00:00The third wife of former Army Chief Tanshri Mohammad Hafizuddin Jantan
00:04appeared in court on Monday to face fresh money laundering charges,
00:08her second court appearance in less than a week.
00:11Salwani Anuar, alias Kamaruddin, who required wheelchair assistance again
00:16due to a chronic boil on her thigh,
00:18was charged at the Sessions Court in Kuala Terengganu
00:21with receiving proceeds from unlawful activities amounting to 5,000 ringgit.
00:26The 27-year-old accused pleaded not guilty before Judge Mohammad Azhar Othman.
00:32According to the charge sheet, Salwani allegedly received the illegal funds
00:36deposited into her bank account at a bank branch in Kirtay on January 16 last year.
00:43The charge was framed under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing
00:48and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act.
00:52If convicted, she faces up to 15 years' imprisonment
00:55and a substantial fine, not less than five times the amount of the proceeds
01:00or five million ringgit, whichever is higher.
01:03The prosecution requested that the same bail terms granted previously be applied,
01:0830,000 ringgit in two sureties,
01:10with conditions requiring monthly reporting to the nearest MACC office
01:15and surrender of her passport.
01:17The court granted the bail,
01:18and the case is set to be transferred to Kuala Lumpur
01:21to be heard together with her earlier charge.
01:24and with related charges against her husband.
01:27The case has been set for mention on March 30,
01:30when it will be formally transferred to the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court.
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