KUALA LUMPUR (June 26): Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today claimed trial at the Sessions Court here over seven counts of receiving huge sums of Singapore currency at the Deputy Prime Minister's official residence in relation to the foreign visa system.
Ahmad Zahid who was formerly Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister is charged with receiving S$3.040 million from Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd in order to facilitate the company in extending its contract of services of having a one stop centre.
He is alleged to have received the bribe of a total of S$3.040 million at Seri Satria between March 28, 2017 and March 2, 2018 .
The former deputy prime minister claimed trial to all charges. He is expected to be charged at the Shah Alam Sessions Court tomorrow.
The charges were as follows:
● Receiving $S300,000 from Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd at Seri Satria to extend its contract services in China on March 28, 2017
● Receiving S$300,000 from Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd at Seri Satria to extend contract as one stop centre on May 4, 2017
● Receiving S$1.04 million from Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd at Seri Satria for one stop centre contract in September 2017
● Receiving S$1.04 million from Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd at Seri Satria to extend contract in November 2017
● Receiving S$520,000 from Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd at Seri Satria to extend contract on Jan 10, 2018
● Receiving S$520,000 from Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd at Seri Satria to extend contract on Feb 12, 2018
● Receiving S$520,000 from Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd at Seri Satria on March 2, 2018
Present at the court to lend their support to Ahmad Zahid were former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Umno Youth chief Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki.
Also in court were Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission newly minted chief commissioner Latheefa Koya, her deputy commissioner (Operations) Datuk Seri Azam Baki and the commission's head of investigations Datuk Seri Simi Abdul Ghani.
The former deputy prime minister who is also Bagan Datoh MP,
The prosecution led by DPP offered bail at RM200,000 with one surety
Sessions judge Azura Alwi granted bail at RM200,000 with one surety and fixed July 31 for mention.
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