised more questions than it gave answers.

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