National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) executive chairperson Mohamad Salleh Ismail has denied allegations that he had asked businessman Shamsubahrin Ismail to bribe police in relation to a probe into alleged misuse of a government soft loan.

NONE Salleh, in a New Straits Times report today, said the company has no need to bribe the police who he described as having been fair in their investigations.

"As far as the police are concerned, we have never had trouble answering their questions or cooperating with them in their investigation, we have no reason to bribe them," he was quoted as saying.

Yesterday, PKR had revealed a police report by Shamsubahrin claiming that Salleh had pressured him to bribe the police to cover up the NFC scandal when he was appointed as corporate advisor and consultant.

However, Salleh denied doing so, and clarified that Shamsubahrin had only been hired to deal with the media.

"We were facing accusations made against us in the press and attacks from members of the opposition and it was for that reason that Shamsubahrin was hired," he told the daily.

NONE Shamsubahrin (left) was  charged on Dec 30 last year with cheating Salleh out of RM2 million in consultation fees. He was re-arrested after posting bail on Jan 19, and slapped with two more cheating charges last Friday.

Shamsubarin is now in Sungai Buloh prison, having refused to post bail.

Salleh insisted that Shamsubahrin had cheated him and denied that the latter was being made a scapegoat.

"He offered us his services, and then demanded that we pay him first, even though he had not yet carried out any of his tasks, as his appointment agreement had not been drawn up,” said Salleh in the report.

"Shamsubahrin's agreement was prepared by NFC staff but he was arrested before it could be signed. If Shamsubahrin was a scapegoat, why was he constantly billing us and demanding we pay him?"

Claiming that Shamsubahrin is lying, Salleh said he had text-messages to prove that the former had pressured him for payment.

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