KUALA LUMPUR: Two Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers and a former employee have been charged in two separate Sessions Courts here with robbing a Chinese national of various items, including a Louis Vuitton (LV) bag and cash totalling RM952,690.
PETALING JAYA: Two officers and a former officer from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) have pleaded not guilty in two Sessions Courts here to robbing a Chinese businessman of almost RM1mil at a luxury residence two years ago.
KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Malaysia s former deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi on Tuesday (March 9) pleaded not guilty to an amended charge of money laundering involving funds from his family-owned welfare foundation Yayasan Akalbudi at the Kuala Lumpur High Court.
Zahid was alleged to have given, in cash, the RM7,511,250.20 (S$2.45 million) to Bukit Bintang-based money changer Omar Ali Abdullah and instructed him to convert the money into 35 cheques which were later given to Messrs Lewis & Co for the opening of Maybank fixed deposit accounts. The money had originated from questionable sources, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigator Mohd Fahmee Mohamad Nor testified.
09 Mar 2021 / 18:43 H. Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (left). Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court was today told that the process of converting cash amounting to RM7.5 million into 35 cheques in the case involving Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was money laundering derived from illegal sources.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigating officer Mohd Fahmee Mohamad Nor, 39, said this was based on his investigation into the entire case involving the former deputy prime minister.
The 95th prosecution witness said on the 49th day of the trial of Ahmad Zahid, who is facing corruption, abuse of power and money laundering charges involving millions of ringgit in funds from Yayasan Akalbudi.