'Datuk Seri' claims trial in RM15m graft case linked to Home Ministry

A ‘Datuk Seri’ claimed trial in the criminal court over four graft charges that mentioned former home minister Hamzah Zainudin.

Before the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur today, businessperson Sim Choo Thiam pleaded not guilty to one count of soliciting and three counts of receiving bribes involving RM15 million that purportedly took place two years ago.

According to the four graft charges, the 63-year-old was accused of committing the offences between June (specific date not mentioned) and July 30, 2021, as inducement for Hamzah, who was then home minister during...