KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 30 -- Actor and Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) advisory board member Datuk Afdlin Shauki has denied allegations of misconduct in the awarding of a project under the purview of the Kuala Lumpur mayor.
On Tuesday, Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Maimunah Sharif stated that DBKL was investigating claims circulating on social media that Afdlin was involved in awarding a RM4 million project without an open tender, according to a report published in Free Malaysia Today.
In response, Afdlin dismissed the allegations as baseless, stating in an Instagram post that they were an attempt by irresponsible parties to damage his reputation.
"Their agenda is driven by jealousy and unjustified hatred. Such malicious slander and accusation...