: A former principal of the Sekolah Menengah Imtiaz Ulul Albab in Melaka told the High Court here today that Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid HamidiAzharizan Yaacob, 47, who is now the principal of the Maahad Tahfiz Al Quran Hamidiyah in Bagan Datuk, Perak said the deputy prime minister had told him that his actions were based on the principle of ‘the left hand should not know what the right is giving’.
Azharizan said he was aware that the construction and operations of the private academic and religious school had been fully funded by Ahmad Zahid himself. According to the 12th defence witness, the monthly contribution was used to pay bills, salaries of teachers, food for students and other operating costs.
He said the management of the school was taken over by the state government in 2020 because YAB’s account was frozen in relation to Ahmad Zahid’s court charges.