The High Court in Kuala Lumpur was told today that former deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had used over RM1.3 million in Yayasan Akalbudi funds to pay for his credit card charges on shopping at luxury stores like Giorgio Armani, Louis Vuitton and Hermes.

Deputy public prosecutor Raja Rozela Raja Toran said Zahid and his wife, Hamidah Khamis had spent the amount (over RM1.3 million) for shopping in just two years.

She said the extensive use of credit cards for...