Witness: Zahid directed that Datasonic's passport chips be used


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The High Court was told on Friday (Feb 14) that the Home Ministry was directed by then deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to use the passport chips of Datasonic Technologies Sdn Bhd (DTSB), a company owned by his friend, for Malaysian passports.

Former secretary of the ministry’s procurement division, Datuk Abd Aziz Md Nor, 62, said the directive was in the minutes written by Ahmad Zahid in a letter which was sent to the ministry.

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