Kuala lumpur: The Sessions Court was told today that Sayed Amir Muzzakkir Al Sayed Mohamad expressed his dissatisfaction with Nexuscorpgroup Sdn Bhd (NSB) managing director Wan Azhar Mohamed Yusof, whom he alleged had failed to repay RM2 million owed to him.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, NSB's independent consultant, Khairul Nizam Mohd Sayuti, 54, testified that the former political secretary to then Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin informed him of the matter during a meeting at his office in Publika on January 29, 2021. Khairul Nizam recounted that during the meeting, Sayed Amir Muzzakkir inquired about projects he was aware of and could obtain in the future. He also expressed dissatisfaction with Wan Azhar, citing inadequate and delayed payments, with RM2 million still outstanding.
Khairul Nizam advised Sayed Amir Muzzakkir to adhere to the agreement reached, while also noting that Sayed Amir Muzzakkir's body language suggested unhappiness and his tone suggested disappointment and possibly anger. When questioned by Deputy Public Prosecutor Hazel Tan Jia Qi about the RM2 million debt, Khairul Nizam stated he was unaware of whether the sum was part of the agreement.
The witness further testified that Wan Azhar had informed him to relay to the accused that he had given up and was unable to make the payments due to outstanding claims by the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM). Khairul Nizam admitted he was not aware of the payment schedule or the details of the amounts involved between Wan Azhar and Sayed Amir Muzzakkir.
Khairul Nizam also mentioned that Wan Azhar had told him that Sayed Amir Muzzakkir, along with a friend, would meet him to discuss helping obtain a PDRM equipment maintenance and spare parts supply project. Khairul Nizam believed Sayed Amir Muzzakkir's position allowed him to assist in ensuring the project was awarded to NSB, given his role as the Home Minister's Political Secretary at the time.
During cross-examination by defence counsel Datuk Yaacob Md Sam, Khairul Nizam said he was unsure if NSB had emerged as the top-ranked bidder or offered the lowest price among competing companies for the RMPNet project.
On May 23, 2024, Sayed Amir Muzzakkir, 43, pleaded not guilty to two charges of accepting RM350,000 in bribes from Wan Azhar as an inducement to help NSB secure a RM381 million tender for the maintenance and supply of spare parts for PDRM's RMPNet infrastructure, servers, software, and radio systems. The offences were allegedly committed at the Yayasan Tanah Aku office in Solaris Dutamas on December 4, 2020, and December 16, 2020.
Sayed Amir Muzzakkir also faces a charge of soliciting RM350,000 from the same individual for the same purpose at Nexuscorp Group Sdn Bhd's office in Shah Alam in early December 2020. The charges were framed under Section 16(a)(A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009, punishable under Section 24(1) of the same Act, which provides for a maximum prison sentence of 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the value of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction.
The trial before Judge Rosli Ahmad will resume on August 19.