Over RM900,000 deposited into 3 accounts, says witness in Wan Saiful trial

 

Former Bersatu information chief Wan Saiful Wan Jan faces 18 charges of money laundering and two charges of corruption in relation to the Jana Wibawa project.

KUALA LUMPUR: 

The sessions court here was told today a total of RM976,380 was deposited into the bank accounts of three companies, through five transactions, two years ago.

Norsuhana Yusof, 46, assistant manager at the AmBank Manjalara branch, confirmed that RM400,000 each was transferred into the AmBank Islamic accounts of Jendela Timur Consultant on Sept 2, 2022 and Fendi Dilif Resources on Oct 5, 2022.

“On Oct 20, 2022, there were transactions of RM31,800 and RM54,000 made for Fokus Malaysia Studio via money transfer.

“There was also a transaction of RM90,580, made for Fokus Malaysia on Nov 7, 2022,” she said when referred to the AmBank Islamic account statements for the three companies.

Norsuhana, the 17th prosecution witness, was giving her testimony during examination-in-chief conducted by deputy public prosecutor Shahrom Idris at the trial of former Bersatu information chief Wan Saiful Wan Jan, who faces 18 charges of money laundering and two charges of corruption, in relation to the Jana Wibawa project.

Responding to a question from lawyer Chetan Jethwani, representing Wan Saiful, she said that while she could verify that money had been deposited into the bank accounts, she was unaware of the specific purpose for which the funds were deposited.

Previously, Wan Saiful was charged with using proceeds from illegal activities through two cheques, each valued at RM400,000, issued to Jendela Timur Consultant and Fendi Dilif Resources.

Additionally, he is accused of transferring a total of RM176,380 from illicit sources into the bank account of Fokus Malaysia.

On the first corruption charge, Wan Saiful, 49, is accused of soliciting bribes from Lian Tan Chuan as an inducement to help Nepturis Sdn Bhd secure the RM232 million Central Spine Road: Sertik to East Coast Highway Interchange project from the government on a pre-qualification basis.

He is also accused of accepting RM6,962,694.54 in cash for himself, through his company WSA Advisory Group Sdn Bhd’s CIMB Bank account, from the Maybank Islamic account belonging to Nepturis, as a reward for helping the company obtain a letter of acceptance for the project.

The two offences were allegedly committed at the Royal Lake Club, Taman Tasik Perdana here, in April 2022 and at CIMB Bank Bukit Tunku Branch, Taman Tunku, Bukit Tunku, here between July 8 and Sept 30, 2022.

Wan Saiful also faces 18 money laundering charges involving RM5.59 million, by transferring and using the proceeds of the illegal activities, among others, to pay for the purchase of a Ford Ranger vehicle at the CIMB Bank Bukit Tunku branch between Aug 12 and Nov 13, 2022.

The trial before judge Rosli Ahmad resumes tomorrow. - FMT