00:00A Bersatu Divisional Leader has apologized to Opposition Leader Hamzah Zainuddin
00:05over an allegedly defamatory social media post concerning him in connection with Tabung Haji.
00:11Masjid Tanah Bersatu Information Chief Rodzi Matrajab admitted to publishing the claim
00:17without properly verifying the information.
00:20This resulted in a letter of demand sent by the Wawasan President's solicitors yesterday.
00:25In a Facebook post, Rodzi said his earlier post included an image taken from other social media accounts
00:32but acknowledged that he remained equally responsible for republishing it.
00:37He apologized to Hamzah and acknowledged the statements could have been defamatory
00:42and caused misunderstandings about the opposition leader.
00:45Rodzi said he accepted full responsibility and maintained he had no intention of damaging
00:51anyone's dignity, reputation or credibility.
00:54He added that other legal processes were ongoing and would be left to the authorities to handle.
01:01Roman Dawi Gapari, FMT
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