RM49,000 deposited into Wan Saiful’s personal account, says witness

 

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RM49,000 deposited into

Wan Saiful’s personal

account, says witness

Bernama

-22 Aug 2024, 04:16 PM

Assistant bank manager says a cheque was paid into the account but she is unable to identify the person who made the deposit.

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Bersatu information chief Wan Saiful Wan Jan is accused of soliciting RM6.96 million in bribes and laundering RM5.59 million. (Bernama pic)

KUALA LUMPUR: 

The sessions court here was told that RM49,000 was deposited into the private bank account of former Bersatu information chief Wan Saiful Wan Jan two years ago.

Maybank Bukit Damansara assistant branch manager Fazilah Omar, 49, confirmed that the sum was deposited into Wan Saiful’s Maybank Islamic account via a cheque dated Oct 25, 2022.

However, the 11th prosecution witness was unable to identify the individual who made the deposit.

“I can confirm the deposit of RM49,000, but I cannot specify who made the deposit, as this was not within my responsibility.

If we want to know the details of the cheque, we can make a request to the head office,

 she said when referring to the bank account statement during the examination-in-chief by deputy public prosecutor Siti Amirah Ali.

Wan Saiful, 49, is facing 18 charges of money laundering and two charges of corruption in connection with the Jana Wibawa project.

He is accused of soliciting a bribe from Lian Tan Chuan to help Nepturis Sdn Bhd secure the Central Spine Road: Sertik to East Coast Highway Intersection project from the government, valued at RM232 million.

He is also accused of receiving RM6.96 million in cash – through his company WSA Advisory Group Sdn Bhd’s CIMB Bank account – from Nepturis’s Maybank Islamic account, as an inducement for aiding the company to secure the project.

The Tasek Gelugor MP allegedly committed both offences at the Royal Lake Club, Taman Tasik Perdana, in April 2022; and at CIMB Bank’s Bukit Tunku branch, between July 8 and Sept 30, 2022.

Wan Saiful also faces 18 charges of laundering RM5.59 million. These charges include transferring and using illicit funds to pay for a Ford Ranger, making payments to the national sports council, and transferring money to various company accounts, including Sinar Karangkraf Sdn Bhd.

The offences are alleged to have occurred at CIMB Bank’s Bukit Tunku Branch, between Aug 12 and Nov 13, 2022, under Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing, and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.

The trial before judge Rosli Ahmad resumes on Sept 3.