Tengku Zafrul Testifies In Muhyiddin’s Corruption Trial
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz today gave his testimony in the corruption and money laundering trial involving Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin at the High Court here.
Tengku Zafrul, 53, who is also the 11th prosecution witness, arrived at the court complex at 8.30 a.m.
The Senior Political Advisor to the Prime Minister gave his testimony before Judge Noor Ruwena Md Nurdin.
Muhyiddin, 78, who at the time of the incident held the posts of Prime Minister and Bersatu President, faces four charges of using his position to obtain bribes amounting to RM225.3 million in connection with the Jana Wibawa Project from three companies, namely Bukhary Equity Sdn Bhd, Nepturis Sdn Bhd, and Mamfor Sdn Bhd, as well as Datuk Azman Yusoff, for the benefit of Bersatu.
He was alleged to have committed the offence at the Prime Minister’s Office, Perdana Putra Building in Putrajaya between 1 March 2020 and 20 August 2021, under Section 23(1) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009, which carries a maximum imprisonment of 20 years and a fine of five times the value of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher, if convicted.
The Pagoh Member of Parliament also faces three charges of receiving money from unlawful activities amounting to RM200 million from Bukhary Equity Sdn Bhd, which was deposited into AmBank and CIMB Bank accounts belonging to Bersatu at the respective bank branches in Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur between February 2021 and July 2022.
For these offences, he was charged under Section 4(1)(b) read together with Section 87(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001, which carries a maximum imprisonment of 15 years and a fine of five times the value of the proceeds from unlawful activities or RM5 million, whichever is higher.
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