The Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Wednesday (Aug 20) acquitted and discharged Segambut Bersatu deputy chief Adam Radlan Adam Muhammad of all 12 corruption and money laundering charges related to the Jana Wibawa project after he paid a compound of RM4.1 million.
00:00Segambut Bersatu Deputy Chief Adam Radlan Adam Mohamad has been acquitted of all 12 corruption and money laundering charges linked to the Jana Wibawa project.
00:12Sessions Court Judge Susanna Hussain made the order of acquittal after hearing submissions from Deputy Public Prosecutors Farah Yasmin Saleh and Fadli Zamri and Adam Radlan's lawyer Datuk Seri Rajan Navaratnam.
00:27Farah Yasmin told the court that the Attorney General's chambers has accepted Adam Radlan's representation letter where an offer to pay a compound under Section 92, Subsection 1 of the Anti-Money Laundering Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 was made.
00:46According to the DPP, Adam Radlan paid a compound of RM4.1 million on Monday, August 18.
00:54The prosecution sought a discharge not amounting to acquittal in line with Section 254, Subsection 3 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
01:02Rajan argued that his client should be given a discharge amounting to an acquittal on grounds that Adam Radlan has paid the compound and there was nothing further in respect to the charges.
01:12Judge Susanna then made the order for an acquittal.
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