00:00Former Army Chief Hafizuddin Jantan was charged in the session's court here today with four
00:06counts of money laundering involving RM2.12 million. Hafizuddin pleaded not guilty after
00:13the charges were read before Judge Azura Alwi. He was accused of receiving proceeds from
00:18unlawful activities totaling RM2,122,400, which were credited into his bank accounts
00:25in four tranches. The charges were framed under Section 4 sub 1 of the Anti-Money Laundering,
00:32Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act , which carries a
00:38maximum penalty of 15 years jail and a fine of up to five times the value of the proceeds
00:44or RM5 million, whichever is higher. The court earlier imposed bail of RM300,000, but Hafizuddin's
00:51lawyer, Aizul Rohan Anyar, argued that the amount was excessive and requested bail of RM100,000.
00:58Aizul told the court that Hafizuddin's account had been frozen and that he'd now earned RM15,000
01:04a month as a pensioner and urged the court to consider his 40-year military service, including
01:10a posting in Bos de Herzogovina. The judge then granted bail of RM250,000 with two sureties
01:18and ordered Hafizuddin to report to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Office once a month
01:23and surrender his passport until the disposal of the case.
01:27Naramtha Raja, FMT
