Published on: Friday, March 19, 2010 |
Kuala Lumpur: Thursday's proceedings in the corruption trial of former Immigration Director-General Datuk Wahid Md Don in the Sessions Court here involved a prosecution witness manually counting cash amounting to almost RM200,000.
Businessman Datuk Zulkafli Maulud, 53, began the count at 9am and stopped at 4.40pm, and besides counting the money, he had to also cross-reference the serial number of each note with several lists in order to verify that they belonged to the Anti-Corruption Agency (now Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission).
Zulkafli, the prosecution's 21st witness, however, was allowed to take short breaks in between.
The money was part of the RM256,400 in cash used by Zulkafli to be handed over to Datuk Seri Low Chang Hian as payment for the approval of 4,337 calling visas for foreign workers.
On Aug 19 last year, Wahid, 57, was charged with receiving a bribe of RM60,000 from Low, also a businessman, to expedite approval of 4,337 calling visas for Bangladesh workers.
He is alleged to have committed the offence at his house in Jalan Lembah Ledang, off Jalan Duta, here, at 10.15pm on July 10, 2008.
The trial before Judge Rosbiahanim Ariffin resumes today (Friday) whereby Zulkafli will continue with counting of the remaining money.-Bernama
