00:00 A married couple and a 40-year-old man who are facing a charge of kidnapping a Palestinian
00:08 man pleaded not guilty to money laundering charges involving more than RM250,000 at the
00:14 Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Friday.
00:16 35-year-old Nidara Hayu Zainal faced 17 charges while her 40-year-old husband, Ray Baifi Amdan
00:24 and the other man, Tengku Arif Bungsu Tengku Hamid, faced one count each.
00:29 The offences were committed between September 15 to October 3 last year.
00:34 The charges were framed under Section 4, Subsection 1, Subsection B of the Anti-Money Laundering,
00:41 Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities 2001.
00:45 The court allowed Nidara Hayu bail of RM60,000 with one surety for all charges while bail
00:51 for Ray Baifi and Tengku Arif Bungsu was set at RM20,000 with one surety each.
00:58 They were also ordered to surrender their passports to the court and to report themselves
01:02 at the nearest police station once a month.
01:04 The court set November 20 for mention.
01:07 In October last year, the three accused were among 30 individuals charged with kidnapping
01:12 a Palestinian man to solicit information on software to hack mobile phones.
01:18 It was reported that Nidara Hayu ran a private investigation agency and her husband masterminded
01:23 the abduction.
01:24 The court ruled that Nidara Hayu was not guilty of the kidnapping and that she was not involved in the kidnapping.
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