JUDGMENT
Background
[1] Dato' Seri Zahid Hamidi (accused), the former Deputy Prime Minister cum Minister of Home Affairs is facing 33 charges under s 16(a)(B) Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 (MACC Act) for 33 offences of corruptly receiving gratification from a company called Ultra Kinara Sdn Bhd (UKSB) with 33 alternative charges under s 165 of the Penal Code (PC), for 33 offences in the accused's capacity as a public servant for receiving a valuable thing without consideration. In addition, the accused has also been charged with 7 alternative charges under s 165 PC. All offences are said to have been committed in two locations, ie either the private residence of the accused at Number 389, Jalan Bayu Nyaman, Country Heights Kajang, Selangor (Country Heights residence) or the official residence of the Deputy Prime Minister at Seri Satria in Presint 16, Putrajaya (Seri Satria residence).
[2] For the 33 main charges under s 16(a)(B) MACC Act, the accused was also facing 33 alternative charges under s 165 Penal Code.
[3] Based on the 33 main and alternative charges, the accused is said to have corruptly received a sum of SGD200,000.00 beginning the month of October 2014 until February 2015, SGD300,000.00 beginning the month of March 2015 until May 2017 and finally beginning June 2017 until March 2018 for a sum of SGD520,000.00 received by the accused. Based on the 7 alternative charges, the accused is said to have received a total amount of SGD4,240,000.00 on 28 March 2017, 4 May 2017, September 2017, November 2017, 10 January 2018, 12 February 2018 and 2 March 2018 all at the Seri Satria residence.