Saravanan’s RM1.1m corruption trial set to begin March 2027

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — The Sessions Court today set trial dates between March and August next year for former human resources minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan, who faces three corruption charges involving RM1.097 million over the approval of foreign worker quotas.

Sessions Court Judge Azrul Darus fixed March 4, April 12, May 24 to 27, Aug 17 to 19, and Aug 23 to 25 for the trial after both sides agreed on the dates, with Saravanan’s defence team pushing for the earliest possible trial.

Deputy public prosecutor Julaila Jamaludin informed the court that the prosecution had submitted 31 pages of documents to the defence this morning. Defence counsel Datuk Geethan Ram Vincent confirmed the matter.

“The prosecution has submitted all relevant documents pursuant to Section 51A of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC), paving the way for the defence to file its defence statement in accordance with Section 62 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009,” she said.

She added that the prosecution plans to call 25 witnesses. The court then ordered that the defence must file its statement of defence by Jan 15, 2027.

On Aug 28, Saravanan pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court to three corruption charges involving RM1.097 million for the approval of foreign worker quotas.

On the first and second charges, Saravanan is alleged to have received RM150,000 and RM350,000 in cash, respectively, from Vectica Resources Sdn Bhd director Tan Teck Lim, 65, through Syed Amirul Syed Ahmad, 38, at Bukit Jalil Golf & Country Resorts and Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar, on June 16 and July 7, 2022.

The payments were allegedly inducements and rewards for Saravanan, then Human Resources Minister, to approve TYKB Engineering Sdn Bhd’s application for 1,000 foreign worker quotas.

The third charge alleges that Saravanan received RM597,000 from the same individual for the same purpose, via a cheque deposited into Big Seven Ventures Sdn Bhd’s account at Maybank Islamic Berhad’s Old Klang Road branch in Taman Desa on July 7, 2022.

All three charges were framed under Section 16(a)(B) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009, which provides for a maximum jail term of 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the value of the gratification or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction. — Bernama

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吉隆坡，11月3日讯——地方法庭今日为前人力资源部长拿督斯里M.萨拉瓦南安排了明年3月至8月的审判日期。他面临三项贪污指控，涉及批准外籍劳工配额的109.7万令吉。

地方法院法官阿兹鲁·达鲁斯在双方同意开庭日期后，将审判日期定为 3 月 4 日、4 月 12 日、5 月 24 日至 27 日、8 月 17 日至 19 日和 8 月 23 日至 25 日，萨拉瓦南的辩护团队力争尽早开庭。

副检察官朱莱拉·贾马鲁丁告知法庭，控方今天上午已向辩方提交了31页文件。辩护律师拿督吉坦·拉姆·文森特证实了此事。

“控方已根据《刑事诉讼法》第 51A 条提交了所有相关文件，为辩方根据 2009 年马来西亚反贪污委员会法令第 62 条提交辩护声明铺平了道路，”她说。

她补充说，检方计划传唤25名证人。随后，法院命令辩方必须在2027年1月15日之前提交辩护声明。

8月28日，萨拉瓦南在地方法庭对三项贪污指控表示不认罪，这些指控涉及批准外籍劳工配额的109.7万令吉。

在第一项和第二项指控中，萨拉瓦南被指控于 2022 年 6 月 16 日和 7 月 7 日，通过 38 岁的赛义德·阿米鲁·赛义德·艾哈迈德，在武吉加里尔高尔夫乡村度假村和孟沙 Jalan Telawi 3 号，从 Vectica Resources Sdn Bhd 董事 65 岁的陈德林处分别收受了 15 万令吉和 35 万令吉的现金。

据称，这些款项是给时任人力资源部长萨拉瓦南的诱饵和奖励，目的是让他批准 TYKB 工程有限公司申请 1000 名外籍劳工配额。

第三项指控称，萨拉瓦南于 2022 年 7 月 7 日通过支票从同一人处收到 597,000 令吉，用于同一目的，该支票存入了 Big Seven Ventures Sdn Bhd 在马来亚银行伊斯兰有限公司位于 Taman Desa 的 Old Klang Road 分行的账户。

这三项指控均依据2009年马来西亚反贪污委员会法令第16(a)(B)条提出，该条规定，一旦罪名成立，最高可判处20年监禁，并处罚款不少于受贿金额的五倍或1万令吉，以较高者为准。——马新社

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