Prosecution in Zahid trial objects part of witness statement as 'irrelevant'

The prosecution in the corruption trial of Ahmad Zahid Hamidi related to Yayasan Akalbudi today objected to a part of the witness statement by his former press secretary, contending that it is irrelevant and inadmissible.

Deputy public prosecutor Raja Rozela Raja Toran said that part of the statement by Major General (R) Fadzlette Othman Merican Idris Merican, the second defence witness, will damage the character of Zahid’s former executive secretary Major Mazlina Mazlan@Ramly.

“Section 153 of the Evidence Act 1950 should be applied in order to ensure evidence with regard to credibility which has...