KUALA LUMPUR: The defence suggested that prosecution witness Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid was a liar as they tried to discredit his account of a series of events related to the solar hybrid project in Sarawak during an emotionally charged day three of Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s corruption trial. “I only followed the instructions of Najib (Razak) to carry out the solar hybrid project, ” said Mahdzir, reading out his witness statement at the High Court here yesterday. The defence said the “pressure” felt by Mahdzir was due to him receiving the RM50,000 without delivering on his promise to approve Jepak Holdings’ solar hybrid project proposal. Earlier, a heated exchange between prosecution and defence took place in court, with Justice Mohamed Zaini Mazlan interjecting. A snippet of the clip was played by the prosecution and Mahdzir identified the voices as belonging to Najib and Rosmah.

Source: The Star February 10, 2020 21:33 UTC