Company directors accused of misappropriating RM15mil
On trial: The accused at the court house yesterday.
PETALING JAYA: The three company directors arrested in August for misappropriation of funds pleaded not guilty to the offence at the Shah Alam Sessions court.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) issued a statement yesterday stating that the three accused – Wan Asri Wan Hassan, 44, Mohd Azizi Mahusin, 45, and Muhammad Ghazali Abdul Majid, 40 – had allegedly misappropriated book publishing funds worth RM15mil.
Wan Asri is charged with three counts under Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 for receiving RM100,000 through a cheque from Tetuan Alira and Co, RM1.34mil through five cheques under the name Ri Bina Niaga and another RM1.26mil through five cheques under Kunci Niaga, money allegedly gained through unlawful activities.
Mohd Azizi is charged with one count under the same section for receiving RM1.25mil through three cheques from Tetuan Alira and Co, which were allegedly obtained through unlawful means.
Judge Rozilah Salleh set the bail at RM100,000 with one surety for Wan Asri and a bail of RM40,000 with one surety for Mohd Azizi.
The third accused, Muhammad Ghazali, is charged with four counts under the same Act.
He allegedly received RM540,000 through three cheques from Tetuan Alira and Co which were obtained through unlawful activities.
He is also accused of participating in illegal money transactions by instructing the transfer of money obtained through illegal means into the accounts of Mega Bina Resources amounting to RM1.52mil, Mega Solution Advertising amounting to RM1.98bil and instructing RM2.24mil in the possession of Zilerie Global Sdn Bhd to go into the Malayan Banking Bhd account of Tetuan Alira and Co.
Judge Asmadi Hussin set bail at RM150,000 in one surety for Muhammad Ghazali. The cases will be mentioned on Dec 2.
