Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak is seeking the Attorney-General's Chambers' (AGC) review of the ongoing RM27 million SRC International money laundering case against him.
This was revealed during mention of the case before Kuala Lumpur High Court this morning.
Under the law, a letter of representation is a method for an accused to seek prosecutors to review the criminal case against him, such as dropping the charges or for the accused to plead guilty to a lesser charge.
Deputy public prosecutor Mohd Ashrof Adrin Kamarul informed judge K Muniandy that the AGC is studying the representation sent by Najib's legal team on July 31.
Muniandy then set Dec 1 for mention to update on whether the AGC would allow the review. Lead defence counsel Muhammad Shafee Abdullah appeared for Najib.
On Feb 3, 2019, before the criminal court, Najib pleaded not guilty to three laundering money charges that involved the alleged accepting of proceeds from illegal activities amounting to RM27 million, via his three bank accounts.
He was accused of committing the offence at AmIslamic Bank, Ambank Group Building, No 55, Jalan Raja Chulan on July 8, 2014.
The charge was framed under Section 4(1)(a) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (Amla).
He faces a maximum fine of RM5 million, imprisonment of up to five years, or both if convicted.
The RM27 million SRC International money laundering case against Najib has been postponed several times since 2019 due to the accused’s various other criminal cases.
One of them was the RM42 million SRC criminal case involving one count of abuse of power, three counts of criminal breach of trust, and three money laundering counts. Najib is currently serving a 12-year jail sentence over this case. - Mkini
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