Dakwaan kait JCorp dengan kebakaran hutan Indonesia tak berasas, kata Onn Hafiz
MB Johor merangkap pengerusi institusi pelaburan milik kerajaan negeri itu beri amaran agar tiada pihak ‘putar belit fakta’.
Johor's Menteri Besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi has dismissed claims linking Johor Corporation (JCorp) to forest and land fires in Indonesia, labeling them as false and unfounded. The Johor Chief Minister emphasized that no party should take advantage of the situation to distort facts, causing the perception that JCorp, a Johor state-owned investment entity, was involved in the forest fire incident.
All parties have the right to demand transparency and accountability, but this should be based on accurate facts and evidence, according to Onn Hafiz, who is also JCorp's chairman, via a Facebook post.
The Johor state government will continue to uphold the state's integrity, credibility, and reputation from any unfounded allegations. This statement followed Indonesia's Environment and Forestry Ministry's claim that 21 Malaysian-linked companies were involved in forest and land fires in Indonesia between January and September of the current year.
On July 6, 2023, JCorp clarified that it had no ownership or management of any plantation outside Malaysia. JCorp stated that it had severed its ties with several companies in Indonesia through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Kulim (M) Bhd, in 2007. These included PT Graha Cakra Mulia, PT Sumber Mahardhika Graha, PT Salonok Ladang Mas, and PT Harapan Hibrida Kalbar on August 8, 2007, followed by PT Trimurti Sumbertama on September 26, 2007.
The details of this divestment are recorded in JCorp's 2008 annual report. JCorp reported that Kulim divested its entire equity interest in two entities, PT Tempirai Palm Resources and PT Rambang Agro Jaya, to PT Bakung Starch Lestari on July 6, 2023.
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