Editor's note: On April 16, Malaysiakini had published an article on a letter of demand by Muhammad Shaahidullah Shayaa and Berkshire Media Sdn Bhd to Clare Rewcastle-Brown without immediately seeking the latter's comments.

Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown has disputed claims made by data analytics consultant Muhammad Shaahidullah Shayaa, better known as Shahid Shayaa, that the latter and his company Berkshire Media had no links to the defunct SCL Group.

In a statement to Malaysiakini, Rewcastle-Brown (above) said Shaahidullah's company Berkshire Media Sdn Bhd had publicly admitted in January that they were involved in SCL Group's unsuccessful pitch to Petronas in 2014...