Defence Closes Case In Zizie Izette’s RM2.8m Corruption Trial

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 (Bernama) -- The defence in the RM2.8 million corruption case involving Datin Seri Zizie Izette Abdul Samad and a RM150 million investment in Public Mutual Berhad unit trust funds closed its case today after the actress completed her testimony.

Lawyer Datuk Seri K. Kumaraendran informed Sessions Court Judge Rosli Ahmad that the defence had closed its case after Zizie Izette finished testifying as the second defence witness.

Rosli fixed April 24 for the prosecution to file its written submissions, May 8 for the defence’s reply submissions, and May 18 for oral arguments by both parties.

The widow of former Kinabatangan MP Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin faces three charges of abetting her husband in connection with the case.

On Jan 16, the Sessions Court here acquitted Bung Moktar of the three corruption charges after the prosecution decided not to proceed with the case following his death on Dec 5, 2025.

Bung Moktar began giving his defence on Sept 2, 2025 after the couple failed on May 22, 2025 to challenge an earlier Court of Appeal ruling ordering them to enter their defence on the three corruption charges.

On Nov 18, 2024, the Court of Appeal ordered Bung Moktar and Zizie Izette to enter their defence after allowing the prosecution’s appeal against their acquittal by the High Court here on Sept 7, 2023.

Earlier, on Sept 2, 2022, Sessions Court Judge Rozina Ayob ordered both of them to enter their defence after ruling that the prosecution had established a prima facie case at the end of its case.

For the first charge, Zizie Izette is accused of abetting Bung Moktar, who was then the non-executive chairman of FELCRA Berhad, in obtaining a RM2.2 million cash bribe from Public Mutual investment agent Madhi Abdul Hamid.

She was allegedly involved as an inducement for Bung Moktar to secure approval from the then Finance Minister II for FELCRA Berhad to invest RM150 million in Public Mutual unit trust products.

For the second charge, she is accused of abetting Bung Moktar in obtaining RM262,500 from Madhi through a Public Islamic Treasures Growth Fund (PITGF) account registered under her name for the same purpose.

Zizie Izette also faces a third charge of abetting Bung Moktar in receiving RM337,500 from another Public Mutual investment agent, Norhaili Ahmad Mokhtar, through a Public Ittikal Sequel Fund (PITSEQ) account registered under her name.

All the offences were allegedly committed at Public Bank Berhad, Taman Melawati branch here on June 12 and June 19, 2015.

The charges are framed under Section 28(1)(c) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 and punishable under Section 24(1) of the same Act, which carries a jail term of up to 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the value of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction.

-- BERNAMA