Immigration officer claims trial to money laundering charges involving over RM900,000
Nas Suffian Nasrun, 41, claimed trial before judge Datuk Mohd Nasir Nordin after the charges were read to him separately.
On the first charge, Nas Suffian is accused of directly engaging in money laundering transactions involving RM224,840, transferred from a man's account to his mother's bank account through 29 online transactions between Nov 1, 2023 and May 29 last year.
He is also accused of receiving RM297,600 in proceeds from unlawful activities, transferred from the same individual's bank account to his personal account through 29 transactions between Oct 19, 2022 and Aug 8 last year.
He is also charged with transferring RM113,375 from his account to an account of another individual in 32 transactions between April 16, 2023 and Nov 2, 2023.
The accused is also charged with transferring RM209,080 from the bank account of a company he operates to his personal account through 55 online transactions between July 29, 2022 and July 1 last year.
On the fifth charge, he is accused of transferring RM88,400 from his mother's account to his own through 17 transactions between Nov 5, 2023 and Sept 23 last year.
All five offences are alleged to have been committed at two bank branches in Kota Damansara and Kajang.
The first charge is framed under Section 4(1)(a) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 and the remaining charges under Section 4(1)(b) of the same Act.
If convicted, he faces a maximum 15-year prison term and a fine of not less than five times the amount of the laundered money, the value of the proceeds from unlawful activities at the time the offence was committed, or RM5mil, whichever is higher.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) deputy public prosecutor Siti Amirah Muhammad Ali proposed bail at RM800,000 with additional conditions.
However, defence lawyer Muhammad Zaim Rosli requested a lower amount, citing his client's family responsibilities.
The court then set bail at RM100,000 for all charges, and instructed the accused to report monthly to the MACC, surrender his passport and refrain from interfering with prosecution witnesses. The case has been fixed for mention on Sept 12. – Bernama
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