THE wife of the director of Maju Holdings Sdn Bhd, a company linked to the proposed MEX II highway project, pleaded not guilty in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Monday to a charge of receiving RM67.1 million believed to be proceeds of unlawful activities eight years ago.
Puan Sri Noor Azrina Mohd Azmi, 48, entered her plea before Judge Rosli Ahmad after the charge was read in court. Dressed in a black coat, she stood calmly in the dock.
According to the charge, Noor Azrina allegedly received RM67,136,588.43 in her CIMB Bank account between 6 March and 27 November 2017. The funds were purportedly transferred from her husband Tan Sri Abu Sahid Mohamed’s account at the same bank branch in Bukit Tunku.
She is charged under Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (AMLATFPUAA), punishable under Section 4(1) of the same Act. Upon conviction, the law provides for a maximum jail term of 15 years and a fine of not less than five times the value of the illegal proceeds or RM5 million, whichever is higher.
During proceedings, Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Ahmad Akram Gharib noted that the charge falls under non-bailable offences. However, he said the prosecution would not object to bail being granted at the court's discretion.
“If the court chooses to exercise its discretion, we propose bail at RM500,000 with one surety, including a condition that the accused surrenders her passport,” he said, appearing with DPP Mohamad Fadly Mohd Zamry.
Defence counsel Datuk Hisyam Teh Poh Teik agreed with the terms, saying the amount was fair and his client was willing to comply with the additional conditions.
“We have no objection to the passport surrender condition,” he added.
Judge Rosli then granted bail in the sum of RM500,000 with one surety and ordered the surrender of the accused’s passport. The case was set for mention on 3 November.
The charge comes amid an ongoing probe into the high-profile MEX II project scandal. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) had earlier seized assets worth approximately RM32 million, including luxury handbags, jewellery, designer watches, luxury vehicles and cash, believed to be linked to money laundering activities involving individuals connected to the highway project.
MACC’s Strategic Communications Division also reported the discovery of a storeroom in one of the suspect’s residences, where luxury alcoholic beverages worth an estimated RM3 million were stored. All assets were seized under the MACC Act 2009 and AMLATFPUAA 2001 for further investigation.
It was reported earlier that Tan Sri Abu Sahid Mohamed, her husband and director of Maju Holdings Sdn Bhd, pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court today to four counts of criminal breach of trust (CBT) involving RM313 million and 13 charges of money laundering totalling RM139 million, in relation to the proposed Putrajaya–KLIA MEX II highway project. - Sept 8, 2025
