Yayasan Akalbudi trustee received over RM66mil from various parties, court hears in Zahid trial


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Messrs Lewis & Co, a trustee of the charity foundation Yayasan Akalbudi belonging to Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, received more than RM66mil via cheques from various individuals and companies between 2016 and 2018, the High Court heard on Thursday (July 30).

An accountant from Lewis & Co, V. Sothilechmy, 67, said the law firm's owner, B. Muralidharan, had directed her to deposit the cheques into the firm's bank account before transferring the money into two fixed deposit accounts.

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