Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz told the Kuala Lumpur High Court today that he did not reject Muhyiddin Yassin's directives, conveyed through the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), to award Jana Wibawa projects via direct tender in 2020 and 2021.

This is despite having the authority as the then finance minister to do so.

Instead, Zafrul said he instructed the Finance Ministry's Contractor Selection and Evaluation Division to process a list of 54 companies Muhyiddin had proposed for the projects before he approved the contractors.

“As the finance minister, I also possessed the authority to...