Ditamas Shamsuddin Hayroni: No choice because Khir was Menteri Besar!

 Ditamas director Shamsuddin Hayroni testified today that he bought a mansion in Shah Alam on the instruction of then Selangor menteri besar Dr Mohd Khir Toyo and then sold it to him at a heavily discounted price out of worries his business would suffer if he did not accede to the demand.

During his examination-in-chief by DPP Abdul Wahab, Mohamed.Shamsuddin told the Shah Alam High Court that he bought the mansion situated on Lots 8 and 10 off Jalan Suasa, Shah Alam, for RM6.5 million from property developer Saiful Aznir Shahabudin in 2004 because the MB asked me to and he was worried that his status as a businessman and his projects in the state may be jeapordised.

Shamsuddin (left) agreed to buy after consulting his wife

Two of Shamsuddin's companies, Proniaga Sdn Bhd and Bidara Lumayan Snd Bhd, were engaged in business with state-owned companies at that time.

Shamsuddin was testifying for the prosecution in the fourth day of Khir's corruption trial. Khir (below), the former MB is charged under Section 165 of the Penal Code for allegedly taking bribes while a civil servant.