'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.
On April 28, 2020, Datuk Seri Mohd Khairi Mat Jahya, the managing director of Al Khairi Group Bhd, testified that Sayed Amir Muzzakkir, the political secretary to a former Home Minister, pressured him to receive a portion of the RM19 million consultancy fees he earned from a police project. Sayed claimed he had introduced Mohd Khairi to the owner of Nexuscorpgroup Sdn Bhd, Wan Azhar, and arranged a meeting with then Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin, as well as securing the RMPNet project for Nexuscorpgroup.
Upon learning the contract's total value after the project was awarded, Mohd Khairi said Sayed began demanding about RM9 million in fees, threatening to prevent him from meeting the minister if his demand was not met.
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