KOTA KINABALU, Feb. 2 -- The Kota Kinabalu City Hall (DBKK) has denied that it was its staff who allegedly harassed a group of tourists in front of Masjid Bandaraya in a recent viral video.

Mayor Datuk Seri Sabin Samitah said to his knowledge, DBKK staff had never blocked any tourists from taking pictures of the mosque, and he had asked the mosque management to resolve the issue as to not affect the presence of tourists in the city and to ensure the safety of visitors who parked their cars at the nearby roadsides.

Sabin told reporters after officiating the 25th Silver Jubilee Celebration of Kota Kinabalu city here on Sunday, that it is not DBKK staff in the video as the shirt that the person was wearing did not bear any of the City Hall's...