KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 8): Puan Sri Noor Azrina Azmi, wife of Maju Expressway (MEX) owner Tan Sri Abu Sahid Mohamed, was charged in the Sessions Court here on Monday with money laundering over RM67 million.

Her charge follows that of her husband, 74-year-old Abu Sahid, director of Maju Holdings Sdn Bhd, who faces 17 charges over the alleged misappropriation of more than RM450 million related to the unfinished highway's 16.8km extension (MEX II) connecting Putrajaya to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). He pleaded not guilty.

Noor Azrina, 48, also pleaded not guilty to a charge of receiving RM67.1 million from her husband’s alleged illegal activities between March 6 and Nov 27, 2017. The money was transferred from her husband’s bank account to hers at the same CIMB Bank branch in Bukit Tunku. The case was heard before Sessions Court judge Rosli Ahmad.

If found guilty, she could face up to 15 years in prison and a fine of at least five times the amount laundered or RM5 million, whichever is higher.

Deputy public prosecutor Datuk Ahmad Akram Gharib proposed bail of RM500,000 with one surety, and the surrender of Noor Azrina’s passport to the court, which the court granted. The next court date is set for Nov 3.

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