‘Not a coincidence’: Contractors’ RM25.3m to Bersatu came after Muhyiddin’s aid to get projects, was not ‘political donation’, court told

‘Not a coincidence’: Contractors’ RM25.3m to Bersatu came after Muhyiddin’s aid to get projects, was not ‘political donation’, court told



Former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is pictured at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Complex September 2, 2026. — Picture by Firdaus Latif


Summary

• Anti-corruption investigator Mazery Mohd Zaini stated RM25.3 million given to Bersatu by three contractors was a reward, not a political donation.
• Muhyiddin Yassin allegedly aided these companies in obtaining government projects, leading to the financial transactions.
• These funds were channelled after the Jana Wibawa programme's project approvals and managed through Bersatu's bank accounts.

By Ida Lim
First Published: Wednesday, 02 Sep 2026 2:35 PM MYT


KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 — The RM25.3 million that three Bumiputera contractors and their representatives had given to Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia in 2021 and 2022 is not a “political donation”, an anti-corruption investigator told the High Court today.

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigating officer Mazery Mohd Zaini said the RM25.3 million was instead a reward given after Bersatu president and former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin helped these companies get government projects.



“The investigation also found that the money deposited from these companies are not a political donation, instead it is a ‘balasan’ (reward) for the accused’s actions which helped them get those projects,” the MACC senior assistant commissioner told the High Court, referring to Muhyiddin as the accused.


Mazery said this while testifying as the 29th prosecution witness in Muhyiddin’s abuse‑of‑power and money‑laundering trial.


Mazery repeatedly stressed that the RM25.3 million paid out by these companies to Bersatu was “not a coincidence”, as they had all made the payments after obtaining the government projects under the Jana Wibawa programme.

Previously, the High Court had heard from other prosecution witnesses that KCJ Engineering Sdn Bhd and its managing director Datuk Seri Azman Yusoff gave RM4.8 million to Bersatu after getting a project, while Nepturis Sdn Bhd had given RM1 million after also getting a project.

The High Court also previously heard that Mamfor Sdn Bhd gave RM19.5 million to Bersatu after its director’s younger brother’s company, Sutracom Sdn Bhd, won a project, with Mazery saying that RM10 million of this RM19.5 million was paid out before the contract award document (SST) was issued as Sutracom found out via Azman that the project award had been approved.


Mazery said Muhyiddin was one of the authorised signatories for Bersatu’s CIMB and AmBank bank accounts that received the RM25.3 million, explaining that an authorised signatory could control any transactions in the account including receiving, using and withdrawing funds.