Two corporate figures slapped with corruption charges earlier today will be charged again in connection with the alleged abuse of RM314 million in funds meant for the long-delayed Maju Expressway Extension (MEX II) project.
Deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib said Maju Holdings Sdn Bhd executive chairman Abu Sahid Mohamed will face seven charges of abetting in the misappropriation of property worth RM145 million.
He said former Mex II Sdn Bhd director Yap Wee Leong will also face 18 more charges of money laundering involving some RM387 million.
“The new charges will be filed soon,” the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission prosecutor said in a statement.
Earlier, Abu Sahid claimed trial to four charges of criminal breach of trust involving RM313 million in funds as well as 13 charges of laundering some RM139 million in proceeds from illegal activities.
He was charged with committing the offences between 2016 and 2019.
Yap, meanwhile, pleaded not guilty to 17 charges of using forged documents to make progress payment claims worth more than RM314 million for the MEX II highway between June 2017 and April 2018.
His former company is a subsidiary of Maju Holdings and the concessionaire for the project.
Abu Sahid’s wife, Noor Azrina Azmi, was also charged with money laundering involving over RM60 million.
