KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — Bersatu Information Chief Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to charges of soliciting and receiving bribes of RM6.9 million in relation to the Jana Wibawa project.
The charges against Wan Saiful, 48, who is Tasek Gelugor Member of Parliament, were read out before Judge Azura Alwi.
On the first charge, he was alleged to have solicited the bribe from one Lian Tan Chuan as an inducement for him to help a company, Nepturis Sdn Bhd, secure the "Central Spine Road: Sertik To East Coast Expressway Interchange” project, worth RM232,000,000 from the Malaysian government.
He was also charged with receiving RM6,962,694.54, which was transferred from a Maybank Islamic Berhad account owned by Nepturis Sdn Bhd Company into a CIMB Bank Berhad account owned by his company, WSA Advisory Group Sdn Bhd, as a reward for helping the company obtained a Letter of Acceptance for the project.
The former chairman of the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) was charged with committing both offences at the Royal Lake Club, Taman Tasik Perdana here, in April 2022 and at CIMB Bank Berhad Bukit Tunku Branch, Taman Tunku, Bukit Tunku here between July 8, 2022, and Sept 30, 2022.
The prosecution was conducted by deputy public prosecutor Datuk Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin, while Wan Saiful was represented by lawyer Datuk Hisyam Teh Poh Teik.
— Bernama
