KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court was told that RM6mil was deposited into Bersatu’s bank account at AmBank between February and November 2022.
AmBank assistant manager Nor Paizah Osman, 45, testified that denominations of RM500,000 and RM1mil, amounting to RM6mil, were deposited into the account through cheques in 10 transactions.
The current account was opened under Bersatu’s name on Sept 18, 2018, at AmBank, AmCorp Mall branch.
“Based on the card specimen, I confirm that there are six signatories at the authorised signature section, which are the signatures of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir, Datuk Mohamed Salleh Bajuri, Muhammad Suhaimi Yahya, Muhammad Zulhelmi Zaulkafly and Ili Syazwani Karmaine,” the witness in Muhyiddin’s graft trial said here yesterday.
Deputy public prosecutor Noralis Mat then asked the witness who was the Bersatu president during the time money came into the account, referring to the transactions between February and November 2022.
Nor Paizah replied: “Tan Sri Muhyiddin.”
During cross-examination by Muhyiddin’s lawyer Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, the witness said she had never had enquiries from the Registrar of Societies on Bersatu’s financial status.
The witness, however, could not remember if she had received similar enquiries from Bank Negara.
Amer Hamzah: All of the cheque transactions, there were no problems?
Nor Paizah: No issue.
Amer Hamzah: So everything seems to be proper, correct?
Nor Paizah: Yes.
Amer Hamzah: So all of the transactions that were referred to, these are normal banking transactions?
Nor Paizah: Correct.
The lawyer then referred the witness to the six signatories on Bersatu’s bank account.
Amer Hamzah: No single person has sole control over the account, correct?
Nor Paizah: Agreed.
The hearing resumes before Justice Noor Ruwena Md Nurdin on April 13.
Muhyiddin, 78, who was then prime minister and Bersatu president, was charged with four counts of using his position to obtain bribes totalling RM225.3mil in relation to the Jana Wibawa Project from three companies and an individual for the party.
The offence was allegedly committed at the Prime Minister’s Office, Bangunan Perdana Putra in Putrajaya between March 1, 2020 and Aug 20, 2021.
He also faces three counts of receiving proceeds from illegal activities totalling RM200mil which were deposited into Bersatu’s bank accounts between February 2021 and July 2022.
