IPOH: The credibility of a prosecution witness in a corruption trial was called into question after he failed to answer several of the defence lawyers questions.
Surjan Singh said it was obvious that Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) assistant investigator Nor Azrin Desa had been coached.
Turning to Sessions Court judge Azhaniz Teh Azman Teh, Surjan Singh said: He is taking the easy way out by saying yes or no to questions.
To this, Azhaniz Teh said: To be fair, the witnesss job is to note down all marked notes.
Nor Azrin also denied Surjan Singhs suggestion that the arrest of the accused was a Barisan Nasional plan and that the MACC had been roped in to ensure it was successful.
Nor Azrin was testifying in the hearing of former PKR exco members Mohd Osman Mohd Jailu, 57, and Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi, 52.
Jointly charged with them are two former Perak Tengah district councillors Zul Hassan, 45, and Usaili Alias, 56; businessman Fairul Azrim Ismail, 31; and Perak Development Corporation technician Ruslan Sahat (now deceased).
The charge was to help businessman Mohamad Imran Abdullah obtain a multi-million ringgit development project in Seri Iskandar.
Earlier, Surjan Singh questioned how Nor Azrin could produce sketch plans of where the marked notes were handed over a month later but could not answer other pertinent questions.
Nor Azrin testified that he had been to the locations where the money was allegedly handed over several times.
I also note down on my draft copy of the sketch plan the location where the money was handed over.
He also disagreed with a suggestion that Mohamad Imran was paid by MACC to trap all the accused.
Hearing continues today.
This is one of the many examples of why MACC's credibility is so low in the eyes of the Malaysian public, and the perception of international community about transparency in Malaysia worsens these days.
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