KOTA KINABALU, July 2 -- A police report has been lodged against businessman Datuk Albert Tei over allegedly malicious and defamatory statements implicating Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor while facing legal proceedings.

Special Officer to the Chief Minister, Mazlan Joehari Manan, filed the report at the Kota Kinabalu district police headquarters over Tei's remarks made at the Kota Kinabalu High Court compound on Monday which he said were false, malicious and defamatory.

"Tei has openly alleged and issued a warning or reminder to the public that should anything happen to him - including kidnapping, murder, or disappearance - the chief minister of Sabah and nine other individuals should be held responsible.

"This allegation ...