THE High Court was today told that transactions totalling RM19.5 million channelled by Mamfor Sdn Bhd to Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) were marked as suspicious due to their frequency and amount, but were not automatically illegal.
The ninth prosecution witness, assistant manager at Bank Muamalat PKNS Shah Alam branch, Norazeanti Miswan, said this when answering questions from defence lawyer Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad during cross-examination before Judge Noor Ruwena Md Nordin.
According to her, despite internal 'red flags', all the transactions were still processed and approved after going through bank procedures.
Norazeanti also confirmed that there was no order from the bank's head office to stop transactions involving Mamfor, despite several suspicious activity reports having been filed.
She explained that at the same time, no action had been taken against the company.
In her testimony, she said the bank would only reject a transaction if the customer failed to make honest disclosures, but that situation did not arise in this case.
The witness also admitted that each transaction was accompanied by supporting documents, including a letter from the company stating that the donation was to the party and not an individual.
The letters were addressed to the Bersatu treasurer and not to its president, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, and copies were also given to the bank for reference.
She also agreed that the payment method via money order and banker's cheque required the purpose of the transaction to be declared, which showed transparency in the transaction.
Norazeanti also agreed that the political party and its president were two separate entities, and that party property could not be considered as belonging to an individual.
When questioned further, she maintained that based on the documents submitted, the donation was to Bersatu and not to the Bersatu President personally.
Yesterday, the court was told that Mamfor channelled RM19.5 million through 29 bankers' cheques to Bersatu between 2021 and 2022.
Proceedings continue on May 25.
Muhyiddin faces seven charges related to the Jana Wibawa programme, including four charges of abusing his position to obtain bribes totalling RM225.3 million for the party from several parties. – April 29, 2026
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