KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution team in the criminal breach of trust (CBT) case of former Malaysian External Intelligence Organisation (MEIO) chief Datuk Hasanah Abdul Hamid has a month to submit all documents for the trial of the case.
Sessions court judge Rozina Ayob made the order after deputy public prosecutor Muhammad Iskandar Ahmad told the court that they are in the midst of preparing several other documents to be submitted to the defence team.
“We have submitted (several) documents so far, but there are still several others which will be handed over soon.
“We already submitted documents such as closed circuit television footage at the Shaftsbury Residence in Cyberjaya, the Intelligence Office at the Prime Minister’s Office, and copies of presentation slides to Hasanah’s lawyer Khairul Azam Abdul Aziz,” he said.
On Nov 29, Iskandar said the prosecution had submitted a total of 46 documents relating to the trial, comprising witness statements, list of items seized, and a letter on Hasanah’s appointment as the director.
The court then fixed Feb 21 for mention.
On Oct 25, 61-year-old Hasanah claimed trial to CBT of public funds amounting to RM50.4 million.
According to the charge sheet, Hasanah, as the director-general of the Research Division of the Prime Minister’s Department, committed CBT by misappropriating US$12.1 million (RM50.4 million) of funds belonging to the government. (The Research Division of the PM’s Department is the official name of the MEIO.)
She is alleged to have committed the offence between April 30 and May 9 at her office in the Prime Minister’s Department Complex in Putrajaya.
She was charged under Section 409 of the Penal Code, which carries a sentence of up to 20 years’ imprisonment, a whipping and a fine upon conviction.