Zahid's trial: RM360k of Akalbudi funds used for voter registration, court told

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KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The High Court here was told on Tuesday (Dec 10) that RM360,000 from Akalbudi Foundation was used for voter registration, in cooperation with Umno, in August 2015 and November 2016.

TS Consultancy & Resources co-owner Jasni Majid, 65, said his company had received RM100,000 on Aug 20, 2015, and RM260,000 on Nov 25, 2016, from the deputy prime minister’s office at that time, namely Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid HamidiHe said the funds were received through two Affin Bank Berhad cheques from Akalbudi Foundation to his company.

Jasni was reading from his witness statement during the examination-in-chief by DPP Mohd Afif Ali on the 10th day of the trial, in which Zahid is facing 47 charges of misappropriating funds from Akalbudi Foundation, amounting to millions of ringgit. During a cross-examination by lawyer Hamidi Mohd Noh representing Zahid, Jasni agreed with Hamidi's suggestion that based on records with the SSM, TS Consultancy & Resources was registered as a business dealing with training and motivation courses.

 

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