KUALA LUMPUR: The business partner of Saidi Abang Samsudin received a cheque worth RM1mil from the Jepak Holdings managing director in 2017 as a fee for helping the company to acquire a solar hybrid project in Sarawak, the High Court heard on Wednesday (July 15).
Rayyan Radzwill Abdullah, during Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor's graft trial in connection with the solar hybrid project, said the RM1mil was meant as a"consultation fee" and was given to him in August 2017.
"At the end of July 2017, Saidi told me through WhatsApp that Jepak Holdings had received its first payment for the solar hybrid project and diesel generator set maintenance work, amounting to RM63mil. "Then, I received a cheque worth RM1mil in my name from Saidi as the consultant fee for the work I had done to help Jepak Holdings acquire the solar hybrid project," he said. Rayyan said that Saidi then told him to contact Rosmah's former aide Datuk Rizal Mansor to arrange a meeting between them and Rosmah to thank her for her help in enabling Jepak Holdings to acquire the solar hybrid project. He claimed that they also wanted to give Rosmah some funds as payment to show their gratitude for her help. Rayyan is the prosecution's 16th witness in the corruption trial of Rosmah, 68, who is facing a charge of soliciting RM187.5mil and two other charges of receiving a bribe of RM6.5mil from Saidi. The bribe was allegedly received through Rizal as gratification for helping Jepak Holdings to secure the Hybrid Photovoltaic Integrated System and maintenance and operation of genset-diesel worth RM1.25bil for 369 rural schools in Sarawak through direct negotiation with the Education Ministry. Rosmah allegedly committed the offences at Lygon Cafe, Sunway Putra Mall, Jalan Putra, here; her residence in Jalan Langgak Duta, Taman Duta and at Seri Perdana, Persiaran Seri Perdana, Presint 10, Putrajaya, between January 2016 and Sept 7,2017. Rayyan also told the court that Saidi informed him sometime in December 2016 that he had given RM5mil to Rosmah via Rizal, allegedly as a"contribution" to her for helping Jepak Holdings acquire the Letter of Award for the solar hybrid project. "Around 10pm the same day, Saidi asked me to accompany him to Rizal's house in Vista Kirana in Segambut as Saidi wanted to give a gift to him . "After we left the house, Saidi told me he gave RM500,000 to Rizal as a reward for his help in Jepak Holdings acquiring the solar hybrid project from the Education Ministry," he said. Rayyan said that he met Rosmah on Sept 7,2017 at her house in Jalan Langgak Duta, where he saw Saidi's driver bring in two black backpacks with orange stripes into the house. "A few minutes , Rosmah came in with Rizal. Rizal showed Rosmah the location of the two bagpacks that were placed beside a green coloured sofa in the living room," he said. He added that Saidi told Rosmah during the meeting that he will give her some"payment" at that time and that"other payments" will follow suit. "Rosmah only nodded in agreement and said 'okay lah'. Rosmah didn't seem surprised by the monetary gift," he said.
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