08 Mar 2021 / 17:40 H. Pix for illustration purposes.
KUALA
LUMPUR: The High Court was told today that the withdrawal of RM17.9 million from Yayasan Akalbudi funds was a criminal breach of trust because it did not get the consent of the other the charity foundation’s board of trustees.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigating officer Muhammad Fazli Zulkifli, 36, said the withdrawal of the money from Yayasan Akalbudi’s Affin Bank account to be transferred to a Maybank account belonging to Messrs Lewis & Co, the foundation’s trustee, was instructed by Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
The 93rd prosecution witness said this during re-examination by deputy public prosecutor Sazilee Abdul Khairi, on the 48th day of the trial of the former deputy prime minister, who is facing corruption, abuse of power and money laundering charges involving millions of ringgit in funds from Yayasan Akalbudi.