KUALA LUMPUR: The corruption charges against businessman Datuk Tan Eng Boon, who was also implicated in former Federal Territories Minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor’s case, will be transferred to the High Court.
Deputy public prosecutor said the prosecution team would apply to transfer the case to the High Court during the case management at the Sessions Court before Judge Azura Alwi today.
She said the case would also be jointly heard with Tengku Adnan’s corruption cases as it involved the same witnesses and transactions.
Lailawati also told the court that Tengku Adnan’s corruption case has been transferred to the High Court before Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah on Friday after the judge allowed the application by the defence team.
Meanwhile, counsel Choew Wee, who represented Tan, said he was aware about the application and needed time to get further instruction from his client.
The court fixed Jan 7 for next mention.
On Nov 15, Tan, 70, who was also the director of a property company, was charged with bribing Tengku Adnan and abetting him five years ago.
He allegedly gave RM1 million via a Public bank cheque belonging to Pekan Nenas Industries Sdn Bhd, which was deposited into the latter’s CIMB bank account.
The monies were used as an inducement for Tengku Adnan for approving an application of a company to increase the plot ratio in Jalan Semarak, Kuala Lumpur.
The offence falls under Section 16(b)(A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009.
He was also charged with abetting Tengku Adnan for committing the corruption which falls under Section 109 of the Penal Code.
Tan was released on RM700,000 bail in two sureties.