Zahid denies he didn’t aid the poor


KUALA LUMPUR: Former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi told the High Court that Yayasan Akalbudi (YAB) spent some RM109mil on charity, refuting claims by the prosecution that the foundation did not fork out a single sen for the poor.

The Bagan Datuk MP said it was “a partial” sum of what was actually given out because some contributions were not listed.

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