00:00The prosecution has closed its case against former Perlis Menteri Basar, Datuk Seri Aslan Maan,
00:05after calling 21 witnesses in his corruption and money laundering trial.
00:10Deputy Public Prosecutor Nuralis Matt informed the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur on Friday
00:15that the prosecution does not intend to offer any witnesses to the defence,
00:19should Aslan be called to defend himself.
00:22The announcement came after the final witness.
00:24A senior Ministry of Higher Education official completed her testimony.
00:29Judge Azura Alwi set July 30th for both sides to file written submissions,
00:34with replies due by September 7th.
00:3767-year-old Aslan faces 15 charges in total.
00:40Five relate to false travel claims worth more than 1.18 million ringgit for overseas leave,
00:45allegedly made between 2013 and 2017.
00:49Another five accuse him of receiving 1.06 million ringgit in proceeds from illegal activity,
00:55while a further five alternative charges accuse him of criminal breach of trust
00:59involving the same sum of state government money.
01:02The trial began in July 2024,
01:05with witnesses including a former state executive council secretary,
01:09Aslan's former private secretary,
01:11and an M.A.C.C. investigating officer.
01:14If convicted on the most serious charge,
01:17Aslan faces up to 20 years in prison.
01:26Aslan's former mayor of Amarie,さlan
01:27addressessex zamenksi
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