Prosecution Closes Graft Case Against Hamzah’s Ex-Aide

The prosecution in the graft case against Sayed Amir Muzzakkir Al Sayed Mohamad, a former political secretary to former Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin, closed its case in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Wednesday (Nov 11) after calling 18 witnesses, Bernama reported.

Sayed Amir Muzzakkir, 44, faces three corruption charges involving RM350,000 in cash linked to a tender for maintenance services and the supply of equipment spare parts for the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM).

Prosecution Closes Graft Case

Deputy public prosecutor Hazel Tan Jia Qi told Sessions Court Judge Rosli Ahmad that the prosecution had closed its case after its 18th witness, MACC Special Operations Division Asst Commissioner Mohd Kamal Abdul Khamis, 52, completed his testimony. Tan said the prosecution was offering four witnesses to the defence.

The judge directed both sides to file written submissions by Dec 23 and replies by Jan 6, 2027, with oral submissions on Jan 8, 2027, before a decision date is fixed.

Investigating Officer’s Testimony

Mohd Kamal, the investigating officer, told the court that Sayed Amir Muzzakkir had allegedly demanded RM350,000 from Nexuscorpgroup Sdn Bhd (NSB) managing director Wan Azhar Mohamed Yusof by telephone after helping the company secure the PDRM tender.

Reading his witness statement, he said Wan Azhar stated in a recorded conversation that he could not pay in one lump sum and instead paid in two cash handovers on Dec 4 and 16, 2020.

Asked whether he had investigated the number of calls Wan Azhar made to the accused, Mohd Kamal said the telecommunications company could not provide call records as the matter dated back some time. He disagreed with the defence’s suggestion that the accused never demanded the money.

Charges Linked to PDRM Tender

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 NSB secure the RM381,112,042.44 tender, at the Yayasan Tanah Aku office in Solaris Dutamas on Dec 4 and Dec 16, 2020.

He was also charged with soliciting RM350,000 from the same man for the same purpose at the NSB office in Shah Alam in early December 2020. The charges are framed under Section 16(a)(A) of the MACC Act 2009.

The trial began on Aug 25, 2025. Sayed Amir Muzzakkir is represented by lawyers Datuk Yaacob Md Samdan and Md Yunos Shariff.

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