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A businessman has testified in court that contractors bidding for Jana Wibawa pandemic recovery projects faced pressure to donate to Bersatu party. The allegations form part of ongoing legal proceedings into government contract allocation.
A witness testifying in the High Court has stated that former Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin made no requests for donations either personally or to his party Bersatu in the ongoing Jana Wibawa trial.
A company director testified in the High Court that he would never have donated to Bersatu without pressure from a politically connected businessman to contribute RM19.5 million tied to a Jana Wibawa project.
A High Court witness testified that Nepturis Sdn Bhd issued a RM1 million cheque payable to Bersatu, during ongoing proceedings in Muhyiddin's case at the Kuala Lumpur court.