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Court decides on Sept 23 whether Zahid must enter defence for his charges
The High Court will decide on Sept 23 on whether to free or order former deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to enter his defence on the 40 charges of receiving bribes in connection with the Foreign Visa System (VLN).
Judge Mohd Yazid Mustafa set the date today after hearing submissions by both parties at the end of the prosecution case.
The High Court will decide on Sept 23 on whether to free or order former deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to enter his defence on the 40 charges of receiving bribes in connection with the Foreign Visa System (VLN).
Judge Mohd Yazid Mustafa set the date today after hearing submissions by both parties at the end of the prosecution case.
The judge also thanked the prosecution and defence for their oral submission.
The prosecution was represented by deputy public prosecutors Raja Rozela Raja Toran, Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin, Abdul Malik Ayob, Zander Lim Wai Keong and B Thavani.
Zahid was represented by lawyers Hisyam Teh Poh Teik, Ahmad Zaidi Zainal and Hamidi Mohd Noh.
The prosecution closed its case on Aug 11 after calling 18 witnesses, including former home ministry secretary-general Alwi Ibrahim and three former Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd (UKSB) directors Harry Lee Vui Khiun, Wan Quoris Shah Wan Abdul Ghani and David Tan Siong Sun .
Zahid, 69, is facing 33 charges of receiving bribes amounting to SG$13.56 million (RM44 million) from UKSB for himself as then home minister to extend the contract of the company as the operator of OSC service in China and the VLN system, as well as to maintain contract agreement to supply VLN integrated system to the same company by the Home Ministry.
On another seven counts, he was charged with obtaining for himself SG$1,150,000 (RM3.7 million), RM3 million, €15,000 (RM68,700) and US$15,000 (RM66,000) from the same company which has official links in his official capacity.
He was charged with committing all the offences at Seri Satria, Precinct 16, Putrajaya, and Country Heights Kajang between October 2014 and March 2018.
- Bernama
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