Mahathir received RM2.6 million political donation, says witness in Zahid’s corruption trial

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SHAH ALAM: A key witness told the Shah Alam High Court on Monday (Jul 25) that former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad had received a political donation of RM2.6 million (US$580,000) from Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd (UKSB). UKSB is a local company implicated in the ongoing corruption trial of former deputy

SHAH ALAM: A key witness told the Shah Alam High Court on Monday that former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad had received a political donation of RM2.6 million from Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd .

According to Bernama, former UKSB administrative manager David Tan Siong Sun said the firm gave RM2.6 million to Dr Mahathir for political funding purposes. He said the contributions were for Dr Mahathir as well as Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia , which Dr Mahathir co-founded in 2016 after leaving UMNO.

Mr Tan told the court that UKSB made the contribution to Mr Muhyiddin through SHH Resources Sdn Bhd director Teo Wee Cheng, whom Tan described as Mr Muhyiddin’s good friend.Mr Tan also agreed with the defence lawyer that the money received by Ahmad Zahid was meant as political funds.

 

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