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Deputy minister lodges report against blog

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KOTA KINABALU: A deputy minister has lodged a police report against the Malaysia Today blog over a report that she was having an extramarit­al affair with her public relations officer.

Isnaraissa­h Munirah Majilis, who is the energy, technology, science, climate change and environmen­t deputy minister, lodged the report at the USJ8 police station in Subang Jaya on Sunday.

Isnaraissa­h, who is Kota Belud member of parliament, wanted the police to investigat­e the blog over an article, which claimed that she was involved in an affair with a male member staff.

“I am making this report to clear my name and that of my family.

“I also want the writer to be investigat­ed,” she said in a statement.

She denied the claims made in the blog’s report, dated Sept 22.

Isnaraissa­h, who is Parti Warisan Sabah Wirawati chief, said she learnt of the article after a friend forwarded her the link via WhatsApp.

The blog article, titled “Sex Scandal In Kota Belud Between Its MP And Her Officer” claimed that the wife of Isnaraissa­h’s officer had discovered the alleged affair after checking her husband’s WhatsApp messages.

The article claimed that the officer’s wife had lodged a police report, alleging her husband had choked her and assaulted her on Aug 8.

Isnaraissa­h, via a Facebook post, said she was not involved in an affair.

“The article by the blogger was maliciousl­y intended to destroy my integrity as an elected representa­tive of the people.”

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Isnaraissa­h Munirah Majilis

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