MACC clarify this was based on an agreement with the Attorney General s Chambers.
In a statement on Friday (July 30), MACC said Paul Geoffrey Stadlen has agreed to voluntarily release in its entirety RM7,192,873.84 which would be transferred to the trust account of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). The matter was decided after taking into account that the amount was justified to be forfeited. Accordingly, the case against him was withdrawn. The Attorney-General s Chambers also decided that a RM590,587.26 compound under Section 92 (1) of AMLATFPUAA be imposed on Mohd Hafarizam after taking into account and considering the reasonable reasons including the withdrawal of the case against Paul Geoffrey Stadlen, said the MACC.
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 18): Umno legal adviser Datuk Mohd Hafarizam Harun, who is on trial for three charges of money laundering for allegedly receiving RM15 million in illicit funds from former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in 2014 and 2015, had a change of the Sessions Court judge hearing the case.
Initially, the trial was fixed before Sessions Court Judge Azman Ahmad but following his transfer, the case will now be heard before Judge Ahmad Kamar Jamaludin.
Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Datuk Ishak Mohd Yusoff informed Judge Ahmad Kamar that the prosecution could not provide the witness statement to the defence as they had trouble interviewing witnesses as a result of restrictions in travelling due to the conditional movement control order (CMCO).