No documents found on Yayasan Akalbudi's contributions over purchase of bungalows in Kajang, says witness

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KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): An investigating officer told the High Court here that he found it strange that there were no documents of contributions made by Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s Yayasan Akalbudi to Yayasan Al-Falah - chaired by his brother - Datuk Seri Mohamad Nasaee Ahmad Tarmizi over the purchase of two bungalow lots in Country Heights, Kajang.

Mohd Tharuzi Mohd Nor, 40, said he did not find any documents such as cash transactions and donation receipts during the investigation into the case.

The former deputy premier faces charges of corruption, criminal breach of trust and money laundering involving millions of ringgit of Yayasan Akalbudi funds.The 94th prosecution witness said based on his investigation into the purchase of two property units in Country Heights, the RM5.9mil had been allegedly paid by Yayasan Al-Falah to Bee Garden Holdings Sdn Bhd using the cheque issued by Messrs Lewis & Co , which is the trustee of Yayasan Akalbudi belonging to Ahmad Zahid.

Mohd Tharuzi said his investigation also found that Ahmad Zahid had received a total of seven cheques amounting to RM5mil from Mastoro Kenny IT Consultant & Services, and one cheque for RM2mil from an individual named Mubarak Hussain."The RM7mil was then used to buy two fixed deposit certificates amounting to RM5mil and RM2mil."Of the RM7,019,680.07 , RM5.

"The money received by Omar Ali was converted into 35 cheques. Omar Ali's friends, who wished to exchange, whether it be foreign currency, will get the currency by paying for it using a blank cheque," he said when answering a question from Deputy Public Prosecutor Harris Ong Mohd Jeffrey Ong during the examination-in-chief.

 

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