Lajim issued bankruptcy notice over RM160,851
Published on: Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Kota Kinabalu: A bankruptcy notice has been issued to Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah President Datuk Lajim Ukin (pic) over a payment of RM160,851.81 due to CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad.In the notice published in the Daily Express on Monday, Lajim was given a week from the date to pay the amount to the lawyers of the company in line with the High Court judgement on Oct 26, 2016.The bankruptcy notice, issued by Messrs Wong & Shim, said the amount due was based on a judgement from Sessions Courts in Kota Kinabalu on March 14, 2016.
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Lajim, who is Klias Assemblyman, when contacted, said it was a private matter between him and the bank. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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"It should be understood that the notice was published because the lawyers couldn't issue the claims to me in person, so they put it in the papers. There is two months left to settle this," he said. Lajim, 61, is a senior figure in Sabah's political scene, having been in Parti Bersatu Sabah up to 1994 when he joined Umno, where he stayed until defecting to Keadilan in 2012 where he was the State Chairman of the Pakatan Harapan.