KUALA LUMPUR – Pontian MP Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan has failed for the third time in his attempt to get the Attorney-General’s Chamber (AGC) to drop the charges against him for failing to declare RM2 million that he received from former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to the Inland Revenue Board, and for giving false statements to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
Deputy public prosecutor Siti Noor Hafizan Zakaria informed the court on the prosecution’s decision to reject Ahmad’s third representation on October 5 before sessions court judge Ahmad Kamar Jamaludin.
During the proceeding, the prosecution requested that a new trial date be set as the deputy public prosecutor and investigating officer in the case are in quarantine for having close contact with Covid-19 patients.
Kamar set July 5 to 8, 12 to 15, and 26 to 29 to hear the case.
On the money laundering charge, Ahmad, 54, was alleged to have violated Section 113(1)(a) of the Income Tax Act 1967 by not stating his real income in the Income Tax Return Form for Assessment Year 2013 for the RM2 million he received from Najib.
The second charge is for providing false statements to MACC when questioned by the commission’s investigating officer, Principal Senior Assistant Superintendent Mohd Zairi Zainal, on the issue.
Both charges were framed under Sections Section 4(1)(a) and 32(8)(c) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001. – Bernama, December 18, 2020
