KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 14): The prosecution has objected to an application by Sayed Amir Muzzakkir Al Sayed Mohamad, former political secretary to former home minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin, to expunge six paragraphs from the written statement of a key prosecution witness. Deputy public prosecutor Hazel Tan Jia Qi said the defence’s application to expunge paragraphs three to eight from the statement of the 12th prosecution witness, Nexuscorpgroup Sdn Bhd director and shareholder Ismuni Johari, was premature. How, then, can the defence know that what is stated in the statement is irrelevant to the case? Earlier, Sayed Amir Muzzakkir’s lawyer Asmadi Hussin argued that paragraphs three to eight of the witness’ statement were irrelevant to the charges and prejudicial to his client. On May 23, 2024, Sayed Amir Muzzakkir was charged with two counts of receiving bribes amounting to RM350,000 from Nexuscorpgroup Sdn Bhd managing director Wan Azhar Mohamed Yusof.

Source: The Edge Markets January 14, 2026 14:46 UTC