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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.
Malaysia's Department of Agriculture has firmly rejected involvement in a fraud scheme where forged government orders were used to deceive suppliers into providing goods and services without payment.
The MACC has remanded 13 individuals, including a sitting and former director of a government agency, as part of an investigation into a RM2.5 million bribery ring allegedly connected to procurement contract awards.