Ahmad Zahid's former press secretary grilled by prosecution team over job scope


KUALA LUMPUR: The former press secretary to Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was grilled by the prosecution team over her work scope in the trial of the corruption case involving the former deputy prime minister at the High Court here.

During cross-examination, deputy public prosecutor Datuk Raja Rozela Raja Toran suggested to Major General (Rtd) Datuk Fadzlette Othman Merican Idris Merican that the task of requesting credit card statements and cheques from Major Mazlina Mazlan @ Ramly (Ahmad Zahid’s former executive secretary) was beyond her scope of work as a press secretary.

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