Graft Case Of Hamzah S Former Aide Linked To Rm381m Tender

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Nexuscorp Group Sdn Bhd was awarded a five-year contract worth over RM381 million to provide maintenance services and spare parts for infrastructure, servers, software and user radios under the police RMPNET system, the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court heard yesterday.
Testifying as the fifth witness in the corruption case of Sayed Amir Muzzakkir Al Sayed Mohamad, Human Resources Ministry deputy secretary (Development) Azham Bachok @ Yassin, 50, said the government issued a Letter of Acceptance (LOA) to Nexuscorp dated Nov 25, 2020, for the contract period from Dec 1, 2020, to Nov 30, 2025.
He said the contract agreement was signed by then Home Ministry secretary-general Wan Ahmad Dahlan Abdul Aziz.
“The LOA confirms the government accepted Nexuscorp Group’s tender worth RM381,112,042.25 for 60 months, including terms and conditions the company must comply with,” Azham told the court.
Sayed Amir, 42, the former political secretary to then home minister Hamzah Zainudin, faces three charges involving a total of RM350,000 in alleged bribes.
Azham also referred to a Letter of Intent (LOI) dated Nov 27, 2020, issued to Nexuscorp’s managing director, informing the company of a scheduled meeting at the Home Ministry on Nov 30, 2020.
The Home Ministry building in PutrajayaThe letter, signed by Ahmad Firdaus Baharuddin on behalf of the secretary-general, outlined the agenda, including implementation of the Protégé Programme and the Industrial Collaboration Programme (ICP).
“During the meeting, the chairperson reminded the company to return the LOA and complete all related matters within 14 days,” Azham added.
Tender secured
Earlier, the court heard from the fourth prosecution witness, Hasnan Talaha, 40, of the Finance Branch of Bukit Aman Logistics and Technology Department.
He said his branch received a copy of the LOA from the Telecommunications and Information Systems Branch in November 2020.
“I confirm that Nexuscorp Group Sdn Bhd secured the tender worth RM381,112,042.25. The Finance Branch oversees the police’s financial operations, including disbursements for awarded tenders,” he said.
On May 23, 2024, Sayed Amir was charged with two counts of receiving RM350,000 in bribes from Nexuscorp managing director Wan Azhar Yusof, allegedly as a reward for helping the company secure the police contract.
The offences were allegedly committed at Yayasan Tanah Aku’s office in Solaris Dutamas at 4pm on Dec 4, 2020, and at 3.30pm on Dec 16, 2020.
He also faces one count of soliciting the same amount from Wan Azhar at Nexuscorp’s office in Section 7, Shah Alam, in early December 2020.
The charges were framed under Section 16(a)(A) of the MACC Act 2009 and are punishable under Section 24(1) of the same act.
The offences carry up to 20 years in prison and a fine of no less than five times the value of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher.
The trial continues on Oct 6.
- Bernama

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