In the corruption trial of former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, former UKSB administration manager David Tan Siong Sun, 47, said Dr Mahathir, the Bersatu chairman at the time, received the donation for the party's use through his nephew Tan Sri Rahmat Abu Bakar.
However, during cross-examination by Ahmad Zahid's lawyer Datuk Ahmad Zaidi Zainal, Tan said he was unsure if Rahmat was a director of Giromakro Sdn Bhd.Tan: As a political fund for Mahathir and Bersatu. On June 17, Tan had testified that the home minister under the PH administration, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, had also received RM1.3mil from UKSB.
Ahmad Zahid, 69, faces 33 charges of accepting bribes amounting to SG$13.56mil from UKSB for himself as the then home minister to extend the company's contract as a One Stop Centre operator in China and for the Visa Overseas system, as well as maintaining the contract agreement to supply the VLN integrated system.
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