Court rules DNAA not applicable in Maju Holdings director, wife’s CBT, money laundering case

The Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur rejected a DNAA application in the CBT and money laundering case against Maju Holdings' director Abu Sahid Mohamed and his wife.

Abu Sahid faces 17 charges related to CBT and money laundering concerning the proposed MEX II Highway, involving over RM452 million.

The next mention is set for November 20, with the prosecution directed to submit required documents and a list of witnesses by then.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 — The Sessions Court here has rejected an application for a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) in the criminal breach of trust (CBT) and money laundering case involving Maju Holdings Sdn Bhd director Tan Sri Abu Sahid Mohamed and his wife.

The Star reported that the application was made by Abu Sahid’s lawyer, Datuk Jasbeer Singh, who argued that the prosecution had yet to hand over several key documents despite the case having been mentioned seven times since the accused was charged last year.

“It has been one year since my client was charged and there have been seven case mention proceedings for the prosecution to submit documents,” he told the court.

“The volume of documents is not important — what matters now is whether the evidential issue has been covered under Section 51A of the Criminal Procedure Code pertaining to delivery of documents,” he said.

Jasbeer argued that the charge should not have been brought while investigations were still incomplete.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Nidzuwan Abd Latif said the prosecution would provide five more volumes of documents, although some material was still pending.

He said the delay was due to the prosecution having to liaise with relevant authorities and agencies, adding that outstanding documents could still be supplied before trial to give the defence sufficient time to prepare.

Nidzuwan also told the court that the prosecution was ready for the High Court to fix a trial date.

Judge Suzana Hussin dismissed the DNAA application, ruling that such an order was not relevant in the case.

The court directed that the next mention be used to fix a trial date and instructed the prosecution to prepare a list of witnesses and submit any remaining documents required by then.

The next mention was fixed for November 20.

Abu Sahid claimed trial to 17 charges involving CBT and money laundering linked to the proposed MEX II Highway project on September 8 last year.

He faces four CBT charges involving RM313 million and 13 money laundering charges involving RM139 million, allegedly committed between May 2016 and October 2019.

The CBT charges are under Section 409 of the Penal Code, which carries up to 20 years’ imprisonment, whipping and a possible fine upon conviction.

The money laundering charges were brought under Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001, which carries up to 15 years’ imprisonment and a fine of at least five times the proceeds from unlawful activity or RM5 million, whichever is higher, upon conviction.

MEX II is a proposed 18km highway linking Putrajaya to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), with construction beginning in 2016 before the project was halted over financial problems.

Abu Sahid also faces seven additional charges of misusing property under Section 403 of the Penal Code involving RM145 million.

His wife, Puan Sri Noor Azrina Mohd Azmi, was separately charged on Sept 8 last year with receiving RM67.14 million in proceeds allegedly linked to unlawful activities into her bank account from an account belonging to Abu Sahid between March and November 2017.

She was charged under Section 4(1)(b) of the same Act and claimed trial.

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吉隆坡地方法院驳回了针对 Maju Holdings 董事 Abu Sahid Mohamed 及其妻子的 CBT 和洗钱案的 DNAA 申请。

阿布·萨希德面临 17 项与拟建的 MEX II 高速公路相关的刑事司法和洗钱指控，涉及金额超过 4.52 亿令吉。

下次开庭日期定于 11 月 20 日，届时控方将被要求提交所需文件和证人名单。

吉隆坡，9月4日讯——吉隆坡地方法庭驳回了Maju Holdings Sdn Bhd董事丹斯里阿布·沙希德·穆罕默德及其妻子在刑事失信和洗钱案中提出的不构成无罪释放（DNAA）的申请。

《星报》报道称，该申请由阿布·沙希德的律师拿督贾斯比尔·辛格提出，他辩称，尽管自被告去年被起诉以来，该案已七次被提及，但检方仍未提交几份关键文件。

“我的当事人被指控至今已有一年，控方已经进行了七次案件提审，提交了相关文件，”他告诉法庭。

他说：“文件的数量并不重要——现在重要的是，证据问题是否已按照《刑事诉讼法》第 51A 条关于文件交付的规定予以涵盖。”

贾斯比尔认为，在调查尚未完成的情况下，不应该提出指控。

副检察官尼祖万·阿卜杜勒·拉蒂夫表示，检方将提供另外五卷文件，尽管有些材料仍在等待中。

他表示，延误是由于检方需要与相关部门和机构进行联络，并补充说，在审判前仍可提供未决文件，以便辩方有足够的时间进行准备。

尼祖万还告诉法庭，检方已做好准备，等待高等法院确定审判日期。

法官苏珊娜·侯赛因驳回了DNAA申请，裁定该命令与本案无关。

法院指示下次开庭时确定审判日期，并指示检方准备证人名单，并在届时提交任何剩余所需文件。

下次提及日期定于11月20日。

去年 9 月 8 日，阿布·萨希德否认了与拟建的 MEX II 高速公路项目相关的 17 项指控，这些指控涉及 CBT 和洗钱。

他面临四项涉及 3.13 亿令吉的刑事犯罪指控和十三项涉及 1.39 亿令吉的洗钱指控，据称这些罪行发生在 2016 年 5 月至 2019 年 10 月期间。

CBT指控依据的是刑法第409条，该条规定，一旦罪名成立，最高可判处20年监禁、鞭刑和罚款。

洗钱指控是根据 2001 年《反洗钱、反恐怖主义融资和非法活动收益法》第 4(1)(b) 条提出的，该条规定，一旦罪名成立，最高可判处 15 年监禁，并处以至少相当于非法活动收益五倍或 500 万令吉的罚款，以较高者为准。

MEX II 是一条拟建的 18 公里高速公路，连接布城和吉隆坡国际机场 (KLIA)。该项目于 2016 年开始建设，但后来由于资金问题而停工。

阿布·萨希德还面临七项其他指控，罪名是根据《刑法》第 403 条滥用财产，涉及金额达 1.45 亿令吉。

他的妻子潘斯里诺尔·阿兹丽娜·莫哈末·阿兹米于去年9月8日被单独起诉，罪名是她在2017年3月至11月期间，从属于阿布·萨希德的账户中收受了与非法活动有关的6714万令吉收益。

她被控违反同一法案第 4(1)(b) 条，并要求审判。

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