The defence in the trial of former Felda chairperson Mohd Isa Samad, who is facing nine corruption charges amounting to RM3 million in connection with the purchase of Merdeka Palace Hotel & Suites (MPHS) by Felda Investment Corporation Sdn Bhd (FICSB), closed its case today after calling six witnesses.

Isa’s counsel, Salehuddin Saidin, told Kuala Lumpur High Court judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali that the defence was closing its case after it last witness, Dr Mohd Zaqrul Razmal Mohd Podzi, 43, concluded giving his evidence.

Zaqrul, in his evidence among others, said he had met Isa’s former special political officer Muhammad Zahid Md Arip to discuss the...