News by Timothy Achariam

Mohd Zamri Abdul Rashid, who investigated the sum Zahid received through a trustee account, told the High Court at the UMNO President’s corruption trial today that the three companies that had given Zahid the funds were not operating as businesses and had their registered addresses at condominiums.

MACC investigating officer Mohd Zamri Abdul Rashid had testified that based on his investigations, businessman Junaith Asharab Md Shariff had direct contact with Zahid and his brother Mohamad Nasaee and had handed them cheques totalling RM13.25 million.

Bukit Aman Commercial Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Zainuddin Yaacob urged all parties to refrain from speculating until the investigations are complete and findings are handed over to the Attorney-General’s Chamber.

In a majority decision, the court ruled that former Perkasa president Datuk Ibrahim Ali has to pay RM150,000 in damages to Guan Eng, upholding a prior High Court decision that ruled the same, prior to the appeal.

"The award was not just to appreciate me for keeping the evidence..."

Perak recorded the highest number of cases (1,215) followed by Selangor (868) and Kuala Lumpur (431).

Today was the sixth day running with more recoveries than new infections detected.

The current witness, former chief executive officer (CEO) Mohd Hazem Abdul Rahman, informed the court that he was in contact with a patient found to be Covid-19 positive. 

Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah: My client (Najib) would like to be in support, emotional support, when the wife receives the judgement for defence to be called or not.

Hazem said the fundraising exercise by 1MDB as detailed in his witness statement was made in hindsight.