SEREMBAN: Two men were hauled up at two separate Sessions Court here today on 11 counts of abetting and receiving RM10.3 million from money laundering activities.
Mohamad Najib Kamis, 40, and Noor Hazaini Yahya, 44, who faced four and seven counts, respectively, pleaded not guilty when the charges were read in front of Judge G. Ramesh and Judge Fathiyah Idris, respectively.
Under the four counts, Mohamad Najib was alleged to have received more than RM1.3 million compensation as a result of money laundering activities involving his accounts at three separate banks in Nilai, between October 25, 2014, and January 30, 2015.
Meanwhile, Noor Hazaini was charged for similar offence involving some RM8.9 million deposited into his accounts at five separate banks here and in Nilai, between August 8, 2014, and January 29, 2015.
For these offences, the duo will be charged under Subsection 4(1)(b) Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001, which carries jail sentence up to 15 years and fine not less than five times the value of proceeds, or RM5 million.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Nor Ashikin Mokhtar prosecuted while Mohamad Najib was represented by Datuk Hanif Hassan; and Noor Hazaini by Mohd Harris Abdullah and MohdFaizi Che Abu.
The Session Court allowed bail of RM30,000 for Mohamad Najib and RM8,000 for Noor Hazaini. The case will be transferred to the Kuala Lumpur Session Court where the two cases will be jointly mentioned.