Witness: Hamzah's ex-aide asked for RM350,000 to help secure PDRM tender

The Star

A witness told the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Friday (Aug 21) that Sayed Amir Muzzakkir Al Sayed Mohamad, former political secretary to ex-Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin, asked for RM350,000 in cash to help Nexuscorpgroup secure a PDRM tender worth over RM381 million.   Managing Director Wan Azhar Mohamed Yusof said he paid RM100,000 and RM250,000 in two installments in December 2020, handed over personally at Sayed's office.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:01A witness has told the KL Sessions Court that he was asked to pay RM350,000 in cash as part

00:09of a 5% commission in exchange for help securing a PDRM project tender.

00:15Nexus Corp Group Managing Director Wan Azhar Mohamed Yusuf said the request came from Syed Amir Muzakir Al-Sayed Mohamed,

00:23former political secretary to ex-Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamza Zainuddin, in December 2020.

00:31Wan Azhar said he paid RM100,000 on 4th December and RM250,000 on 16th December that year, handing the

00:39money over personally to Syed Amir Muzakir at his office in Publica.

00:4443-year-old Syed Amir Muzakir faces three charges under the MACC Act, two counts of receiving bribes and one

00:52count of soliciting a bribe, all linked to the RMP net tender for PDRM, worth over 381 million ringgit.

01:02The offences carry up to 20 years jail and a fine of at least five times the bribe amount upon

01:07conviction.

01:08The trial before Judge Rosli Ahmad continues on September 22.

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