KUALA LUMPUR: A key prosecution witness told the sessions court here today he obtained details about Sri Kedawang Travel & Tours (W) Sdn Bhd from former Perlis menteri besar Azlan Man, who is standing trial on 10 charges of submitting false claims and receiving proceeds from illicit activities.
Herwadey Hashim, the former senior private secretary to Azlan, said Azlan provided him with the telephone number of the company’s owner, Shafie Ismail, to arrange his overseas travel.
During cross-examination by deputy public prosecutor Noralis Mat, he also said it was standard procedure for the menteri besar’s overseas leave applications to be submitted in writing to the state secretary’s management services division, as practised by previous officeholders.