Wednesday, 10 Mar 2021 07:35 PM MYTDatuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is pictured at the Kuala Lumpur High Court in Kuala Lumpur March 10, 2021. — Picture by Firdaus LatifKUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — Several companies and individuals had made “donations” to Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s family-owned Yayasan Akalbudi charity, a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission investigating officer affirmed in the High Court today.
“Meanwhile cheques from Kiosk Solutions Sdn Bhd were meant for ‘project lobbying’ purposes while cheques from Ri-Yaz Asset Sdn Bhd were for refunds for an unsuccessful takeover of shares,” he said. At first glance, Amirudin told the court, the number of fixed deposits opened by the law firm raised suspicions but were done in an orderly manner.
Separately, MACC investigating officer Mohamad Khairi Ibrahim also took to the stand to affirm a witness statement he had previously recorded belonging to former Yayasan Akalbudi company secretary Idris Kechek.