KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — A former company vice president told the Sessions Court today Datuk Zarul Ahmad Mohd Zulkifli, who is implicated in the corruption trial of Lim Guan Eng, had “confessed” that bribes were paid to the former chief minister in relation to the Penang undersea tunnel project.
Azli said forged documents, called “dummies”, were used to disguise cash payments made by the company to its true recipient and intended purpose. “Me and Ibrahim Sahari then went on to look for intermediaries to reach out to companies in order to obtain ‘dummies’ invoices. “I confirm that the withdrawals using invoices and payment vouchers from SBCS and BRE are actually withdrawals to Datuk Zarul for debt repayment and I believe the monies were taken out by Datuk Zarul for giving out bribes,” Azli added.
Azli also told the court he merely used said invoices for financial record purposes to avoid issues with auditors.