KUALA LUMPUR: The wife of Maju Holdings Sdn Bhd director Tan Sri Abu Sahid Mohamed has claimed trial at the Sessions Court here to a charge of money laundering involving RM67.1mil.
Puan Sri Noor Azrina Mohd Azmi, 48, was accused of receiving RM67,136,588.43 of proceeds from illegal activities in her bank account, monies that were received from her husband’s bank account.
The offence was allegedly committed at a bank in Bukit Tunku between March 6 and Nov 27, 2017.
The charge was framed under Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (AMLATFPUAA) and punishable under Section 4(1) of the same Act.
Noor Azrina is facing prison time of up to 15 years and a fine of no less than five times the amount of proceeds from illegal activities or RM5mil, whichever is higher, upon conviction.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Ahmad Akram Gharib told the court that the offence involved was a non-bailable offence.
However, the prosecution proposed a bail of RM500,000 in one surety if the court wished to use its discretion in allowing bail.
“We also seek for an additional bail condition where the accused must surrender her passport to the court,” DPP Ahmad Akram said.
Lawyer Datuk Hisyam Teh Poh Teik, who represented Noor Azrina, agreed with the bail amount.
“We have no objection with the additional condition,” he said.
Sessions Court judge Rosli Ahmad allowed bail at RM500,000 and fixed mention on Nov 3.
