KUALA LUMPUR: The submission of documents in the case of former Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad, has been completed.
The documentation were in relation with his 10 charges over the purchase of a hotel in Kuching, Sarawak involving RM3 million.
Deputy public prosecutor Allan Suman Pillai told the High Court that three more documents had been submitted by the prosecution to the defence today which makes the submissions of the documents in the case 100 per cent complete.
He informed judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali that the documents were received by the defence this morning.
Allan had also asked for a case management date to be fixed before the trial commences so that parties could exchange witness statements.
“I suggest Aug 30 to be fixed for case management,” he said.
Meanwhile, counsel Ridha Abdah Subri who represented Isa confirmed that the defence had received the documents.
Nazlan then fixed Aug 30 for case management.
Isa’s trial is scheduled to start on Oct 7.
The hearing which is fixed for 13 days will be from Oct 7 to Oct 9 and from Oct 14 to 25.
Isa, 70, is facing one count of criminal breach of trust (CBT) and nine counts of receiving graft involving more than RM3 million in connection with a hotel purchase by the Felda Investment Corporation Sdn Bhd (FIC) in Kuching, Sarawak.
On the CBT charge, Isa – who, as director of FIC and was trusted with the company’s funds – was accused of committing CBT by approving a proposal for the purchase of the Merdeka Palace Hotel & Suites in Kuching, Sarawak, for RM160 million without the approval from Felda’s Board of Directors.
He was alleged with committing the offence at the 50th floor, Menara Felda, Platinum Park, No. 11, Persiaran KLCC on April 29, 2014.
The offence under Section 409 of the Penal Code carries a jail term of between two and 20 years, whipping and a possible fine, upon conviction.
On the second to tenth charges, Isa was alleged to have received bribes totaling RM3,090,000 from Ikhwan Zaidel, who is a board member of Gagasan Abadi Properties Sdn Bhd through one Muhammad Zahid Md Arip for helping to approve the purchase of the hotel by FIC for RM160 million.
The offences were allegedly committed at the 49th, Menara Felda, Platinum Park, No. 11, Persiaran KLCC here, between July 21, 2014 and Dec 11, 2015.
The charges under Section 16a (A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 provides for a jail term of not more than 20 years and a fine of at least five times the bribe amount, or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction.