Pm Visits Zahid In Hospital

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PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob visited Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi in hospital on Tuesday (Aug 24).
Umno Youth chief Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki had shared a picture of the newly-minted Prime Minister visiting Ahmad Zahid at a private hospital in Shah Alam.
"It is nice to see the love and respect between two friends. Although he is at the peak of power he still respects the captain," he said in a caption accompanying the picture that was posted on Facebook.
He also congratulated Ismail Sabri and wished Ahmad Zahid a speedy recovery.
Ahmad Zahid who was lying down also had a neck brace on.
Because of this, Ahmad Zahid could not attend his corruption trial at the Kuala Lumpur High Court on Tuesday (Aug 24).
Ahmad Zahid's lawyer Hisyam Teh Poh Teik told the court that Ahmad Zahid had been admitted to the hospital from Aug 22 after suffering a fall which affected his spine.
The court issued a subpoena for the doctor to appear before the court at 3.30pm Wednesday (Aug 25) to explain Ahmad Zahid's "pain intervention procedure".
On Oct 19 and Dec 14, 2018, and Feb 20, 2019, Ahmad Zahid claimed trial at the Sessions Court here to a total of 47 charges, 12 of which are for criminal breach of trust (CBT), eight for bribery and 27 for money laundering involving millions of ringgit belonging to Yayasan Akalbudi.
For the 12 CBT charges, Ahmad Zahid is accused of having used the funds to make payments for personal credit cards, insurance policies and personal vehicle licences, remittances to a law firm and contributions to the Royal Malaysia Police football association.
He is alleged to have committed the offences at the Affin Bank Bhd branch in Jalan Bunus off Jalan Masjid India here between Jan 13, 2014, and Dec 23, 2016.
The 68-year-old Bagan Datuk MP is also charged with eight counts of receiving bribes from three companies as an inducement for him, in his capacity as the then home minister, to help the companies obtain MyEG projects, for the supply of passport chips and to be appointed the operator of migrant visa one-stop centres in Pakistan and Nepal, respectively.
He was accused of having committed all the offences at the Maybank branch at Dataran Maybank in Jalan Maarof, Bangsar, between July 15, 2016, and March 15, 2018, under Section 16(a)(B) of the MACC Act 2009.
He also faces 27 money-laundering charges by engaging in direct transactions involving proceeds from illegal activities between March 29, 2016, and April 11, 2018.
- Star

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