KUALA LUMPUR – Former Bersatu information chief Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan and the party’s Segambut division deputy chief, Adam Radlan Adam Muhammad, are anticipated to appear at the Jalan Duta courthouse to face new charges related to money laundering tomorrow.
On his Facebook page today, Wan Saiful said he would be facing fresh charges under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing, and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (AMLATFPUAA).
In the post, he noted that specific details of the charges remain unclear at this time.
However, it is understood that Wan Saiful would be facing 18 new charges in relation to the Jana Wibawa programme.
Similarly, Adam Radlan is also expected to be charged tomorrow with one count under Section 4 of the AMLATFPUAA.
A document sighted by Scoop showed that Adam was summoned to the Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex at 8.30am.
Previously, Wan Saiful faced a trial on February 13 for allegedly soliciting and accepting nearly RM7 million in bribes in connection with the Jana Wibawa programme.
Those initial charges were filed under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009.
In May, he sought to have his charges dismissed, but the application was denied by sessions court judge Rozina Ayob on July 21.
The judge scheduled the beginning of the trial for March next year.
Previously, Adam Radlan faced a total of five charges. He is accused of soliciting and accepting RM2 million in bribes and an additional three charges for receiving RM2.6 million in illicit gains.
On February 21, the 42-year-old businessman was charged with soliciting and accepting bribes totaling RM500,000, as well as a percentage of an RM47.8 million road works project associated with Jana Wibawa.
The following day, he was slapped with two more charges at the Shah Alam sessions court, after he was accused of accepting over RM4 million in bribes from two individuals in connection to the Jana Wibawa programme.
Finally, on February 28, Adam Radlan was accused of soliciting RM2 million in bribes from Lian Tian Chuan for assisting Nepturis Sdn Bhd to secure a project related to the same programme.
All of Adam Radlan’s graft charges have been framed under Section 16(a)(a) of the MACC Act.
If convicted, they carry a penalty of up to 20 years in jail and a fine amounting to not less than five times the value of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher. – October 24, 2023