In a statement yesterday, Serba Dinamik said lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, who represents the company’s managing director and group CEO Mohd Abdul Karim Abdullah, had never mentioned any collaboration with Petronas, and that he had been misquoted.

“In the press statement made by Shafee, it was clearly mentioned that Abdul Karim has committed to attend the Dubai Expo 2020 to represent Serba Dinamik during the expo’s Malaysia Day, scheduled on Jan 8, 2022,” the company said.

“What was said is that Serba Dinamik is a sponsor to the event just like Petronas as a means to emphasise the importance of the event to the sessions court.”

Petronas issued a statement of its own on Wednesday denying that it was working with Serba Dinamik to attract investors at the expo.

Serba Dinamik said Shafee was misquoted by FMT in the article titled “Serba Dinamik CEO charged over alleged false statement on company affairs”.

According to the report, Karim will attend the expo next month to woo investors, and “Serba Dinamik and Petronas will be bringing in investments to the tune of RM33.9 billion”.

The company also said it wished to correct the article’s assertion that it was the premier sponsor for the Malaysia Day event at the expo.

FMT has since amended the article in question and regrets any confusion or misconceptions it may have caused.