'Ex-minister's aide pressured me for a cut of RM19 million project fee'
KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court heard from a witness today that he was frequently pressured by Sayed Amir Muzzakkir Al Sayed Mohamad, who was political secretary to a former home minister, to hand over a portion of the RM19 million consultancy fees he received from a police project.
A former political secretary to a former Home Minister is accused of pressuring a witness to share a portion of the RM19 million consultancy fees he received from a police project. The witness, Datuk Seri Mohd Khairi Mat Jahya, testified that Sayed Amir Muzzakkir claimed to have introduced him to the owner of Nexuscorpgroup Sdn Bhd, Wan Azhar, and arranged a meeting with the then Home Minister, Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin.
Sayed also claimed to have helped Nexuscorpgroup secure the RMPNet project. However, after the project was awarded, Sayed began demanding a portion of the fees, which amounted to about RM9 million. The witness testified that Sayed even threatened to block him from meeting the minister if his demand was not met.
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