11.40am: Zarina says Najib received a monthly salary of RM48,681.65 throughout his tenure as deputy prime minister from the Prime Minister’s Department.
When he became prime minister, his monthly salary was RM58,605.15.
In December 2012, Najib received an additional monthly allowance of RM11,000, which bumped his salary to more than RM70,000.
In May 2018, Najib received a RM1 milllion special payment. Zarina says she is unsure of the reason behind the special payment but it was in accordance to the law.
The witness is released. Prosecution lawyer Muhammad Izzat asks judge Nazlan for a 5-minute break.
The judge agrees and the court stands down for five minutes.
11.30am: The next witness to take the stand is Zarina Yusof, the deputy head of accounting in the Prime Minister’s Department.
Zarina says her job is to make sure salaries and bills are paid, that includes paying the wages of all ministers in the Prime Minister’s Department, the deputy prime minister and the prime minister.
She says the MACC had asked her to surrender Najib’s payslips to an investigating officer named Mr Rosli.
Zarina is verifying Najib’s payslips from January 2009 to March 2018.
11.25am: Defence lawyer Harvinderjit cross examines her to verify the statement.
Harvinderjit: Other than these allowances, did he receive anything else?
Farah Nordiana: No.
The witness has been let go.
11.15am: Farah Nordiana says her role in Parliament was to manage the allowances of members of Parliament.
She says that newly appointed MPs get a salary of RM25,700.
Farah Nordiana tells the court that the prime minister receives a RM3,846 allowance and Najib’s salary minus allowances from 2012 to 2018 is RM10,355.18.
Najib also received RM16,000 in allowance in September 2015 for the period of January-August 2015.
In total, Najib receives RM19,846 in monthly salary.
She says this is the breakdown of the salary Najib received as an MP and leader of Parliament from 2011 to 2018.
11am: Daman says there is no appointment letter of Najib taking the role of finance minister. The witness has been let go from the stand.
The next witness taking the stand is 42-year-old Farah Nordiana Azhar, an administrative officer in Parliament.
She has prepared a written statement that was also read to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.
11am: Daman says there is no appointment letter of Najib taking the role of finance minister. The witness has been let go from the stand.
The next witness taking the stand is 42-year-old Farah Nordiana Azhar, an administrative officer in Parliament.
She has prepared a written statement that was also read to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.
10.50am: Daman is asked to verify a document which states that Najib was appointed as a public servant.
The document says Najib was a youth and sports minister in 1986 and goes on to detail all the ministries the former prime minister had helmed in his tenure in government.
He is also verifying Najib’s appointment letter as prime minister in 2009.
10.40am: The first witness for the day takes the stand.
Daman Huri Nor works in the Prime Minister’s Department as a secretary and his job scope is to take care of Parliamentary matters concerning the department and the prime minister.
Daman is questioned by Muhammad Izzat Fauzan of the prosecution.
THE MALAYSIAN INSIGHT
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