SHAH ALAM: The prosecution told the High Court today that former Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi received gratification for himself.
Deputy public prosecutor (DPP), Abdul Malik Ayob said the contributions were delivered by Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd (UKSB)'s officers to Ahmad Zahid personally and went into UMNO's account although the payments were said to be political contributions.
"Although the defence is saying the money is a political donation, it was not paid to his political party.
"UKSB also never put the money into UMNO's account nor had they obtained receipts for the payments. The accused also did not refuse or ask for the money to be taken away when they were handed to him," he said in his submission at the end of the prosecution's case.
Abdul Malik said the evidence from three key witnesses comprising two former UKSB directors, namely, Harry Lee Vui Khiun and Wan Quoris Shah Wan Abdul Ghani, and UKSB administrative manager David Tan Siong Sun, who are the 15th, 16th and 17th prosecution witness were consistent on the deliveries of the monies to Ahmad Zahid.
"Harry Lee and Wan Quoris Shah were in agreement when they testified that the accused never indicated the amount to be contributed, only the fact that the accused indicated that the contributions must be made in cash and in Singapore dollars.
"They also concurred that the deliveries of the monies were done at Country Heights, Kajang or Seri Satria, Putrajaya and the deliveries were done at night after 10 pm. They were also able to describe the accused's private or official residences and where the deliveries took place in the residences," he said.
Meanwhile, DPP Zander Lim Wai Keong submitted about the defense's complaint that the public prosecutor had acted unfairly, was biased and adopting selective prosecution against the accused.
"The question to be considered by the court is whether the accused's right to a fair trial has been infringed upon or not," he said.
Lim said Ahmad Zahid was represented by a very competent legal team, given the right to cross-examine all the prosecution witnesses and to put up their defence during the prosecution's case, as well as given a reasonable time frame to file in their written submission.
"The accused was also given the right to submit the defence orally at the close of the prosecution's case and without a doubt, this case is heard before My Lord who is independent and impartial," he said.
Lim also submitted that there was no violation of the accused's rights under Article 8(1) of the Federal Constitution.
"The charge faced by the accused is not discriminatory in nature, the accused is given the same procedural rights for relief and for defence just like any other accused in a criminal trial without discrimination.
"The accused is entitled to put forward all his defences including examination of the prosecution's witnesses," he added.
Ahmad Zahid, 69, is facing 33 charges of receiving bribes amounting to SG$13.56 million from UKSB for himself as Home Minister to extend the contract of the company as the operator of OSC service in China and the VLN system, as well as to maintain the contract agreement to supply the VLN integrated system to the same company by the Home Ministry.
On another seven counts, he was charged with obtaining for himself SG$1,150,000, RM3 million, 15,000 Swiss Franc and US$15,000 from the same company which has official links with his official duty.
He was charged with committing all the offences at Seri Satria, Precinct 16, Putrajaya, and Country Heights, Kajang between October 2014 and March 2018.
The prosecution will continue its submission before judge Datuk Mohd Yazid Mustafa tomorrow.
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Mon Sep 05 2022
Abdul Malik said the evidence from three key witnesses comprising two former UKSB directors were consistent on the deliveries of the monies to Ahmad Zahid. - BERNAMA
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