Zahid trial: Home Ministry directly awarded firm RM318m passport chip contract
Wednesday, 12 Feb 2020 08:47 PM MYTFormer Finance Ministry deputy secretary-general Dr Uzailee Abdul Latif is pictured at the Kuala Lumpur High Court, February 12, 2020. ― Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
"In this letter, KDN stated it would like to maintain the existing contract with Percetakan Keselamatan Nasional Sdn Bhd and chips supplied by IRIS based on exemplary performance. "However DTSB was asked to take further action on several issues as information provided by KDN was insufficient. During cross-examination by Zahid's lawyer, Datuk Ahmad Zaidi Zainal, on government policies regarding the award of direct negotiation contracts, Dr Uzailee said these were allowed in special circumstance, such as for national security purposes or in times of “desperation”.
Hashim said the letter to Najib ― dated May 26, 2014 ― asked the then-prime minister to consider giving DGB the opportunity to supply the passport chips.
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