Zahid never instructed me to use my contacts to issue cheques, says Omar Ali


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Money changer Omar Ali Abdullah told the High Court here on Wednesday (July 29) that Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (pic) had never instructed him to use his personal contacts to issue cheques to replace cash donations meant for charity body Yayasan Akalbudi.

Omar Ali, 48, said that it was his own initiative.

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