Azlan Man faces 10 charges related to submitting false claims and receiving proceeds from unlawful activities.
Azlan faces 10 charges related to submitting false claims and receiving proceeds from unlawful activities.
Deputy public prosecutor Noralis Mat said the prosecution had concluded its case following testimony from the final witness, Bernama reported.
Noralis also told the court the prosecution would not be offering any witnesses to the defence, should Azlan be ordered to enter his defence.
Judge Azura Alwi fixed July 30 for both parties to file their written submissions, while reply submissions are to be submitted by Sept 7. The court also scheduled Oct 1 for clarification proceedings.
Azlan, 67, faces five charges of using documents containing false information to claim overseas holiday benefits for trips to London amounting to more than RM1.18 million, despite the trips allegedly never taking place.
The documents included invoices and quotations for flights and accommodation issued by Sri Kedawang Travel & Tour (W) Sdn Bhd (SKTT) and Aidil Travel & Tours Sdn Bhd, along with Perlis government orders used to support transportation and lodging claims.
The alleged offences were said to have been committed at the Perlis state secretary’s office in Kangar between December 2013 and December 2017.
The charges were framed under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009, which provides for a maximum sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment and a fine, upon conviction.
The former Bintong assemblyman also faces five charges of receiving RM1.06 million in proceeds from unlawful activities involving payments linked to SKTT, Aidil Travel, and Abdul Rahim Halim, who represented Aidil Travel.
The offences allegedly occurred between Feb 19, 2014 and December 2017 at Maybank’s Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman branch, CIMB Bank’s Putrajaya branch, and Sheraton Imperial Hotel, and were framed under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.
He faces alternative charges under Section 403 of the Penal Code involving the alleged misappropriation of Perlis government funds amounting to RM1.06 million for the financial years of 2014 to 2017.
If convicted, he faces a sentence of six months to five years’ imprisonment, whipping and a fine.
The witnesses in the trial, which began on July 18, 2024, included former SKTT managing director Shafiei Ismail, former secretary for both the Perlis state assembly and state executive council Norazlan Yahya, Azlan’s former senior private secretary Herwardy Hashim, and Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission investigating officer Safwan Arbangi.
Azlan was represented by lawyers Burhanudeen Abdul Wahid and Ramli Shariff. - FMT
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