Former Felda chairperson Mohd Isa Abdul Samad told the High Court in Kuala Lumpur today that his former special political officer had implicated him over corruption charges totalling RM3 million, to escape from being charged himself.

Isa said Muhammad Zahid Md Arip had told him at the time that he was under duress after being harassed by a "ghost" in the MACC lockup and was forced to act in the manner.

“I met him (Zahid) when his uncle died in 2018, I greeted him and commented that he looked thin. He said while he was under remand, there were all sorts of...