Deputy Communications and Multimedia Minister Zahidi Zainul Abidin, who had accused a Youtuber of lying after she made a video of herself climbing up a tree for an online examination due to poor internet connectivity, said he had gotten his information from Kudat MP Abdul Rahim Bakri.
Zahidi said Abdul Rahim had in turn gotten his information from Veveonah Mosibin's lecturer. Therefore, Zahidi said he had no reason to believe they were lying when he conveyed the information in the Dewan Negara.
"We got the information when we referred to the Kudat MP. The MP for the area is the deputy finance minister.
"We were informed that Veveonah had no exam on that day. The information the MP got was from her lecturer who is a professor.
"So in the issue, even we wanted to verify, the question is why would the MP lie? We just believed in the information provided," he told a press conference at Parliament today.
Abdul Rahim, who is from Bersatu, is deputy finance mininster I.
Zahidi, who previously apologised for accusing Veveonah, said the issue may have been due to a misunderstanding.
As such, Zahidi said he will go to Veveonah's university to get to the bottom of the matter.
"I will go to Universiti Malaysia Sabah to meet with the lecturer, staff, and Veveonah for the facts. We need to check two to three more times.
"If we find that the information was wrong, we apologise - the lecturer should not have given incorrect information.
"But if it is the opposite, then perhaps it is a misunderstanding... so the issue should not be politicised," said the Padang Besar MP from Umno.
Veveonah (photo), who hails from the rural village of Kampung Sapatalang, Pitas, had on June 13 uploaded a video of her having to climb up a tree to get internet connection.
It was during a time when varsity students were required to take classes and examinations remotely due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
When the issue was raised in the Dewan Negara on Sept 3, Zahidi claimed Veveonah did not have any examination on that day and claimed she made the video for fame.
However, Veveonah denied this and shared her examination schedule which showed she had sat for exams between June 9 and June 12.
[More to follow] - Mkini
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