KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court today set Sept 4 to hear the Attorney-General's Chambers' (A-GC) decision on the representation of Segambut Bersatu deputy division chief Adam Radlan Adam Muhammad on his 12 corruption and money laundering charges linked to the Jana Wibawa programme.
At the onset of the proceedings, deputy public prosecutor Mohamad Fadhly Mohd Zamry told Judge Suzana Hussin that they have yet to obtain a decision from the A-GC.
"Today is set for the decision of the representation. For the court's information, we have not obtained the final decision on the representation sent by the defence.
"We have obtained a new date from the A-GC to get the final decision on Aug 28.
"On these grounds, I humbly ask the court to set a new date for the decision of the representation and I apply to postpone tomorrow's trial," he said.
Adam Radlan's defence lawyer, Datuk Seri Rajan Navaratnam, did not object.
Suzana set Sept 4 to hear the decision of the representation and postponed the trial as requested by the prosecution.
On July 9, Rajan told the court that Adam Radlan had filed his first representation to the A-GC, however, the details were not revealed.
Representations are usually made to the A-GC seeking the withdrawal or reduction of charges preferred against an accused.
On Feb 21 last year, Adam Radlan was charged with two counts of soliciting and accepting a bribe of RM500,000 in relation to the programme.
The next day, he was charged with two counts of accepting bribes over RM4 million in bribes in relation to the same programme.
He was accused of receiving RM2 million from one Lian Tan Chuan, as an incentive to help Nepturis Sdn Bhd obtain the Klang Utara district police headquarters project from the government worth RM141 million between April 4, 2022, and Jan 5 last year.
He was also accused of receiving a RM2.1 million bribe from the managing director of MIE Infrastructure and Energy Sdn Bhd, Mat Jusoh Mamat as kickbacks for the company to secure the Sungai Adam to Sungai Banat road project in Perlis worth RM47.8 million between Nov 26, 2021 and Dec 2,2022.
On Feb 28 last year, he was once again charged for asking for a RM2 million bribe from Lian as a reward to help Nepturis Sdn Bhd get a contract for the Klang Utara district police headquarters worth RM141 million.
On Oct 25, he was charged with money laundering under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (AMLATFPUAA) for using RM500,000 of illicitly obtained funds from his CIMB Bank account between December 2021 and February 2022 at the bank's Bukit Tunku branch.
On Nov 9, he claimed trial to six counts of money laundering charges involving RM3.6 million.
Adam Radlan, as the director of Bumiraya Sdn Bhd, had allegedly transferred illicit proceeds totalling RM3.675 million from the company's account to his personal bank account and three other individuals between Dec 1 and Dec 27, 2022.
The charges were framed under Section 4(1)(b) of AMLATFPUAA.
The offence under AMLATFPUAA carries a jail term not exceeding 15 years and a fine of at least five times the sum obtained from money laundering or RM5 million, whichever is higher upon conviction.