PUTRAJAYA MP Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor allegedly received RM2 million from a property developer for by-election campaign purposes, the Kuala Lumpur High Court was told this morning. 

He allegedly received the money from Chai Kin Kong, a director of Aset Kayamas Sdn Bhd, which was deposited into Tadmansori Holdings Sdn Bhd, where the former Umno minister is a shareholder.

“RM2 million in a cheque was deposited for the purpose of a by-election,” deputy public prosecutor Julia Ibrahim told the court in her opening statement at Tengku Adnan’s RM2 million corruption trial which began today.

Judge Zaini Mazlan is presiding over the trial.

The former federal territories minister is charged with receiving RM2 million from Chai on June 14, 2016, despite knowing that the latter ran companies which dealt with the ministry that he headed.

Julia said Tengku Adnan had asked for between RM5 million and RM6 million from Chai.

But she did not elaborate on the by-election mentioned. 

Julia said the prosecution team would provide evidence that Chai handed over the cheque to Tengku Adnan at the latter’s office at Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).

She also said there was evidence showing that Chai had written to the then Umno secretary general to purchase two plots of land in Bandar Tun Razak.

The purpose of the land purchase was to build affordable houses below RM200,000.

“The accused had asked Zulkifli Ibrahim, who was at the time the deputy director of DBKL for project implementation and maintenance, to look into the proposal.”

“The letter was submitted on January 26, 2015,” she said.

However, Julia said Chai’s bid to secure the property was rejected by Ahmad Phesal Talib, who was Kuala Lumpur mayor from July 18, 2012, to July 17, 2015.

After the bid was rejected, Chai dealt directly with Tengku Adnan, the DPP said.

“The ex-minister played an active role in the housing project by chairing a special meeting on May 14, 2015.

“They decided on the housing project proposal for affordable houses and DBKL hostels on the 0.5ha plot of land,” Julia told the court.

In the charge sheet against Tengku Adnan, the RM2 million from Chia was given through a Hong Leong Islamic Bank cheque belonging to Aset Kayamas Sdn Bhd that was deposited into the CIMB Bank account of Tadmansori Holdings.

Tengku Adnan is alleged to have committed the offence at CIMB Bank Berhad, Pusat Bandar Damansara Branch on June 14, 2016, under Section 165 of the Penal Code, which provides for a jail term of up to two years or fine or both, on conviction.

The former minister also faces another charge of accepting a bribe of RM1 million from businessman Tan Eng Boon to raise the plot ratio for a project at Jalan Semarak, Kuala Lumpur in 2013.

This hearing of this case before justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali will begin on September 3. – July 2, 2019.