Company lodges police report against Chegubard over alleged leak of defence documents

SHAH ALAM - A private company has lodged a police report against Badrul Hisham Shaharin, better known as Chegubard, over a posting on his social media platform and also statements allegedly made on Episode 44 of his podcast "Khabarnya".

In the report, which was made available to the media, the company claimed that Chegubard had spread false and slanderous information, revealed confidential documents and information which could jeopardise the company and also threaten national security.

The company claimed that on Jan 13, about 10am, Chegubard had made a posting #OpsHiroshima which contained allegations that the company was involved in an illegal tender process, manipulation of documents and claims that the products offered did not exist and were not according to specifications.

"The individual concerned also made inaccurate and slanderous statements in his podcast," read the report.

The company claimed that some of the documents and information contained sensitive technical details involving national defence assets.

"This sort of information and documents should not be in the hands of a civilian," read the report.

The company claimed that Chegubard's alleged actions were likely offences under the Sedition Act 1948, Defamation Act 1957, Official Secrets Act 1972, Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 and the Penal Code.

The company, in its report, urged the police to conduct a detailed investigation and also identify the source of the confidential documents.

It claimed that the report was lodged to safeguard the company's interest, reputation and national security.