13/06/2024
Deputy Public Prosecutor Rozaliana Zakaria informed that her party withdrew all charges against Datuk Ahmad Azwan Aboo Mansoor. - File photo/Bernama
'Datuk' was acquitted of 12 charges of theft, money transfer of more than RM4 million
Deputy Public Prosecutor Rozaliana Zakaria informed that her party withdrew all charges against Datuk Ahmad Azwan Aboo Mansoor. - File photo/Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here today acquitted a man with the title 'Datuk' of 12 charges of disposing and transferring money from illegal activities amounting to more than RM4 million, eight years ago.
Judge Suzana Hussin made the decision after Deputy Public Prosecutor Rozaliana Zakaria announced that she was withdrawing all charges against Datuk Ahmad Azwan Aboo Mansoor, 54.
"Previously, the accused faced 16 charges and requested the court to release without releasing the accused from 12 charges which were withdrawn while the remaining four charges will be continued by the prosecution," said Rozaliana.
Lawyer Harjinder Singh Sandhu, who represented the accused, did not raise any objection.
According to the first to seventh charges, Ahmad Azwan is accused of disposing of money amounting to RM815,863.06 which is the result of illegal activities from his savings account at Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad, Taman Melawati Branch here between April 2016 to April 2018.
Ahmad Azwan is also facing five charges of transferring money amounting to RM3,020,299.98 which is the result of illegal activities from his savings account to another of his bank accounts and two bank accounts each belonging to a man and a company in the same place between 11 June 2016 to 20 Dec 2017 .
He was charged in accordance with Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorist Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 which carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison and a fine of five times the value of the proceeds of the illegal activity or the instrumentality of the offense at the time it was committed or RM5 million whichever is higher, if convicted.
Earlier, Rozaliana informed the court that there were amendments involving four more charges against Ahmad Azwan and requested that all of them be read to the accused who pleaded not guilty.
He is alleged to have received money amounting to RM3,961,003.03 which is the result of illegal activities deposited into his account at Bank Islam Taman Melawati branch between 11 January 2016 and 9 March 2018.
At today's proceedings, Rozaliana was assisted by Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohd 'Afif Ali and Haresh Prakash Somiah.
-- BERNAMA
