The High Court was told today that the Home Ministry was directed by then deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to use the passport chips of Datasonic Technologies Sdn Bhd , a company owned by his friend, for Malaysian passports.
Abd Aziz also identified the letter with the title “Application to begin supply of passport chips together with in-lay to Percetakan Keselamatan Nasional Sdn Bhd during the transition period of the existing contract for six months from June 1 to Nov 30, 2016, for Malaysian international passports”. Abd Aziz, the 33rd prosecution witness, was testifying on the 16th day of Ahmad Zahid’s corruption trial involving millions of ringgit in Yayasan Akalbudi funds and award of contracts for the supply of passport chips.It means the contract with PKN is not extended and instead it is to be negotiated with this company . to DTSB, the witness said it had to be expedited because the demand for passport chips had reached a pressing level.
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