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This was revealed when Rizal appeared in court to be verified by another witness, Datuk Ahmed Farriq Zainul Abidin, while the latter was giving his statement.

Fresh into the role, he said the focus now will be on making sure that safety precautions are carried out for the group’s numerous outlets and malls to ensure both staff and customers can carry on with daily business transactions.

He said his family company Tadmansori Holdings had strong fundamentals and has a paid-up capital of RM100 million today, from RM100,000 when it was founded back in 1984.

Deputy public prosecutor (DPP) Julia Ibrahim brought up a receipt book used by Umno to issue the disputed payment slip to Aset Kayamas Sdn Bhd managing director Tan Sri Chai Kin Kong in 2016 for the RM2 million cheque he had made out to Tengku Adnan’s company Tadmansori Holdings Sdn Bhd during his graft trial today.

"To me it’s like, my pocket money you know."

An in-camera proceeding is a private hearing with the judge in the absence of the public and reporters.

Tengku Adnan, also known as Ku Nan, explained that the RM2 million was issued as a cheque to his private company, Tadmansori Holdings Sdn Bhd, by Chai as a political donation.

This was revealed by the 39th prosecution witness, Leong Siew Kong, a manager at a Maybank branch, in Ahmad Zahid’s graft trial today.

However, Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah warned he would not tolerate any attempt to mislead the court as justice is paramount here.

In seeking the adjournment, Zahid's lawyers said he had to attend a meeting today with Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin in Putrajaya, on the formation of the new Cabinet.