KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 6): Segambut Bersatu division deputy chief Adam Radlan Adam Muhammad will know by this month, the outcome of his letter of representation over his Jana Wibawa corruption and money laundering charges.

The prosecution has received notification from the Attorney General’s (AG) office that a decision on the letter will be discussed and decided on Aug 28, Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Mohamad Fadhly Mohd Zamry told the court on Tuesday.

Tuesday’s mention date was initially set to allow the prosecution to inform the court on the outcome of the letter, which was submitted on July 4, over Adam’s five corruption and seven money laundering charges. However, since there has yet to be a decision, Fadhly asked for another mention date.

Sessions Court judge Suzana Hussin then set Sept 4 as the next mention date to update the court, and for Wednesday’s trial date to be vacated.

Adam’s lawyers Datuk Seri Rajan Navaratnam and Farhan Shafee had no objections.

Usually, letters of representation are sent by lawyers seeking to reduce or withdraw the charges against the accused.  

Adam, 43, was charged with one count of soliciting a cash bribe of between 3.5% and 7% of a road construction project, worth RM47.8 million, from Mat Jusoh Mamat, the managing director of MIE Infrastructure & Energy Sdn Bhd.

Adam was also charged with another count of accepting a bribe of RM500,000 from the same individual as an inducement to help the company secure the same project, which spanned from Jalan Sungai Adam to Kampung Banat in Perlis, from the government through direct negotiations.

He also faces two counts of receiving RM4.1 million in bribes from Lian Tan Chuan and Mat Jusoh for helping Nepturis Sdn Bhd and MIE obtain two similar Jana Wibawa projects and one count of soliciting RM2 million from Lian, as an inducement to help Nepturis secure another Jana Wibawa project.

All the charges were framed under Section 16(a)(A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 and punishable by up to 20 years in prison, and a fine of not less than five times the amount of the bribe, or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction.

He also faces seven money laundering charges amounting to more than RM3 million under Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorist Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (AMLA).

If found guilty, he faces a maximum of 15 years' jail time and a fine of not less than five times the sum of the unlawful activity or RM5 million, whichever is the higher, for each money laundering charge.