KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s lawyer argued in court today that the criminal breach of trust charge that client is facing over RM17.9 million of charity Yayasan Akalbudi’s funds was not related to a deal to buy shares in a company that had a hotel in Bali, Indonesia.
Last week, lead prosecutor Datuk Raja Rozela Raja Toran argued that the real reason why Ahmad Zahid had in June 2016 instructed for the RM17.9 million transfer from the charitable foundation to the law firm’s client account was in order to channel RM8.6 millionThe RM8.6 million was later returned by the hotel firm to the law firm after the share purchase deal was aborted, but the prosecution said that this was proof that Ahmad Zahid had transferred the RM17.
Hisyam said that the court should fall back on the “four corners” of the charge when determining if his client had committed the criminal breach of trust offence, saying: “So this will support our submission that the lengthy submission by the prosecution on the sale of shares, purchase of hotel in Bali, totally irrelevant. They missed the target.”
While acknowledging that the court has to make a maximum evaluation of all evidence in court before deciding on the case, Hisyam argued that the evidence or court testimony by both Ri-Yaz officials Rashid and Shaheen are of “no importance”, further urging the judge to also consider testimony by two other prosecution witnesses that are in favour of Ahmad Zahid.
Even as High Court judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah noted that some of the RM17.9 million had left the bank account to go to Ri-Yaz’s bank account and which was later paid back, Hisyam insisted that this was “not relevant” to the criminal breach of trust charge against Ahmad Zahid. Hisyam also noted that the prosecution had then used this criminal breach of trust charge as the basis to craft two further charges of money-laundering against Ahmad Zahid, but claimed that this was “overprosecution”.
Since $17.9 million is not linked to Bali Hotel buy so smart learned lawyer where did Ahmad Zahid got the money to buy Bali Hotel? Please provide the funds origin.
When you claimed it is not then it means you are very sure where the 17.9m comes from… hahhahahaaha it is as good as nailing yr own coffin
Of course. Its shameless
Hahaha...stupid answer