PETALING JAYA: Diving star Datuk Pandelela Rinong accepts the reason by Youth and Sports activities Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu that his remarks at a latest press convention had been misquoted by the media.
Ahmad Faizal was quoted to have allegedly downplayed Pandelela’s sexual harassment revelations.
In a reply to Ahmad Faizal’s tweet on Tuesday (Oct 26), she stated she now understood the entire situation after watching the video of the minister’s press convention when the media requested him to touch upon her revelation.
“It’s okay YB, I perceive the entire situation now after watching this video (of the press convention). The male reporter who questioned you raised some pink flags although,” she stated in a tweet on Tuesday (Oct 26).
Earlier, Pandelela had additionally tweeted her appreciation to Ahmad Faizal for his willingness to pay attention and probe the matter.
“I sincerely welcome YB (Ahmad Faizal) to @KBSMalaysia. Thanks for listening and prepared to search out out, hopefully YB will help to help the Malaysia Diving Workforce to be higher sooner or later,” she stated.
Ahmad Faizal was quoted by information portal Free Malaysia Right now as questioning why Pandelela solely introduced up the difficulty by way of social media now because the incident occurred “way back”.
“I’m attempting to know why after a very long time, Lela desires to place this out within the social media,” he was quoted as saying on Monday (Oct 25).
In the course of the press convention, Ahmad Faizal was additionally heard saying that he has been in contact with a number of folks relating to the incident and he additionally urged all athletes to talk up on any types of sexual harassment.
Responding to Ahmad Faizal, Pandelela, in a tweet on Monday (Oct 25) evening, stated she had shared her expertise as a result of she wished to supply help to different victims on the market.
The Olympic medallist, who not too long ago revealed that she acquired bullied by a former coach after she confronted him for his lewd jokes, stated she additionally hoped to encourage future victims to be courageous and communicate up.
