KUALA LUMPUR – Former Bersatu information chief Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan is expected to be slapped with new charges in the graft case related to the now suspended Jana Wibawa project initiated by the former government of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
In a Facebook post, the Tasek Gelugor MP said that he has received orders to be present at the Kuala Lumpur court in Jalan Duta at 8.30am tomorrow
He shared that the new charges are said to be brought under the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA).
He added that the details of the allegations are still unclear.
"I will attend to defend myself and I'm sure the court is the best place for me to get justice," he said.
He thanked the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission officials who have questioned and investigated him wisely.
On July 21, Wan Saiful had failed in his application to quash two earlier charges related to corruption amounting to RM6.9 million involving a Jana Wibawa project faced by him in the Kuala Lumpur sessions court
Wan Saiful, 48, is charged with soliciting money from Lian Tan Chuan as gratification for him to help Nepturis Sdn Bhd obtain the Central Spine Road: Sertik to East Coast Expressway junction project valued at RM232 million from the Malaysian government via prequalification.
He was also charged with receiving bribes totalling RM6,962,694.54 through a CIMB Bank Bhd account owned by his company WSA Advisory Group Sdn Bhd from a Maybank Islamic Bhd account owned by Syarikat Nepturis Sdn Bhd as a reward for assisting Nepturis to obtain a letter of acceptance for the project.
Both acts were allegedly committed at Royal Lake Club, Taman Tasik Perdana here, in April 2022 and at CIMB Bank Bhd Bukit Tunku Branch, Taman Tunku, Bukit Tunku here between July 8, 2022 to September 30, 2022. – The Vibes, October 24, 2023
