Kuala lumpur: The High Court here was informed that RM6 million was deposited into a Bersatu account between February 21, 2022, and November 17, 2022. Former AmBank (M) Berhad Amcorp Mall Branch assistant manager, Nor Paizah Osman, testified that the deposits ranged from RM500,000 to RM1 million, conducted via cheques in 10 separate transactions.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, Nor Paizah, now an assistant officer at AmBank's OUG branch, revealed that the account was created on September 18, 2018, at the Amcorp Mall branch under Bersatu's name, classified as an AmBank current account. She confirmed the presence of six authorised signatories, including Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir, stating that only these individuals could sign the specimen card, as per AmBank's procedures.
Nor Paizah provided her testimony on the trial's third day involving Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who faces seven charges of power abuse and money laundering. The trial revealed that yesterday, CIMB Islamic Bank Menara KL Sentral Branch finance manager Lee Hui Nee stated that the Bersatu account received RM19.3 million through 28 cheque transactions from August 24, 2021, to November 11, 2022. A suspicious transaction report was filed with Bank Negara Malaysia due to the substantial inflow.
When questioned by deputy public prosecutor Noralis Mat, Nor Paizah confirmed that Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was Bersatu's president during the RM6 million deposit period. Under cross-examination by Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, counsel for Muhyiddin, she admitted to never receiving inquiries from the Registrar of Societies about Bersatu's finances, and she couldn't recall if the bank received any from Bank Negara Malaysia.
Nor Paizah concurred with Amer Hamzah that the transactions in the Bersatu account were proper and noted that none of the signatories had full account control. In response to DPP Datuk Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin's query, she agreed there were no suspicious elements in the bank account.
Meanwhile, former RoS assistant director Mohamad Amin Idris, the fourth prosecution witness, testified that Bersatu was registered with RoS on September 8, 2016. Muhyiddin, 78, prime minister and Bersatu president during the alleged offenses, is accused of using his position to secure RM225.3 million in bribes related to the Jana Wibawa project, involving several companies and individuals.
Muhyiddin faces charges under Section 23(1) of the MACC Act 2009 and three charges under Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering Act. If convicted, he could face significant imprisonment and fines. The trial continues before Judge Noor Ruwena Md Nurdin on April 13.