RM1m to Shahrir was reimbursement, not taxable - lawyer

The RM1 million that former Felda chairperson Shahrir Samad received in 2013 is actually reimbursement, the Kuala Lumpur High Court heard today.

The accused’s defence counsel Firoz Hussein Ahmad Jamaluddin told the court this during the trial of his client over alleged money laundering involving the sum allegedly received from then prime minister Najib Abdul Razak.

The lawyer said this is the reason why...