KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — A former commandant at Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) Military Training Academy, previously charged with criminal breach of trust, was charged with two counts of money laundering involving RM400,000 in the Sessions Court here, today.
Brigadier-General Datuk Mohamad Adkaa Solahuddin, 63, however, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read out to him before Judge Rozina Ayub.
He was alleged to have received two cheques each amounting RM200,000 through his Maybank account, from Too Pro Market and SFX Management which were believed to be proceeds from unlawful activities.
Mohamad Adkaa was charged with committing the offences at the Maybank Dayabumi branch, at Dayabumi City Point Complex, here, on October 11 and 13, 2016.
The charges framed under Subsection 4(1) (b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001, provide an imprisonment for up to 15 years and a fine of not less than five times the amount or the ill-gotten gains, or RM5 million, whichever is higher, upon conviction.
The court allowed the accused to be released on the RM80,000 bail with one surety, which was imposed on him earlier and set February 26 for mention.
The prosecution was conducted by deputy public prosecutor Nik Haslinie Hashim while the accused was represented by lawyer Nor Asyikin Zakaria.
On November 23 last year, Mohamad Adkaa was charged in the Sessions Court here with breach of trust for approving a payment of RM420,000 which was funds from UPNM Military Training Academy, for investment through unregistered financial establishments.
— Bernama
