General Mohamed Hashim Mohd Ali (Rtd), the brother of Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's wife Dr Siti Hasmah Ali, testified in the trial of former deputy premier Ahmad Zahid Hamidi at the Kuala Lumpur High Court today.
Hashmim, who is the chairperson and shareholder of Datasonic Group Berhad (DGB), was the 29th witness.
In his testimony, Hashim said he had signed several letters addressed to former premier Najib Abdul Razak and Zahid, who was also the then home minister.
Among them was a letter to Zahid in 2014 informing him that DGB was interested in supplying the chips for Malaysian passports.
The letter, according to Hashim, also contained DGB's suggestion for the government to save as much as RM75 million for a period of five years.
The retired general also told the court that he inked another letter to Zahid to obtain a receipt of acknowledgement from the government regarding the above mentioned matter.
Summary of Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's cases
Zahid is facing 47 charges, including 12 counts of criminal breach of trust, eight counts of receiving gratification, and 27 counts of money laundering involving Yayasan Akalbudi's funds.
[More to follow] - Mkini
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