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