‘Just joking’: Tempasuk assemblyman denies Sabah corruption claims, says video remarks said in jest and taken out of context, vows legal action
Tempasuk Assemblyman Datuk Mohd Arsad Bistari, implicated in a video alleging corruption involving several Sabah assemblymen, claimed he was merely making light-hearted remarks and speaking in jest.
(MMO) – In a statement Saturday, he claimed the video was edited to mislead viewers and that the content of his conversation was taken out of context.
“I would like to clarify that my conversation in the recording, which was edited and circulated with malicious intent, was done in jest and not in a serious context.
“I suspect that the individual who met me had unclear intentions. With that assumption, I conversed in a sarcastic and informal manner.
“Therefore, it is unreasonable to conclude that the conversation was a confession or an act of wrongdoing,” he said.
