KOTA KINABALU: The Session court here is expected to deliver its ruling tomorrow on whether former Sabah Water Department director Ag Mohd Tahir Mohd Talib and two others should face multiple money-laundering charges.
The court will decide whether the trio can walk free or have to enter their defence on their respective charges.
In June last year, it was reported that RM44 million had been found in Tahir's house and another RM23 million seized from his office during raids by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission in 2016.
On Dec 29, 2016, Tahir, 58, his wife Fauziah Piut, 58, and former State Water Department deputy director Lim Lam Beng, 69, claimed trial to 37 counts of money laundering involving cash and bank savings of RM61.57 million, as well as unlawful possession of luxury goods.
The trial of Sabah's biggest corruption scandal commenced on May 7, 2018, but faced delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic and various interlocutory applications filed by the accused.
The prosecution closed its case on May 16 this year, involving 46 witnesses.