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Pontian member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan has been freed from two charges of money laundering and giving a false statement to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC)
According to Bernama, the Kuala Lumpur High Court acquitted the UMNO secretary-general today, 29 September, after he paid a RM1.1 million compound.
The money laundering charge was for failing to declare RM2 million that he received from former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak to the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN).
[TERKINI] Mahkamah Tinggi KL bebas @ahmadmaslan atas tuduhan gagal isytihar RM2 juta, beri kenyataan palsu selepas bayar kompaun RM1.1 juta. Marfika Adnan pic.twitter.com/1gbnEH2iaS
— BERNAMA (@bernamadotcom) September 29, 2021
Ahmad Maslan had purportedly received the money from Najib via a cheque dated 27 November 2013, which he personally cashed the same day
However, he had failed to declare the source of the money to the LHDN, which in turn was a violation of Section 113(1)(a) of the Income Tax Act 1967, reported New Straits Times.
The charge under Section 4(1)(a) of Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (AMLATFAPUAA) carries a fine or five years’ jail, or both, if convicted.
Following which, Ahmad Maslan was also charged with making a false statement to the MACC in 2019 while he was being questioned
The Pontian MP allegedly committed the offence at a media conference room at the Parliament building on Jalan Parliament, between 2.45pm and 3.30pm on 4 July 2019.