A former secretary of the immigration affairs division under the Ministry of Home Affairs said he received 26,000 Saudi Riyals from Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd (UKSB) director Wan Quoris Shah Wan Abdul Ghani, or Wan Badak, when they were in Saudi Arabia.

Shahril Ismail said this during a cross-examination session in the Shah Alam High Court today by lawyer Ahmad Zaidi who represented Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi at the latter’s trial over the Foreign Visa System (VLN) corruption case.

When asked by Ahmad Zaidi, whether he received 26,000 Saudi Riyals in cash from 'Wan Badak', the witness...