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A finance manager at KCJ Engineering has testified in the High Court that an RM800,000 donation to Bersatu was explicitly linked to Jana Wibawa projects the company had received.
A High Court witness testified that prominent businessman TC Lian instructed subordinates to draft letters to then-PM Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin requesting government contracts through the Jana Wibawa programme.
A company director testified in the High Court that she drafted five separate letters to then-prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on behalf of different companies seeking projects under the Jana Wibawa programme.
A High Court was told that former Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin did not interfere in project award decisions under the Jana Wibawa programme, addressing questions about his role in the government initiative.
Former Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul has testified in court that the Jana Wibawa initiative was first discussed by Cabinet on November 13, 2020, during a meeting presided over by then Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.
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Tengku Zafrul has told a court that the Prime Minister's Office proposed every contractor involved in Jana Wibawa projects during Muhyiddin Yassin's tenure as prime minister, a significant detail emerging in the ex-leader's ongoing trial.
A High Court in Kuala Lumpur heard that an engineering and construction company allegedly made a RM800,000 contribution to Bersatu before securing a RM62 million Jana Wibawa project contract, despite initially failing the Finance Ministry's evaluation process.
Former Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul disclosed in court that Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin proposed 54 contractors for the Jana Wibawa economic stimulus scheme via direct negotiation without competitive bidding.
Former finance minister Tengku Zafrul has taken the witness stand in the High Court to testify in the corruption trial of ex-Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, centred on the Jana Wibawa economic assistance initiative.