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Mahdzir turned prosecution witness to save himself, court told

Mahdzir Khalid is called the ‘most corrupt’ education minister by the defence for agreeing to approve a solar project for Sarawak rural schools in exchange for a RM60 million kickback. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, February 11, 2020.

FORMER education minister Mahdzir Khalid agreed to testify against Rosmah Mansor so as to protect himself from prosecution by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, the Kuala Lumpur High Court heard today. Defence lawyer Jagjit Singh said Mahdzir was facing two charges over a solar hybrid project for 369 rural schools in Sarawak, but brokered a deal with the anti-graft agency.

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