I did not see bribes given to Guan Eng: Ex-company director

A former director of Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd testified his belief that bribes were paid to former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng.

However, before the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today, Ibrahim Sahari conceded he did not personally see the alleged bribes being paid to the former finance minister in relation to the island’s RM6.3 billion undersea tunnel project.

The 29th prosecution witness was giving oral evidence during the trial of Bagan Datuk MP Lim (above) over four graft charges.

Ibrahim testified his belief following an alleged confession from the company’s senior executive director Zarul Ahmad Mohd Zulkifli in January 2018 that purported bribes were paid to the accused.

The witness claimed that he assisted the company’s former senior vice-president Azli Adam in getting dummy cheques so that Zarul could cash out company funds to be used as alleged bribe payments to Lim.

However, while under cross-examination by lead defence counsel Gobind Singh Deo, he conceded that he did not personally witness the alleged corrupt transactions.

Gobind: You did not at any time see to whom these monies were paid?

Ibrahim. I agree.

Yesterday, Azli testified that Zarul confessed to him as well as Ibrahim over the alleged bribe payments to Lim.

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