KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 ― Former Kuala Lumpur Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief Datuk Ku Chin Wah today claimed trial to one count of money laundering at the Kuala Lumpur Special Sessions Court for Corruption.
He was earlier charged with failing to declare his acceptance of a “commission” amounting to RM961,500 in a sworn statement dated January 8, 2014.
The charge was under Section 49(3) of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001 was read before sessions court judge Mohd Nasir Nordin.
If found guilty, Ku faces a maximum fine of RM1 million, imprisonment of up to one year, or both.
According to Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) deputy public prosecutor Muhammad Saifuddin Hashim, Ku also faces an additional fine of RM1,000 for each day the offence continued between December 23, 2013 and January 21, 2014.
According to local newswire Bernama, Ku was transferred out of the CID and into Bukit Aman's Management Division on March 3, 2014.
The DPP initially asked for bail to be set at RM100,000 but Ku’s lawyer sought a lower sum, pointing to his client’s long track record with the PDRM as well as his current position on the management committee at Bukit Aman's Crime Prevention Department.
“We ask that court set the bail amount at a reasonable level. Firstly as the court is aware, the point of bail is to ensure the attendance of defendant.
“Throughout the investigation he has been called a few times by MACC. Each time he has cooperated with MACC and no intention to run away no reason to run,” Ku's lawyer Datuk Geethan Ram Vicent said today.
Bail was eventually set at RM30,000 with one surety with the trial date set for February 23, 2016.
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