The High Court was told today that former deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was not transparent and did not follow procedures when extending the contract of Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd for the Foreign Visa System project.

Former Home Ministry deputy secretary-general (Policy and Control) Suriani Ahmad said Zahid, 68, who was the then home minister, approved the contract extension in a short time without evaluating the performance of Ultra Kirana.

Suriani said the evaluation of a company's performance was important because...