Former Selangor Mentri Besar Dr Mohd Khir Toyo told the High Court here Tuesday that he had a serious disagreement with the contractor engaged to do the initial renovation work on his house.
The contractor, Nasir Ismail, 55, did not deliver as agreed on the contract signed with him to equip the house with the basic necessities, he said.
Dr Khir, testifying in his corruption trial, said he had agreed to pay Nasir RM600,000 for the initial work.
He added that he paid only RM400,000 and refused to pay the remaining RM200,000 because the wiring work done was shoddy.
This had angered Nasir so much that he went to the extent of removing furniture from the premises, Dr Mohd Khir alleged.
He said he had to change the motor of the auto gate of the house to prevent Nasir from entering.
Dr Khir, 45, is charged with knowingly purchasing two pieces of land and a bungalow in Section 7 here at a much lower price than its original value from Ditamas Sdn Bhd director Shamsuddin Hayroni in 2007 and is alleged to have committed the offence at the Selangor Mentri Besar's official residence on May 29.
Dr Khir also said the purchase of the property was between a willing buyer and willing seller.
He added that he would not have bought the house if Shamsuddin had not wanted to sell at RM3.5mil.
Source : The Star
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