Kitingan S Star Leaving Grs Video Surfaces

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A brief video has surfaced showing Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (Star) president Jeffrey Kitingan stating that his party intends to leave the ruling Sabah coalition, Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS).
The 13-second clip was published by news portal MalaysiaNow on TikTok.
In the video, the Sabah deputy chief minister is heard saying: “Ya, kita akan keluar dari GRS. Tapi masih bersama dalam kerajaan (We will leave GRS. But we will remain in the government).”
However, MalaysiaNow quoted an unnamed officer of Kitingan, claiming the “statement was quoted out of context and concerns a different matter”.
When contacted by Malaysiakini, another aide - speaking on condition of anonymity - said the Star president had “no further comments” on the video.
Malaysiakini has not been able to verify when the video was recorded.
Kitingan is among several Sabah politicians accused of involvement in a mining license corruption scandal.
Last Saturday, Malaysiakini published six screenshots which, according to a source, were taken from video recordings allegedly implicating top leaders from Star and PBS.
Malaysiakini was shown excerpts of the recordings but was not granted permission to reproduce them.
Businessperson Albert TeiThe source claimed that Kitingan received RM1.78 million in bribes linked to the scandal.
Denial and charges
Kitingan has since denied the allegation but confirmed he had met with businessperson Albert Tei around the time the allegedly incriminating video was taken. He also pointed to a “hidden hand” attempting to destabilise the state government.
Tei had previously released a series of video recordings implicating other GRS leaders, including state assembly speaker Kadzim Yahya, in the mining scandal.
Tei was recently charged in court with bribing Sabah Industrial Development and Entrepreneurship Assistant Minister Andi Suryady Bandy and Sindumin assemblyperson Yusof Yacob in exchange for help securing mineral prospecting licences.
Both Andi and Yusof were also charged with receiving bribes.
- Mkini

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