Vincent Tan disputes claims linking Berjaya Group to SEA Gamer Mall

Tan in his statement said neither SEA Gamer Mall nor the two executives possessed the expertise or tools necessary for computer intrusions and hacking. — AZMAN GHANI/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Berjaya Corp Bhd founder Tan Sri Vincent Tan has clarified that his company has no interest in SEA Gamer Mall, a Perak-based company where two of its executives are currently facing extradition proceedings to the United States over cybercrime and money laundering allegations.

“I wish to clarify that the Berjaya Corporation Berhad Group of Companies has no interest whatsoever in SEAGM. My shareholding in SEAGM is entirely my personal investment which I may choose to divest when the time is right,” Tan said in a media statement.