The Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today was told that Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) had sent a letter to then prime minister Najib Abdul Razak denying that it had given support to Asli Jati Engineering Sdn Bhd for the awarding of the maintenance and services work for mechanical and electrical (M&E) systems contract at the university.

Referring to the letter dated Nov 26, 2014, issued by UMS, MACC investigating officer Raja Mohd Shasrizam Raja Nik said the denial came following the action of two UMS officers issuing letters of support to the company owned by former Sabah infrastructure development minister Peter Anthony...