KUALA LUMPUR: The classes court was told at this time that the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) determined whether or not approvals within the Jana Wibawa programme have been by direct negotiation or pre-qualified open tender.
The former deputy secretary of the finance ministry’s authorities procurement division, Rosni Yusoff, 52, mentioned selections have been made by directions from the PMO to the ministry.
“The PMO positively determined whether or not their implementation was by way of direct negotiation or pre-qualified open tender.
“The itemizing of tasks for analysis by the procurement division contains the businesses concerned and the method of implementation,” she mentioned throughout examination by deputy public prosecutor Rasyidah Murni Azmi on the primary day of Wan Saiful Wan Jan’s corruption and cash laundering trial earlier than choose Rozina Ayob.
Rosni, 52, mentioned that underneath the open tender course of, 5 to 6 names of firms have been despatched to the contractor evaluation committee she chaired.
“(Ministry) officers assessed firms underneath the Jana Wibawa venture offered by the ministry. After my officers processed and assessed a venture, it will be delivered to a committee that I chaired.
“After acquiring the names of the businesses, we’d carry them to the finance minister. The resolution could be given to the general public works ministry’s secretary-general for additional analysis,” mentioned the third prosecution witness.
She mentioned the evaluation could be based mostly on the corporate’s compliance with circumstances in addition to its monetary and technical capabilities.
Wan Saiful is accused of soliciting bribes from Lian Tan Chuan as an inducement to assist Nepturis Sdn Bhd safe the RM232 million Central Spine Road-Sertik to East Coast Highway Interchange venture from the previous Perikatan Nasional-led authorities on the pre-qualification stage.
He can also be accused of accepting RM6.96 million in money by his firm, WSA Advisory Group Sdn Bhd’s CIMB checking account from a Maybank Islamic account belonging to Nepturis as a reward for serving to the corporate get hold of a letter of acceptance for the venture.
Both offences are alleged to have been dedicated in Kuala Lumpur – on the Royal Lake Club, Taman Tasik Perdana in April 2022, and at CIMB’s Bukit Tunku department in Taman Tunku, Bukit Tunku between July 8 and Sept 30, 2022.
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Wan Saiful can also be charged with 18 counts of laundering RM5.59 million by transferring and utilizing the unlawful proceeds to pay for the acquisition of a car, making funds to the National Sports Council, in addition to transferring cash to a number of firm accounts, together with one belonging to Sinar Karangkraf Sdn Bhd.
