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KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): Segambut Bersatu division deputy chief Adam Radlan Adam Muhammad is expected to be face further charges under the Anti Money-Laundering Act (AMLA) next week, this time in Shah Alam.
Both deputy public prosecutors (DPP) Mohamad Fadhly Mohd Zamry and Farah Yasmin Salleh informed two separate Sessions Court judges of this development on Tuesday during brief mentions of Adam's pending graft case.
"There are new developments. On Oct 25, the accused was charged under AMLA. The prosecution for this case has decided to charge the accused for offences under AMLA in the Shah Alam Sessions Court next week," DPP Mohamad Fadhly told Sessions Court judge Azura Alwi.
Similarly, DPP Farah Yasmin also confirmed the same before Sessions Court judge Suzana Hussin.
The prosecution then requested for another mention date so that all of Adam's cases can be transferred to Suzana's court.
The next mention date has been set for Nov 28. Adam was represented by lawyer Wee Yeong Kang on Tuesday.
Last week, the businessman was charged with one count of money laundering, of using RM500,000 being the proceeds of unlawful activities between December 2021 and February 2022. He pleaded not guilty and claimed trial.
The charge was framed under Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act.
The offence is punishable by up to 15 years’ imprisonment and liable to a fine of not less than five times the sum or value of the proceeds of an unlawful activity or instrumentalities of an offence or RM5 million, whichever is higher, upon conviction.
Adam currently faces five graft charges against him. He has claimed trial to all the charges.
On Feb 21, Adam was slapped with two graft charges at the KL Sessions Court.
On the first charge, he is charged with soliciting a bribe amount of 3.5% to 7% of the total amount of a road works project worth RM47.8 million from Mat Jusoh Mamat, who is the managing director of MIE Infrastructure & Energy Sdn Bhd.
On the second, he is charged with receiving RM500,000 in his CIMB bank account from Mat Jusoh Mamat as an inducement for helping MIE secure the road works project which spans from Jalan Sg Adam to Kg Banat, Perlis.
On Feb 22, Adam was one again slapped with two graft charges, this time at the Shah Alam Sessions court.
On the first charge, Adam is charged with receiving RM2 million in bribes from a Lian Tan Chuan for helping Lian’s company Nepturis Sdn Bhd obtain a contract in the North Klang district for its head office from the government worth RM141 million.
The second is for receiving RM2.1 million from a Mat Jusoh Mamat, who is the managing director of MIE Infrastructure & Energy Sdn Bhd, for a separate road works project from Jalan Sg Adam to Kg Banat, Perlis, which cost RM47.8 million.
On Feb 28, he was charged with soliciting and asking a bribe from Lian Tan Chuan of Nepturis Sdn Bhd, to help Nepturis secure a contract for the North Klang district police headquarters project worth RM141 million.
All charges are framed under Section 16(a)(a) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009, and punishable under Section 24 of the same Act, which carries up to 20 years' jail and a fine of not less than five times the amount of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction.