KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi on Thursday was hit with 33 additional counts of receiving bribes from the operator of a visa application system.
For 26 of the charges under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act brought against him on Thursday, the current United Malays National Organisation leader is alleged to have received bribes totalling S$9.32 million from Ultra Kirana.The money was believed to have been an inducement for him as then home minister to extend the company’s contract to operate the One Stop Centre in China and the overseas visa system.
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