MACC officer: Zahid asked for RM10mil donation


Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. — Filepic/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had requested a RM10mil donation from a Singaporean entrepreneur for Yayasan Akalbudi, owned by him, through a trustee firm, the High Court was told.

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigating officer Christ Sheldon Anak Merun said when Wong Sang Woo @ Wong Shuh Chain, director of Chia Bee Enterprise Sdn Bhd, met Ahmad Zahid in 2015, the accused said the contribution was to help the poor.

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