A British investor testified at the Petaling Jaya Sessions Court that he had met both Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and former Umno treasurer Abdul Azim Mohd Zabidi to resolve his group’s investment of RM5 million with Doxport Technologies (M) Sdn Bhd.

Riyadh Ahmed Ramzan ( right ), 47, said both meetings were done in 2010 as he wanted to avoid bringing the matter to court and a lengthy court battle.

He said he met Najib here in Kuala Lumpur, along with some Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida) officials sometime in April 2010, along with House of Lords member Lord Ahmed (full name Nazir Ahmed).

“We wanted to bring this to his (Najib’s) attention to help resolve the issue amicably without having to go through a lengthy court battle.

“I also met Abdul Azim, who is Doxport Technologies chairperson, in London on August 2010. He said he would investigate into the matter. I also met (then-deputy trade and industries minister) Mukhriz Mahathir, also in London.”

However, the meetings failed to resolve the issue. This prompted Riyadh to lodge a police report here in Kuala Lumpur against Doxport Technologies.

When Sessions judge Azhaniz Teh Azman Teh asked whether Riyadh considered the case as an investment that had gone bad, the witness replied it is not so, but that “this was cheating”.

Riyadh is the first witness testifying for the prosecution against Doxport managing director T Sivalingam, who is charged with nine counts of criminal breach of trust, money-laundering and using a forged document as a true document.

He represents a group of 60 investors who invested in Doxport to purchase six telecom switches at a costs of US$340,000 each.

The group also held a protest during Najib's visit to London last year. Although they cited the loss here as approximately RM5.040 million, this does not include of another RM6 million worth of shares.

Besides the criminal case on Sivalingam, the British investers through Fiscal City Capital Sdn Bhd (FCC) had also named Abdul Azim, Sivalingam and Doxport in a RM12 million civil suit .

US$2.040 million transferred to Doxport

Riyadh, who is also the chief executive officer of Fiscal City Capital also showed the company bank accounts and mentioned to the prosecution of the seven transaction made to transfer a fund of US$2.04million (RM5.02 million) to help finance Doxport to purchase the telephone switches.

“We (the investors) through FCC had put in between US$211,404 to US$1.3 million into Doxport between 2007 and 2008. We also received reciepts for the payment made,” said the witness to questions from DPP Muhammad Ilmami Ahmad.

Yesterday, he told the the court that the telephone switches are meant to be used in Cambodia.

However, the witness said that through his investigations, he only knew of one bought by Doxport out of the six switches.

This one, Riyadh said based on his investigations is placed at AIMST in Kuala Lumpur.

He added that he was certain the five other telecommunication switches were not bought.

“I went to the Doxport premises twice between 2007 and 2008 and have not seen a single telecommunication switch. Sivalingam only showed me a picture of the telecommunication switch,” said Riyadh.

The witness said Doxport's Sivalingam had shown him the company's document, ‘General Invoice Voip System and Implementation’, to have him interested in purchasing the six switches.

Yesterday, he testified that he was introduced to Doxport by two Malaysians one whom he identified one of them as Manmohan.

The British investors had also obtained support from several British lawmakers and also Pakatan Rakyat in their pursuit of justice. They have also set-up a website to highlight their plight.

The Sessions Court hearing continues tomorrow, while the civil suit against Doxport is scheduled on Jan 19.