Bung denies negotiating 'introduction fee’ with agent for Felcra's unit trust investment

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Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin denies that he negotiated for an "introduction fee" to be paid to his wife Zizie Izette Abdul Samad as an incentive from an agent over a RM150mil unit trust investment from Felcra.  Bung, who was then the non-executive Felcra chairman, said he had "no business" in the dealings as it was strictly between his wife and investment agent Norhaili Mokhtar.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/mr23y5s5  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Datuk Seribung Mokhtar Radin on Wednesday denied claims that he negotiated an introduction fee

00:09to be paid to his wife, actress Zizi Izzet Abdul Samad, as an incentive from an investment

00:15agent over Felcra's 150 million ringgit unit trust investment. Testifying in his graft trial,

00:23the Kinabatangan MP said he had no involvement in the matter, insisting the dealings were

00:28strictly between Zizi and the agent, Norhaili Mokhtar. Bung also refuted suggestions that he

00:34was consulted about reducing the fee from 3 million to 2.8 million ringgit, calling it a

00:40malicious assumption. The prosecution further alleged that Norhaili and a colleague received

00:455.6 million ringgit in commission from Public Mutual for securing the deal, and that Bung

00:51supposedly took half, an allegation he strongly denied. His lawyer objected to the questioning,

00:58arguing it was outside the scope of evidence. On May 3, 2019, Bung claimed trial to three

01:05charges of accepting bribes amounting to 2.8 million ringgit to secure Felcra's investment

01:11in public mutual unit trusts. Zizi Izzet is also facing three counts of abetting her husband.

01:17The trial before Judge Rosli Ahmad will resume this Friday.

01:28The trial before Judge Rosli Ahmad is himself from the 1st, 2019. Bung demands a few

01:33million rings in the 2nd. These are only 3 counts of abetting him, and that's what he

01:33says. Who's the only one to the two states can do. This is the only one to the two states

01:35explained by the one that is the only one to the 2nd. These are the first two states

01:37that are 1 to 2nd. These are 2 teams by following the two states.

01:38The first two states are the only one to the one. This is the only one to the two states,

01:39a 4.3 million ringgit to secure the blade which is the only one to the two states.

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