Alternative charges with lighter sentence for Zahid in visa system case

Former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has been offered alternative charges by the prosecution for 33 of his 40 charges of bribery involving the overseas visa (VLN) system

Issue

Overseas Visa System
Former Deputy Prime Ministe Ahmad Zahid Hamidi charged regarding bribes for an award for Overseas Visa (VLN) project to Syarikat Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd

Directly implicated parties

Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is a Malaysian politician, Member of Parliament for Bagan Datoh and incumbent President of the United Malays National Organisation since 2018

Indirectly implicated parties

Syarikat Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd
Local company accused of paying bribes to Ahmad Zahid involving more than S$4.24 million from Ultra Kirana as an inducement to extend the company’s contract in managing the OSC in China and the VLN system.

Implicated parties through circumstantance

Disclosing Parties

Source

Link

Chester Tay / The Edge Financial Daily,  (07 Jan, 2020).  Alternative charges with lighter sentence for Zahid in visa system case.  Retrieved 28 May, 2020,  from https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/alternative-charges-lighter-sentence-zahid-visa-system-case

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Ahmad Zahid — accused of receiving bribes as an inducement to award the VLN contract to Syarikat Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd