KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — The High Court hearing the case of former Felda chairman Tan Sri Shahrir Ab Samad was told today that a cheque amounting to RM118,485 was deposited into a Public Bank account in the name of a car company.
The 14th prosecution witness said this when reading out his witness statement at the trial of Shahrir, who is facing charges of failing to declare the RM1 million he received from former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to the Inland Revenue Board . Meanwhile, Seah, who has served at Public Bank Berhad for 38 years, agreed with Shahrir’s counsel, Syahrul Syazwan Salehin, that based on a copy of the cheque and bank statement, the RM118,485 transaction took place without any problems.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohd ‘Afif Ali said his side was aware of the matter and would call six more witnesses to testify, three of whom were important.