Astro Awani
18/3/2021
KUALA LUMPUR: A witness told the High Court here today that Yayasan Akalbudi owned by Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi did not operate at an address registered with the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM).
The matter was revealed by the Senior Assistant Superintendent of the Malaysian Anti -Corruption Commission (MACC), Khairuddin Kilau, 44, during a supplementary question session by Deputy Public Prosecutor Lee Keng Fatt on the last witness in the case involving millions of ringgit in funds belonging to the Yayasan Akalbudi.
The 99th witness explained that went to the location registered with SSM for the purpose of conducting an investigation and obtaining documents related to Yayasan Akalbudi, including meeting reports and the annual audit.
Previously, Yayasan Akalbudi was reportedly registered at Jalan Raja Abdullah, here.
“No documents were found (at the location) because the office at the registered address does not have the Yayasan Alkalbudi there.
"As a result from the check at the registered address, Yayasan Akalbudi is found to have never been in operation at the registered address," he told the High Court, here today.
He said this after being asked whether Khairuddin had visited the location other than SSM and Lewis & Co to obtain important documents related to Yayasan Akalbudi.
Earlier, Khairuddin in a written statement informed that he had confiscated the Yayasan Akalbudi file which contained relevant documents from Lewis & Co company secretary, Mahinder Kaur Teja Singh.
However, Khairuddin failed to get the annual report and annual audit of Yayasan Akalbudi during the seizure, which made him go to the registered address.
“I have made enquiries regarding the documents. She (Mahinder Kaur) stated that she did not keep the documents and never held a meeting or prepared an audit report.
"(Mahinder informed) did not receive instructions from Akalbudi management to hold a meeting or prepare an audit report," she explained.
The trial before judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah enters its 52nd day today.
Ahmad Zahid, 68, who is also a former Deputy Prime Minister, faces 47 charges with 12 of them involving breach of trust, eight bribery and 27 money laundering, involving millions of ringgit in funds belonging to Yayasan Akalbudi.
The prosecution was led by Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Raja Rozela Raja Toran while the defence was led by lawyer Hisyam Teh Poh Teik.
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