KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney-General's Chambers (A-GC) dismissed Segambut Bersatu deputy division chief Adam Radlan Adam Muhammad's representation on his 12 corruption and money laundering charges linked to the Jana Wibawa programme.
At the onset of the proceedings today, deputy public prosecutor Farah Yasmin Salleh told Sessions Court judge Suzana Hussin of the A-GC's decision.
"Today is set for mention to convey the result on the representation sent by the defence. It (representation) has been briefed to the A-GC and the decision is to reject it," she said.
Defence lawyer Datuk Seri Rajan Navaratnam said they will proceed with the trial dates that were set previously.
"The next date is Nov 13 and we will continue with our cross examination of the first prosecution witness," he said.
In previous proceedings, the court fixed Nov 13, Jan 15, March 19 and 20, March 24 and 25, June 16 and 17, July 1 to 3, Aug 4 to 6, Aug 11 to 13 next year for trial.
Adam Radlan, 43, who was sat in the dock, looked calm and composed.
Representations are usually made to the A-GC seeking the withdrawal or reduction of charges preferred against an accused.
The prosecution's first witness was Harshini Radhakrishnan, a Companies Commission of Malaysia's assistant registrar.
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.
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.