Sabah lawmaker denies he was paid to leave DAP
Likas Assemblyman Junz Wong said the speculation was tantamount to character assassination and it could cut both ways
(FMT) – Likas Assemblyman Junz Wong, who recently defected to an undisclosed local party, advised his former comrades in DAP not to indulge in character assassination.
Junz was referring to widespread speculation, ostensibly sparked by his former party, that he and others had been bought to leave them.
“This is character assassination.”
“There’s no need to stoop so low and make unfounded accusations,” he said in a statement. “Such accusations are completely unfounded and wild.”
However, he added, he can understand if some of his former comrades were upset with him.
Junz stressed that as a member of DAP since 2010 he had worked hard for the party along with the others with him. “We spent our own money and expended energy in the fight.”
If indeed we are “opportunist politicians”, he said, “surely we would not have opted for DAP in the first place”.
If we are “opportunist politicians”, he added, “surely we would not join another opposition party.”
He noted that when PAS members left the party and formed Amanah, they were accepted with open arms by DAP. “We are still on the same side of the fence,” he said. “Hopefully our ex-comrades can understand and not hurl baseless accusations at us.”
