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Ex-FIC CEO tells court he ordered study on hotel buy

Former Felda chairman Mohd Isa Samad instructed former FIC CEO Mohd Zaid Abdul Jalil to study the purchase of Merdeka Palace Hotel and Suites. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Kamal Ariffin, October 16, 2019.

FORMER Felda Investment Corporation Sdn Bhd chief executive officer told the Kuala Lumpur High Court he had asked the company’s Hospitality Division to study the purchase of Merdeka Palace Hotel and Suites in Kuching, Sarawak, after receiving an instruction from former Felda chairman Mohd Isa Samad.

Mohd Zaid Abdul Jalil, 48, said this when reading his witness statement on the sixth day of Isa’s trial for criminal breach of trust and corruption involving more than RM3 million in the purchase of the MPHS before judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali Effective July 2018, access to full reports will only be available with a subscription. Sign-up now and enjoy one week free access!

 

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