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Explaining to Justice Nazlan Mohd Ghazali, appointed prosecutor Datuk V Sithambaram (pictured) said they did not need to call chief financial officer (CFO) See Yoke Peng as SRC director Datuk Suboh Md Yassin, who was a signatory for the company, had signed off on funds which were transferred out of SRC and eventually ended up in the personal accounts of Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak.

The spike was contributed by the discovery of more infections at the Bukit Jalil Immigration Detention Depot in Kuala Lumpur and the outbreak linked to a chicken farm in Pedas, Negeri Sembilan.

Appointed prosecutor Datuk V Sithambaram pointed out an oddity — that when Najib removed Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil as the chief executive officer (CEO) of SRC amid complaints about financial misconduct, he but still kept the latter as the mandate holder.

Ho Hup chief executive officer Datuk Derek Wong Kit Leong said the firm was delighted to secure the sizeable contract during the current highly challenging Covid-19 pandemic period, when businesses across the economy had been badly affected.

Lawyer Harvinderjit Singh took one and a half hours to conclude the submissions before the prosecution, saying his client had a firm belief the money he spent was from donations as the funds had come into his accounts over a period of a few years.

"This is following the detection of a new Covid-19 cluster involving workers of a cleaning company by the Health Ministry. All residents here are now subjected to Covid-19 tests by the ministry.”

The Mansion Global said the value of the transaction, which took place on Friday (May 29), has yet to be disclosed. The asking price for the property was last quoted at US$30 million.

Sold for: RM3.4 million (RM852 psf); Concluded by: Carol Tong (REN 34423) (014-683 2968) of Kith and Kin Realty Sdn Bhd; When: January 2020

Six confirmed infections, involving Malaysians, have been detected in this cluster.

In a statement today signed by the five lawmakers, they said the purported termination of their membership was malicious and violated Bersatu's constitution and the law.