No fair trial if witness statement rejected, says Teh

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has been told that Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi would be deprived of a fair trial if his press secretary’s witness statement was not accepted in its totality.

Ahmad Zahid’s lawyer Datuk Hisyam Teh Poh Teik argued that parts of the witness statement of Mejar-Jen (R) Datuk Fadzlette Othman Merican Idris Merican – which touched on the credibility of Ahmad Zahid’s former executive secretary Mejar Mazlina Mazlan @ Ramly – should be accepted by the court as it was relevant to challenge the testimony of Mejar Mazlina, who is a prosecution witness.