Malacca PWD director hit with two more money laundering charges

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Malacca PWD director hit with two more money laundering charges.

MACC - Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR. Oct 6 ― Malacca Public Works Department director Datuk Khalid Omar was charged again with two counts of money laundering today, this time worth RM4 million.

According to a statement from the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC), Khalid pleaded not guilty to both charges in front of Sessions Court Judge Azura Alwi.

His first charge today was under Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 with having RM1,984,797 in his Amanah Saham Wawasan 2020 account.

Khalid's second charge was under the same provision, for possessing RM2,135,634 in his Amanah Saham Didik account through "illegal activities".

If convicted, the senior civil servant can be punished with up to 15 years imprisonment and fined up to five times the amount of cash amassed through illegal means or a fee of RM 5 million, whichever is higher.

Both the offences were allegedly committed on September 1 last year 2015 and July 1 this year at the office of Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad, Menara PNB, Jalan Tun Razak in Kuala Lumpur.

The judge today allowed Khalid to be released on bail and approved Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohd Akram Gharib’s request to transfer the case to the Sessions Court in Malacca.

He also scheduled the case to be mentioned on November 4.

Khalid was previously charged with 16 counts of corruption and money laundering involving more than RM1.28 million last month.

However, he pleaded not guilty to all charges ― 13 counts for corruption and three counts for money laundering ― before Sessions Court Judge Meor Sulaiman Ahmad Tarmizi.

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