Retired Military Academy Chief Charged With Money Laundering Rm400 000

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Mohamad Adkaa Solahuddin was released on RM80,000 bail with one surety. (Bernama pic)KUALA LUMPUR: A former commandant at Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) Military Training Academy, previously charged with criminal breach of trust (CBT), was today charged with two counts of money laundering involving RM400,000 in the sessions court here.
Brigadier-general (Rtd) Mohamad Adkaa Solahuddin, 63, however, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read out to him before Judge Rozina Ayub.
He was alleged to have received two cheques each amounting to RM200,000 through his Maybank account, from Too Pro Market and SFX Management which were believed to be proceeds from unlawful activities.
Adkaa was charged with committing the offences at the Maybank Dayabumi branch at Dayabumi City Point Complex, here, on Oct 11 and 13, 2016.
The charges framed under Subsection 4(1) (b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001, provide for imprisonment for up to 15 years and a fine of not less than five times the amount of the ill-gotten gains, or RM5 million, whichever is higher, upon conviction.
The court allowed the accused to be released on RM80,000 bail with one surety, which was imposed on him earlier and set Feb 26 for mention.
Deputy public prosecutor Nik Haslinie Hashim prosecuted while the accused was represented by Nor Asyikin Zakaria.
On Nov 23 last year, Adkaa was charged in the sessions court here with CBT for approving a payment of RM420,000, which was funds from the UPNM Military Training Academy, for investment through unregistered financial establishments. - FMT

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