Rosmah's case on money laundering transferred to the High Court

KUALA LUMPUR: Rosmah Mansor, charged with 17 counts of money laundering and tax evasion, will be tried by the High Court.

This decision followed a decision of High Court Judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali authorizing the application of the former Prime Minister's wife to transfer the case of the Court of Sessions to the High Court .

"A transfer would speed up the cause of justice. I therefore accept the application under Article 417 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, "said the judge.

Earlier, lawyer Geethan Ram Vincent, representing Rosmah, had told the media that the case management had been scheduled to hear his client's request to transfer the case to the High Court.

According to Geethan, the defense filed the motion because the case concerned points of law, and justice would be better served if the case was heard by the High Court.

Retired Federal Court Judge Gopal Sri Ram, appointed Deputy Attorney General, told the court that the prosecution had no objection to following up on this request.

On October 4, Rosmah, 67, pleaded not guilty to the Court of Sessions under 12 counts of money laundering involving RM 7,097,750 and five counts of non-reporting of his income to the Inland Revenue Board.

Between the first and the eighth charges, Rosmah was allegedly involved in money laundering by directly engaging in proceeds of unlawful activities in the amount of RM1.1 million that were deposited in his account Affin Bank Berhad.

She allegedly committed the offense at Affin Berhad Bank in the Bangunan Getah Asli branch on the ground floor at 148 Jalan Ampang between 4 December 2013 and 8 June 2017.

The charges were made pursuant to Section 4 (1) (a) of the Anti-Money-Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act, 2001 and punishable under Section 4 (1) of the Criminal Code. the same law, which provides for a fine of up to RM 5 million or a prison sentence. up to five years, or both, if found guilty.

Between the ninth and twelfth charge, Rosmah allegedly directly participated in 227 transactions involving an illicit proceeds of business amounting to RMB 5,997,750, deposited in the same account with Affin Bank. Berhad, who belonged to him.

The charges were laid under paragraph 4 (1) (a) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and the Proceeds of Illegal Activities Act, 2001, punishable under the Criminal Code. Article 4 (1) of the same law, which provides for a prison sentence of up to 15 years and a fine of at least five times the sum or value of the proceeds of illegal activity or RM 5 million, whichever is greater, if the person is convicted.

With regard to charges 13 to 17, she directly participated in transactions involving the proceeds of illegal activities and failed to provide income on her income amounting to 7,097,750. RM deposited in his Affin Bank Berhad account between December 4, 2013 and June 8, 2017.

In accordance with the provisions of section 77 (1) of the Income Tax Act 1967, she must submit to the Director General of the IRB her tax returns for the years 2013 to 2017 at the latest. April 30, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018..

She was accused of committing all the offenses at the Inland Revenue Board, Kompleks Bangunan Kerajaan and Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim, between May 1, 2014 and May 1, 2018.

For the thirteenth charge, Rosmah was charged under paragraph 4 (1) (a) of the Anti-Money-Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act, 2001 and punishable under section 4 (1) of the same Act, which provides for a maximum fine of 5 RM. million or imprisonment for up to five years, or both, if found guilty.

The fourteenth to seventeenth charges were laid under paragraph 4 (1) (a) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Proceeds of Illegal Activities Act, 2001, and punishable under section 4 (1) of the same Act. imprisonment for a term of not more than 15 years and a fine of not less than five times the amount or value of the proceeds of the illegal activity or 5 million rand, whichever is greater, if convicted.