Bung Moktar said then-finance minister recommended RM150m Felcra investment, witness tells court
Issue
- Bribery Case for Felcra's Investment in Public Mutual Unit Trusts
- Malaysian politician and MP Bung Moktar charged with accepting two separate bribes of RM2.2 million and RM337,000 in cash from Public Mutual agent Norhaili Ahmad Mokthar
Directly implicated parties
- Bung Moktar Radin
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Dato' Sri Bung Moktar bin Radin is a Malaysian politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kinabatangan since November 1999, and current Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah, representing UMNO.
- Zizie Ezette
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Datin Seri Zizie A.Samadi is the spouse of Bung Moktar Radin
Indirectly implicated parties
Implicated parties through circumstantance
Disclosing Parties
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Malay Mail, (16 Mar, 2020). Bung Moktar said then-finance minister recommended RM150m Felcra investment, witness tells court. Retrieved 29 Sep, 2020, from
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According to the first charge, Bung Moktar, 60, who was at that time the non-executive chairman of Felcra, was accused of taking a bribe of RM2.2 million in cash from Public Mutual’s investment agent Madhi Abdul Hamid, 38, through his wife Zizie Ezette.
He was accused of committing the act as a reward for obtaining approval from the Minister of Finance II for Felcra to make a RM150 million investment in Public Mutual unit trust products.
The offence was allegedly committed at Public Bank Berhad, Taman Melawati Branch, No. 262-265, Jalan Bandar 12, Taman Melawati here, between 12.30 pm and 5pm, on June 12, 2015.
For the second charge, Bung Moktar was accused of taking for himself a bribe of RM262,500 in cash from the same individual (Madhi) through an account of the bank’s investment product Public Islamic Treasures Growth Fund (PITGF) numbered 044797816 and registered under the name of Zizie Izette for the same purpose.
Bung Moktar was also accused of taking for himself a bribe of RM337,500 from Public Mutual’s investment agent, Norhaili Ahmad Mokhtar, 42, through a Public Ittikal Sequel Fund (PITSEQ) account numbered 044797824 registered under the name of Zizie Izette for the same purpose. Both offences were allegedly committed at the same location at 12.16 pm and 12.28 pm, on June 19, 2015.
The charges are framed under Subsection 17(a) of the MACC Act and punishable under Section 24(1) of the same Act which provides for imprisonment of not more than 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the amount of the bribe or RM10,000 whichever is higher, if convicted.
Zizie Izette, 41, a former actress, pleaded not guilty to three counts of abetting her husband on the same offences, at the same places, dates and times under Section 28(1)(c) of the MACC Act and punishable under subsection 24(1) which provides for imprisonment of not more than 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the amount of the bribe or RM10,000 whichever is higher, if convicted.