KOTA KINABALU, May 21 Police have taken the statement of Yong Chee Kong the Sabahan businessman who offered two-million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to the Penang government following allegations of a scam by the minister in charge of the national immunisation programme, Khairy Jamaluddin..
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Published on: Friday, May 21, 2021
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KOTA KINABALU: The police have summoned a 58-year-old businessman who was allegedly involved in a vaccine donation offer to the Penang Government, to assist in the investigation.
It is believed that Yong Chee Kong, a businessman from Tawau made an offer to donate two million doses of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines to the Penang Government.
State Police Commissioner Datuk Hazani Ghazali who confirmed the matter when contacted on Friday said, the individual involved was asked to give his statement and denied that the individual in question has been arrested.
ADVERTISEMENT Yes, we have confirmed that the individual in question has been called to IPK Sabah for his statement to be taken,” he said.