Court hears he was unaware of funds allegedly given to party
KUALA LUMPUR: A witness told the High Court that an unspecified portion from RM13.7mil that was transferred between two construction companies was “donated” to Bersatu.
Sutracom Sdn Bhd (SSB) director Shahrin Shamsudin, 41, however, testified that he did not know how much Mamfor Sdn Bhd, which belonged to his brother Shahradzi, had given to the political party as the figure was never mentioned to him.
“I confirm that Sutracom did transfer money from Sutracom’s bank account to Mamfor’s bank account amounting to RM13,772,000 through nine transactions.
“I am unsure about the portion that Shahradzi had used to settle the family company’s bad debt, operational expenses and for Bersatu, but I trusted him to manage the settlement of the company’s bad debts and operational costs of my family’s companies,” he said.
Shahrin, who was the 15th prosecution witness, said this in his witness statement at former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s graft trial linked to the Jana Wibawa project yesterday.
Shahrin said the RM13.7mil was transferred to Mamfor to pay operational costs and bad debts for Majulia Sdn Bhd, Mamfor, Sutracom and other companies that belonged to the family.
He said he only found out that a portion had gone to Bersatu during a family meeting after the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission had launched an investigation into the case.
To a question by deputy public prosecutor Mahadi Abdul Jumaat, the witness said he did not give permission to Shahradzi to transfer the money to Bersatu.
DPP Mahadi: Was there at any material time that you agree for the money to be given to Bersatu as donation?
Shahrin: Never.
The witness also said that he had records of the nine transactions from Sutracom to Mamfor in the form of bank statements.
When cross-examined by Muhyiddin’s lawyer Datuk Seri K. Kumaraendran, Shahrin agreed that Muhyiddin has no links to Sutracom or Mamfor.
Muhyiddin, 78, 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, including Nepturis 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.
The hearing continues before Justice Noor Ruwena Md Nurdin today.
