Wee could be a important witness, says Phang. — file pic
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 — A scheduled press conference by MACC panel advisor, Tan Sri Robert Phang was abruptly cut short when lawyers representing MCA Youth Chief Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong barged into the room to serve a court injunction on him.
The purpose of the press conference was, according to Phang, to “urge” Wee to come forward and assist with the on-going investigations into the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ).
However, Wee’s lawyers served Phang with the court injunction, barring him from carrying on with the press conference.
According to the injunction, Phang was barred from “having a press conference from the date of Jan 22 and after with the similar agenda of calling or suggesting that the plaintiff (Wee) was a ‘bully’, ‘liar’ or ‘coward’.”
The words used were in reference to a media invitation sent out a day earlier for the press conference.
The injunction is effective for 21 days.
Phang claimed that he had not accused the MCA man of anything, but only said that Wee could prove to be an “important” witness.
“Since day one, all I have said is that Wee could be an important and useful witness for the police and MACC’s probe into the nation’s biggest ever project scandal, because of his admission that his former consultancy firm, Hijau Sekitar Sdn Bhd, was engaged by Wijaya Baru Sdn Bhd to produce a feasibility study of port expansion in Port Klang.”
Wee had reportedly said that he had resigned from the consultancy firm.
Phang carried on with the press conference for a few minutes before stopping.
“I cannot proceed, otherwise I’ll be in contempt of court... take the lawyer’s picture, take it,” said Phang to
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