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The Sessions Court here was told on Monday (May 9) that there was sufficient evidence to charge Kinabatangan Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin and his wife Datin Seri Zizie Izette Abdul Samad with corruption involving RM2.8mil.

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigating officer (IO) Mohd Haris Ibrahim, 42, said he recommended to the prosecution to charge the couple based on documents obtained and witness statements (recorded by the MACC).

"The amount recommended for the charge against Datuk Seri Bung Moktar and Datin Seri Zizie Izette is RM2.8mil," he said during the examination-in-chief by deputy public prosecutor Law Chin How in the hearing of a corruption case involving Bung Moktar and Zizie Izette over a Felcra investment in Public Mutual Berhad unit trusts.

The MACC senior superintendent said that based on the investigation findings, he had recommended to the prosecution that Bung Moktar be charged under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009, while Zizie Izette be charged with abetting him under Section 28(1) of the same Act.

When asked whether the issue of RM2.8mil had ever been raised as an "introduction fee" to Zizie Izette before the charge was proposed against the couple, the last and 27th prosecution witnesses said: "Never."

Law: When did you hear that the RM2.8mil was an "introduction fee" for Datin Seri Zizie Izette

Mohd Haris: I heard about the "introduction fee" in February 2021 after being informed by the IO who replaced me in this case, that is senior superintendent Mohd Ihsan.