MACC investigator tells court Zahid got RM3m from UKSB for GE14, SG$1m for Umno's 71st anniversary

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SHAH ALAM, Aug 10 — Former home minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi received a total of RM3 million from Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd (UKSB) as campaign funding for the 14th general...

SHAH ALAM, Aug 10Former home minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi received a total of RM3 million from Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd as campaign funding for the 14th general election in May 2018, the High Court heard in his ongoing foreign visa system contract corruption trial today.

Mahendran also said there were other one-off payments made to Ahmad Zahid. Among them was RM125,000 for Hari Raya celebrations in June 2015, S$1 million for Umno's 71st anniversary celebration in May 2017 and S$30,000 for Ahmad Zahid’s wife's birthday celebration. "During the course of investigation against UKSB directors, they confirmed the monthly cash payments made by UKSB to Ahmad Zahid between 2014 and 2018.

Earlier, Mahendran also testified in court that a graft probe against UKSB and alleged bribes paid to government officials in relation to the awarding of a foreign visa system contract commenced following a complaint lodged by personnel from the enforcement agency itself.a deputy director of the agency's Special Operations Division "The complaint was opened and prepared by assistant enforcer S. Vijaya Kumar who is also the complainant in this case.

Those documents were related to the processing and issuance of visas for tourists from the People's Republic of China between 2010 and 2018.

 

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