Ku Nan admits receiving RM2mil from Chai
Former Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor admitted in the High Court that he received a RM2mil cheque from businessman Tan Sri Chai Kin Kong almost four years ago.
Tengku Adnan, 69, reading out his witness statement, said he received the cheque on June 14, 2016 for the campaign expenses of the Sungai Besar (Selangor) and Kuala Kangsar (Perak) by-elections on June 18, 2016 after two Umno MPs – Datuk Noriah Kasnon and Datuk Wan Mohamad Khairil Anuar Wan Ahmad – died in a helicopter crash in Sebuyau, Sarawak, in May that year.
“I do not remember the exact date I approached Chai for the said political donation but this could have taken place in early June 2016.
“I informed him that Umno-FT Barisan Nasional needed funds of about RM5mil for the by-elections.
“At that time, Chai did not promise to donate any amount to those parties but stated that he would make a donation later,” he said when testifying under oath from the witness stand to answer the charge of accepting RM2mil from Chai.
On Oct 14 last year, the High Court ordered Tengku Adnan to enter his defence on the charge after finding that the prosecution had established a prima facie case against him.
The former Umno secretary-general also said that after some time, Chai, who was the managing director of Aset Kayamas Sdn Bhd, informed him that he agreed to donate RM2mil to Umno for both by-elections.
“However, he required a little time to raise the funds and would pass the money to me later.
“I informed Chai that I would advance the RM2mil to Umno first since I trusted Chai to keep his pledge of RM2mil and I had used my money in advance to pay for Umno’s expenses for both by-elections.
“Chai informed me that it was difficult to raise RM2mil in cash and he would issue a cheque for the sum.
“So I requested that the cheque be made payable to Tadmansori Holdings Sdn Bhd as I had already used my own money as advance to Umno for the campaign and other expenses for the two by-elections,” he said. — Bernama