No instructions to pass ‘chocs’ to LGE, says witness

Free Malaysia Today

Zarul Ahmad Zulkifli says he only spoke of gifting ‘chocolates’, a code for money, to a fellow businessman.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/04/01/no-instructions-to-pass-chocs-to-lge-says-witness/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #LimGuanEng #ZarulAhmadZulkifli

Transcript

00:00 A key witness in Lim Guaneng's corruption trial said he never mentioned paying kickbacks

00:07 to the former Penang Chief Minister in a WhatsApp conversation with a fellow businessman.

00:13 Businessman Zahro Ahmad Zulkifli told the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court that he only mentioned

00:18 handing out chocolates, a quote from Money, to G. Nana Raja.

00:22 He also said he did not tell Nana Raja to pass the chocolates to Lim or another person

00:27 known as Big Boss.

00:30 Zahro said he told the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission officers that he gave Nana Raja

00:35 a total of RM4 million in 2017.

00:38 However, Lim's lawyer Haijan Omar disputed his claim, saying the businessman had created

00:44 the narrative out of convenience, a suggestion Zahro dismissed.

00:48 Lim was accused of using his position as Penang Chief Minister to ask Zahro for a 10% cut

00:54 of the profits from a roads and tunnel project in Penang.

00:58 The former finance minister is also accused of seeking RM3.3 million in kickbacks to appoint

01:04 Zahro's company to undertake the project.

01:06 (upbeat music)

Category

Transcript

Recommended