00:01Former Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz told the Kuala Lumpur High Court on Wednesday that meeting
00:09notes issued by Tanshri Muhyiddin Yassin on matters related to the Jana Wibawa program were treated as instructions requiring action
00:18and consideration.
00:20Tengku Zafrul, the 11th prosecution witness in Muhyiddin's Jana Wibawa graph trial, said this was because Muhyiddin was the Prime
00:28Minister at the time.
00:30Based on his experience as Finance Minister, Tengku Zafrul said the Prime Minister's meeting notes had to be considered but
00:38did not constitute blanket approvals.
00:40He explained that recommendations could still be accepted or rejected after due consideration.
00:46Tengku Zafrul also told the court that if the Prime Minister wrote a note instructing that a matter not be
00:52considered, he would not proceed with any consideration.
00:56The former Finance Minister further testified that he did not know why some companies were recommended for direct negotiations, while
01:04others were required to undergo a pre-qualification process, saying only the person who issued the recommendation would know the
01:12reason.
01:12On Monday, the High Court heard that all 54 contractor companies recommended by the Prime Minister's office were awarded projects
01:21under the Jana Wibawa program.
01:22Muhyiddin faces four charges of abusing his position to obtain 225.3 million ringgit in bribes linked to the Jana
01:32Wibawa program, as well as three charges of receiving 200 million ringgit in proceeds from unlawful activities deposited into Bersatu's
01:41bank accounts.
01:42The trial continues on Thursday.
01:52Until then.
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