Former Hamzah aide’s corruption case enters submissions stage after prosecution closes its case

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The prosecution’s case against Sayed Amir Muzzakkir closed after 18 witnesses testified; the court ordered written submissions to be filed by Dec 23, 2026, at the latest.
Sayed Amir Muzzakkir is charged with receiving and soliciting RM350,000 in bribes from Wan Azhar Mohamed Yusof to help Nexuscorpgroup Sdn Bhd secure a tender worth RM381,112,042.44.
Wan Azhar confirmed in his witness statement that he handed over RM350,000 in cash to the accused on two occasions in December 2020.

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Case closed and next court dates

As reported by The Edge Malaysia, Deputy Public Prosecutor Hazel Tan Jia Qi informed Sessions Court judge Rosli Ahmad that the prosecution had closed its case on Wednesday after the 18th prosecution witness, Assistant Commissioner Mohd Kamal Abdul Khamis of the Special Operations Division at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission headquarters, finished giving evidence.

Hazel also said that four witnesses were offered to the defence. The court then directed both parties to file written submissions by Dec 23 at the latest, with replies due on Jan 6, 2027, and oral submissions on Jan 8, 2027, before a decision date is set.

Sayed Amir Muzzakkir, 44, is represented by lawyers Datuk Yaacob Md Samdan and Md Yunos Shariff. The trial began on Aug 25, 2025, with several witnesses giving evidence, including Nexuscorpgroup Sdn Bhd managing director Wan Azhar Mohamed Yusof, MKM Ticketing Travel & Tours Sdn Bhd director Nik Shazni Farhan Nik Mohammad Shah, and Al Khairi Group Bhd managing director Datuk Seri Mohd Khairi Mat Jahya.

Charge details and key witness testimony

On May 23, 2024, Sayed Amir Muzzakkir was charged with two counts of receiving RM350,000 in bribes from Wan Azhar as an inducement to help Nexuscorpgroup Sdn Bhd secure a tender worth RM381,112,042.44. The charges relate to two separate cash handovers at the Yayasan Tanah Aku office in Solaris Dutamas, at 4 p.m. on Dec 4, 2020, and at 3.30 p.m. on Dec 16, 2020, respectively.

He was also charged with soliciting RM350,000 from the same individual for the same purpose at NSB’s office in Shah Alam in early December 2020. The charges were brought under Section 16(a)(A) of the MACC Act 2009, which carries a maximum prison term of 20 years and a fine of at least five times the value of the gratification or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction.

Earlier, investigating officer Mohd Kamal told the court that the accused had allegedly solicited RM350,000 from Wan Azhar over the phone after helping the company secure the PDRM project tender. According to the witness, Wan Azhar said in a recorded conversation that he could not pay the amount in one lump sum and instead made payments in stages through two cash handovers on Dec 4 and 16, 2020.

Mohd Kamal also said he had investigated the number of phone calls between Wan Azhar and Sayed Amir Muzzakkir, but the telecommunications company could not provide the records because the calls had taken place a long time ago and the records were no longer retained. However, he disagreed with the defence’s suggestion that the accused had never solicited the RM350,000.

On Oct 8, Wan Azhar, the 17th prosecution witness, confirmed in his witness statement that he had met Sayed Amir Muzzakkir in 2020 to hand over RM350,000 in cash.

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