SHAH ALAM: Four folks claimed trial on the Sessions Court right here Friday (March 11) after they have been charged with money laundering linked to a Visitor’s Pass for Temporary Employment (PLKS) syndicate.
The 4 accused Datuk Ab Aziz Abdullah, 44, his brother-in-law Muhammad Semail, 43, Abu Yazid Mohd, 38, and Mohd Hariza Mohd Yusof, 34, face a complete of 21 charges that have been learn out individually earlier than choose Rozilah Salleh.
According to the cost sheet, Ab Aziz was slapped with 9 charges of proudly owning 4 Rolex watches and 5 properties amounting to greater than RM2.68mil.
Muhammad, in the meantime, had allegedly used the funds, together with two cheques, amounting to RM854,513 to purchase a Toyota Vellfire and a Bentley Continental.
Mohd Hariza confronted six charges over two properties, a Rolex watch, and a Mercedes Benz E250 all totalling up to RM886,650 in worth in addition to RM137,250 in money and foreign currency echange in varied denominations.
The fourth accused Abu Yazid confronted 4 charges of buying two properties valued at RM446,399 with the utilisation of 5 cheques obtained from Ab Aziz in addition to two corporations and having possession of RM44,400 in money, together with some overseas foreign money.
The 4 have been charged below Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act (AMLATFPUAA) 2001.
The offence carries a jail time period of no more than 15 years and a advantageous of not less than 5 instances the sum obtained from money laundering or RM5mil, whichever is increased, upon conviction.
The 4 in addition to Ab Aziz’s sister, Anita Abdullah, have been additionally slapped with 81 charges below the identical Act on the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Thursday (March 10) for laundering RM19mil.
The Kuala Lumpur courtroom had set bail at RM400,000 for Ab Aziz, RM250,000 for Muhammad and Mohd Hariza in addition to RM150,000 for Abu Yazid.
DPP Nik (*21*) Hashim requested choose Rozilah to switch the case to the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court in addition to use the bail quantity that had been set by the identical courtroom on Thursday.
She consented to the request and stuck April 20 for the case point out.
