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Edited by YgBenar at 3-4-2022 10:10 AM
SHAH ALAM: A former secretary of the immigration affairs division under the home ministry today told the High Court here that he had received 26,000 Saudi Riyals (SR) from Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd (UKSB) director, Wan Quoris Shah Wan Abdul Ghani when they were in Saudi Arabia.
Shahril Ismail said this when cross-examined by lawyer Ahmad Zaidi who represented Ahmad Zahid Hamidi at the trial of the former deputy prime minister in the Foreign Visa System (VLN) corruption case.
When asked by Ahmad, whether he received SR26,000 (about RM29,000) in cash from Wan Quoris, also known as Wan Badak, the witness replied: “Yes, but the purpose was to exchange money.”
Ahmad: I refer to a document that was supplied to us (defence) by the prosecution in bundle 51A regarding this case, namely the document (555 or “faraid” book) which was confiscated by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
“It was in November 2015, in accordance with what Datuk (you) said earlier. Datuk went to perform umrah. There was a record ‘Cash mode to Wan Badak, Total 26,000 Riyals, remark Shahril SUB (division secretary)’. This is Wan Quoris’ post, do you agree?
Shahril: I agree.
Ahmad: When did you become involved with the UKSB contract extension process? Can I say from the time the letter was sent?
Shahril: Yes, from the time it (the letter regarding the contract extension) was sent.
Shahril also agreed with Ahmad that he had received RM14,000 from Wan Quoris on Oct 25, 2016, the same date the letter was sent to his department.
However, he denied receiving other amounts of between RM19,000 and RM28,000.
Earlier, the media reported that the MACC had confiscated a “faraid” book belonging to UKSB which recorded payments to certain parties.
When asked by Ahmad, on whether there was a statement “remark cash RM100,000 and RM50,000 to KJ”, when referring to the faraid book, he replied “Yes”.
Ahmad: ‘KJ’ is Khairy Jamaluddin, who is now the health minister?
Shahril: Yes
Ahmad: It also states S$70,000 to FM. Does “FM” refer to the foreign minister?
Shahril: I’m not sure
During a re-examination by deputy public prosecutor Raja Rozela Raja Toran, Shahril explained that he went to Saudi Arabia after being invited by a former home ministry official who was also from the same hometown as him.
“Wan Quoris was also there at the time, and I was there to perform the umrah. Wan Quoris asked me if I wanted to exchange money for Riyal.
“I thought it was for exchange, so I brought RM10,000 to exchange with his Riyal, but he refused to take my money,” he said.
When asked by Raja Rozela on whether the 26,000 Saudi Riyals had anything to do with UKSB contracts or official work? Shahril replied: “No, because at that time I had just joined (the home ministry).”
Zahid, 68, is facing 33 charges of receiving bribes amounting to S$13.56 million (RM42 million) from UKSB as an inducement for himself in his capacity as a civil servant and the then home minister to extend the contract of the company as the operator of the One-Stop Centre (OSC) in China and the VLN system as well as to maintain the agreement to supply VLN integrated system paraphernalia to the same company by the home ministry.
For another seven counts, Zahid was charged as home minister to have obtained for himself S$1,150,000, RM3 million, €15,000 and US$15,000 in cash from the same company in connection with his official work.
The trial before Judge Yazid Mustafa continues on May 10.
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2022/04/01/witness-in-zahids-corruption-trial-admits-receiving-cash-from-vendor/
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