00:01An investment company director now faces 10 charges of receiving over 13 million ringgit
00:06in proceeds from illegal activities, on top of an earlier 10.5 million ringgit criminal
00:11breach of trust case already before the same court. Datuk Noliza Tajuddin pleaded not guilty
00:17to all 10 charges on Wednesday after they were read before Judge Susanna Hussain. Prosecutors
00:22allege the 54-year-old received proceeds from illegal activities totaling 13.4 million ringgit
00:28via cheques and online transfers from Energy EcoBahad's bank account into her own account
00:33and that of Ora Emma's trading Senderian Bahad where she serves as director. The offences allegedly took
00:40place at three banks in Taman Setiawangsa, Wangsa Melawati and Bansar between February 2021 and
00:47February 2024. All 10 charges fall under Section 4, subsection 1b of the anti-money laundering,
00:55anti-terrorism financing and proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act. If convicted, she faces up to 15
01:02years jail and a fine of at least five times the amount involved or 5 million ringgit, whichever is
01:08higher. Deputy Public Prosecutor Nurul Kistini Kamarul Abrar applied for the court to use Noliza's
01:14existing 100,000 ringgit bail and to try this case together with her earlier one. Her lawyer, Datuk
01:21Gobinat Mohana, did not object and Judge Suzana allowed both applications. The case is fixed
01:26for mention on October 29th.
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