Jana Wibawa case: Segambut Bersatu deputy chief acquitted of all 12 charges
Sessions Court judge Suzana Hussin made the order of acquittal after hearing submissions from Deputy Public Prosecutors Farah Yasmin Salleh and Fadhly Zamry and Adam Radlan's lawyer Datuk Seri Rajan Navaratnam.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Farah Yasmin told the court that the Attorney-General's Chambers has accepted Adam Radlan's representation letter where an offer to pay a compound under Section 92(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 was made.
According to Deputy Public Prosecutor Farah Yasmin, Adam Radlan has paid a compound of RM4.1mil on Monday (Aug 18).
The prosecution sought a discharge not amounting to acquittal in line with Section 254(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code.
Rajan argued that his client should be given a discharge amounting to an acquittal on grounds that Adam Radlan has paid the compound and there was nothing further in respect to the charges.
Judge Suzana then made the order for an acquittal.
On Feb 21, 2023, Adam Radlan was charged with one count of soliciting a cash bribe of between 3.5 to 7% of an RM47.8mil road construction project from Mat Jusoh Mamat, the managing director of MIE Infrastructure & Energy Sdn Bhd.
He was also charged with another count of accepting a bribe of RM500,000 from the same individual as an inducement to help the company secure the same project, which spanned from Jalan Sungai Adam to Kampung Banat in Perlis, from the government through direct negotiations.
In February 2024, Adam Radlan was charged with two counts of receiving RM4.1mil in bribes from Lian Tan Chuan and Mat Jusoh for helping Nepturis Sdn Bhd and MIE obtain two similar Jana Wibawa projects and one count of soliciting RM2mil from Lian as an inducement to help Nepturis secure another project related to Jana Wibawa.
All the charges were framed under Section 16(a)(A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 and punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a fine of not less than five times the amount of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction.
Adam Radlan also faces seven money laundering charges amounting to more than RM3mil under Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorist Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.
The offences were allegedly committed around Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya between March 2021 and January 2023.
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