Former Malaysian Defence Intelligence Organisation director-general Razali Alias has claimed trial to three charges relating to kickbacks, including a bribe for himself and two return flight tickets to Europe for his wife.

In the first charge, Razali is accused of taking US$20,000 (RM78,550) from Sheikh Ahmad Nafiq Sheikh A Rahman, as inducement to approve a confirmation letter and service acceptance for the procurement of maintenance and system support services for the Cyber Defence Operations Centre (CDOC).

The crime is believed to have...