Zahid: RM6m is political contribution, not kickbacks for contract

Ahmad Zahid Hamidi told the Kuala Lumpur High Court today that two cheques amounting to RM6 million received from Syarikat Sarana Kencana Sdn Bhd are political contributions when he was the deputy prime minister and were not bribes. Zahid, 69, said the allegation that the cheques received via former Datasonic Group Berhad deputy managing director Chew Ben Ben was an inducement to appoint Datasonic Technologies Sdn Bhd (DTSB) to supply passport chip for five years is not true and is slanderous. “I wish to stress that the decision to appoint DTSB is not...