KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today insisted in court that the two cheques worth RM360,000 in August 2015 and November 2016 issued by his charity Yayasan Akalbudi to the company TS Consultancy & Resources was for the printing of al-Quran.
But when asked by Raja Rozela about Wan Ahmad’s testimony that the company was paid by funds from Umno headquarters, Ahmad Zahid replied: “I do not know“. Ahmad Zahid said he had known Wan Ahmad since the latter was deputy chairman of the Election Commission, and confirmed that Wan Ahmad later served as special officer to then deputy prime minister and then Umno deputy president Muhyiddin.
Ahmad Zahid explained that while the special officer role was established by his predecessor Muhyiddin, Wan Ahmad had to make the plea as it was the right of the deputy prime minister to either terminate or continue that job. For the first Yayasan Akalbudi cheque for the sum of RM100,000 dated August 20, 2015, Ahmad Zahid confirmed that he had prepared it and signed it to be issued to TS Consultancy.