Johor MB says 5-figure price shoes were a royal gift

 

Johor Menteri Besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi has denied allegations that he had purchased a pair of shoes worth tens of thousands of ringgit.

In a posting on his official Facebook yesterday, he explained that the shoes were a gift from Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar.

“Such accusations and attacks should be stopped. For the record, this is a gift from the Johor sultan.

"This is not a new thing. His Majesty had also gifted past state executive council members and state government officials to motivate them to work hard for the people,” Onn Hafiz said in the posting.

Earlier, several Chinese-language newspapers reported on the shoe issue, which was based on a posting made by an individual on social media.

The individual claimed that Onn Hafiz had bought a pair of shoes worth tens of thousands of ringgit - and this received various reactions from netizens.

- Bernama