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KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court was told on Thursday (Dec 12) that a total of RM976,380 had been deposited into the bank accounts of three companies through five transactions two years ago.
Norsuhana Yusof, 46, assistant manager at Ambank Manjalara branch, confirmed that RM400,000 each was transferred to the Ambank Islamic accounts of Jendela Timur Consultant on September 2, 2022, and to Fendi Dilif Resources on October 5, 2022.
“On Oct 20, 2022, there were transactions of RM31,800 and RM54,000 made for Fokus Malaysia Studio via money transfer,” she added.
“There was also a transaction of RM90,580 done for Fokus Malaysia on Nov 7, 2022,” she said when referring to Ambank’s Islamic account statements for the three companies.
Norsuhana, the prosecution’s 17th witness, gave her testimony during the main interrogation conducted by Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohd Shahrom Idris, during the trial of former Bersatu information chief Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan, who is facing 18 charges of money laundering of money and two corruption charges related to the Jana Wibawa project.
In response to a question from lawyer Chetan Jethwani, who represents Wan Saiful, the witness confirmed that while she could verify that money had been deposited into the bank accounts, she was not aware of the specific purpose for which the money had been deposited.
Previously, Wan Saiful was accused of using proceeds from illegal activities through two cheques, worth RM400,000 each, issued to Jendela Timur Consultant and Fendi Dilif Resources.
Moreover, he is accused of transferring a total of RM176,380 from illegal sources to Fokus Malaysia’s bank account.
The trial, before Judge Rosli Ahmad, will resume on Friday (December 12).
In the first corruption charge, Wan Saiful, 49, is accused of soliciting bribes from Lian Tan Chuan as an inducement to help Nepturis Sdn Bhd complete the Malaysian government’s RM232 million Central Spine Road: Sertik to East Coast Highway Interchange project to secure. qualification basis.
He is also accused of taking RM6,962,694.54 in cash for himself, through his company WSA Advisory Group Sdn Bhd’s CIMB bank account, from Nepturis’ Islamic Maybank account, as a reward for helping the company in obtaining a letter of acceptance for the project. .
The two offenses were allegedly committed at Royal Lake Club, Taman Tasik Perdana here, in April 2022 and at CIMB Bank Bukit Tunku Branch, Taman Tunku, Bukit Tunku here between July 8 and September 30, 2022.
Wan Saiful is also facing 18 charges of money laundering worth RM5.59 million by, among other things, transferring and using the proceeds from the illegal activities to purchase a Ford Ranger vehicle from CIMB Bank Berhad Bukit Tunku Branch here, between August 12 and November 13, 2022. – Bernama