KOTA KINABALU: Sabah State Assembly Speaker, Datuk Seri Kadzim M Yahya, has denied receiving RM350,000 from an individual, as alleged in a video uploaded by a news portal on Monday.
He clarified that he only borrowed RM50,000 from the person and was unaware of the RM350,000 claim.
"I don’t know about RM350,000. My response was regarding RM50,000 that I borrowed, but he said it's okay," he said when contacted.
Kadzim claimed he was also "trapped" like other state assembly members linked to a corruption scandal through secretly recorded videos.
The 29-second video shows a businessman expressing frustration over his failed mining license application while mentioning RM350,000, seemingly linking the issue to a bribery scandal.
Kadzim is the ninth individual associated with such videos, following allegations against eight other Sabah lawmakers.