A lawyer representing the prime minister’s wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor today lodged a police report at the Sentul police headquarters claiming defamation over a YouTube video allegedly linking her with a failed Felda project.
NoorHajran Mohd Noor from the law firm of Messrs NoorHajran Mohd Noor said she was asked by her client to lodge the report regarding the video which said Rosmah meddled with a sturgeon fish farming project by Felda which had ultimately failed.
According to the lawyer, the video was malicious slander and had jeopardised the reputation and integrity of Rosmah.
The video, uploaded on March 7 by a YouTube user whose account name was ‘Cap Kapak’, depicted a speech given by an opposition politician alleging Rosmah’s involvement in several Felda investment projects, including the sturgeon project.
“The video showed the chairman of the Felda Settlers Association and Party Amanah Negara supreme council member Mazlan Aliman publicly accuse my client of being involved in a number of Felda’s investment projects designed and implemented by them, including the sturgeon fish farming project,” NoorHajran said.
In the video, Mazlan had claimed that the information was from an anonymous source – allegedly a Felda officer.
“This is an irresponsible accusation against my client. It is not only baseless but the accusation hurled at my client is malicious slander made in the absence of any evidence.
“This video uploaded over the Internet has caused netizens to have the wrong impression of my client and subsequently damaged her reputation,” NoorHajran said.
She added that, following the report, the matter was now in the hands of the police, and she and her client would leave it to the police to conduct an investigation and take the appropriate action in accordance with the law.