SHAH ALAM, July 25 — Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's name and that of ruling party Bersatu came up in court today during the corruption trial of Datuk Seri...
SHAH ALAM, July 25 — Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's name and that of ruling party Bersatu came up in court today during the corruption trial of Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi over the award of a foreign visa system contract.
The Langkawi MP, who was formerly Bersatu chairman, was suggested as an indirect recipient of financial contributions given by Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd , a local company that has been implicated in the VLN contract award. Under questioning from the defence, UKSB administrative manager David Tan Siong Sun told the High Court that Dr Mahathir received RM2.6 million for political funding purposes through the latter's nephew, Tan Sri Rahmat Abu Bakar.
Tan affirmed the entries he had made in a ledger he owned for bookkeeping purposes on cash payments made by UKSB to various politicians, government staff and Ahmad Zahid himself when cross-examined by defence lawyer Datuk Ahmad Zaidi Zainal.We start with the name Kedahan, who is he?RM2.6 million made to Tan Sri Rahmat?
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