Guan Eng trial: Exec director admitted ‘cooking the books’ to cover withdrawals for bribes, court told


KUALA LUMPUR: Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd executive director Datuk Zarul Ahmad Mohd Zulkifli admitted that he falsified account documents to facilitate cash withdrawals to be paid to Lim Guan Eng as bribes, the Sessions Court heard on Monday (June 27).

Azli Adam, 58, who is a former senior president in finance and corporate services for Consortium Zenith Beijing Urban Construction Group Sdn Bhd (CZBUCG), testified that Zarul Ahmad had confided in him that some of the documents that Azli had fabricated under his directives were to facilitate payments of bribes to Lim.

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