Tok batin tells court he saw Jelai rep hand over RM17,500

A 50-year-old tok batin (Orang Asli village chief) from Kampung Labu told the Election Court in Kuala Lumpur today that he saw Jelai assemblyperson Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail hand over RM17,500 to tok batin from six villages.

The tok batin were then instructed to distribute the money to the Orang Asli in their respective villages.

Yahya Pengsan, the tok batin of Kampung Labu, said he and the village chiefs of Kampung Bukit Long, Kampung Tigol, Kampung Tidol, Kampung Saweh and Kampung Cherong had been invited to a room in Pos Sindrot, Cameron Highlands on May 6, three days before the general election.

"There, the two BN candidates, Wan Rosdy (for the Jelai state seat) and C Sivarraajh (for the Cameron Highlands parliamentary seat) were present.

“There I saw Wan Rosdy give the RM17,500 for the BN machinery and the money was then to be given to the six tok batin including myself," he said.

After a short discussion the following day, Yahya said he received RM1,600 to be distributed to his villagers, with each receiving RM33.

The witness said including him and his wife, there were 48 Orang Asli voters in Kampung Labu and they each received RM33 after casting their votes on May 9.

He added there were an estimated 1,200 voters in Pos Sindrot.

Wan Rosdy was elected Pahang menteri besar after the election.

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