KUALA LUMPUR: The tens of millions of ringgit in the Yayasan Akalbudi foundation allegedly misused by its founder Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi belonged to him, he told the High Court. “Before I became a member of the administration, namely as deputy minister, minister or deputy prime minister, I was in the corporate business sector. He said this when questioned by his lawyer Datuk Ahmad Zaidi Zainal on the third day of his defence proceedings, Bernama reported. Day in court: Ahmad Zahid (centre) arriving at the Kuala Lumpur High Court for the corruption trial. On Jan 24, the court ordered Ahmad Zahid to defend himself against all the charges after the prosecution succeeded in proving a prima facie case.


Source:   The Star
May 24, 2022 14:15 UTC