PENGARAH Profound Radiance Sdn. Bhd. (PRSB), Azlan Shah Jaffril menegaskan bahawa sumbangan RM2 juta yang diberikan kepada Datuk Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi melalui firma guaman Lewis & Co yang juga pemegang amanah Yayasan Akalbudi, bukan rasuah.
Saksi pihak pendakwa ke-38 itu berkata demikian ketika ditanya oleh peguambela Ahmad Zahid, Hisyam Teh Poh Teik dalam prosiding perbicaraan di Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur, hari ini.
Prosiding dihadapan Hakim Collin Lawrence Sequerah. Pemeriksaan balas adalah seperti berikut:
Hisyam: These payments were above board, and this were open payments, receipts one would expect lawyer to issue receipts, open payment
Saksi: Yes
Hisyam: For the RM300,000 as per the cheque butt the intention was for charity made for the purpose of charity?
Saksi: Yes
Hisyam: You also agree that the payment of RM300,000 is not corrupt money
Saksi: Yes it is not
Hisyam: Not given by you corruptly
Saksi: Yes
Hisyam: It was not received by DSZ corruptly?
Saksi: Yes
Hisyam: And Dato Seri said he will arrange the receipts to be given, and this cheque were made to the trustee lawyer?
Saksi: Yes
Hisyam: These payments were above board, and this were open payments, receipts one would expect lawyer to issue receipts, open payment
Saksi: Yes
Hisyam: For the 300k as per the cheque butt the intention was for charity made for the purpose of charity?
Saksi: Yes
Hisyam: You also agree that the payment of RM300,000 is not corrupt money
Saksi: Yes it is not
Hisyam: Not given by you corruptly
Saksi: Yes
Hisyam: It was not received by DSZ corruptly?
Saksi: Yes
Hisyam: It was also not given as a reward for the project of OSC to Pakistan and Nepal that you were awarded?
Saksi: Yes
Hisyam: Same questions for the 700,000 also not corrupt money
Saksi: No
Hisyam: Not given by you corruptly
Saksi: No
Hisyam: And not received by DS corruptly
Saksi: No
Hisyam: Also not given as a reward for appointing profound radiance as a OSC in Pakistan and Nepal
Saksi: No
Hisyam: As for the 1 million is reflected in the cheque butts
Saksi: Yes
Hisyam: Again the same question, not corrupt money
Saksi: No
Hisyam: Not given by you corruptly
Saksi: No
Hisyam: And not received by DSZ corruptly?
Saksi: No
Hisyam: And not given as a reward for the awarding of the project
Saksi: No
Soal balas terhadap saksi kemudian disambung oleh seorang lagi peguam Ahmad Zahid, Datuk Ahmad Zaidi Zainal.
Zaidi: Favorite questions saya for the past one week, kamu tahu dia menghadapi banyak tuduhan rasuah dan tiga daripada pertuduhan tersebut saya bacakan, Tuduhan ke-16 kamu (DSZ) telah menerima satu suapan dari Azlan Jafril sebagai KDN Minister, En Azlan bagi suapan RM300,000 pada DSZ dan sebagai balasan di beri Kontrak untuk OSC. Adakah tuduhan ini tepat benar?
Saksi: Tidak benar.
Mengikut kertas pertuduhan, Ahmad Zahid didakwa menerima rasuah RM2 juta daripada Azlan Shah sebagai dorongan untuk melantik syarikat tersebut mengendalikan pusat sehenti (OSC) visa pekerja di Pakistan dan Nepal.
Perbicaraan bersambung pada 2 Mac depan.- SM
