Najib ordered direct award of solar project without price review, court told

KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had ordered Finance Ministry (Treasury) deputy secretary-general Datuk Othman Semail to proceed with a direct award of the solar hybrid project to Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd, the High Court heard on Monday (Feb 17).

Othman, who is the seventh prosecution witness for Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s corruption trial, said that the Education Ministry had issued a letter of award (LOA) to Jepak Holdings on Nov 10, 2016.