Shafee S Money Laundering Trial To Resume In February

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Lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah is under home surveillance until Dec 20 after coming into close contact with a Covid-19 case. (Bernama pic)KUALA LUMPUR: Lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah’s RM9.5 million money laundering trial in the High Court, which is still at the prosecution stage, will resume in February.
This follows case management today before trial judge Muhammad Jamil Hussin.
Deputy public prosecutor Afzainizam Abdul Aziz said the trial is now scheduled for Feb 10,15 and 22, and March 1, 28 and 29.
Lawyer Sarah Abishegam appeared for Shafee, who was present in the court premises.
Lawyer Hariharan Tara Singh, who stood in for Shafee in Najib Razak’s 1MDB coruption trial, had told trial judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah on Tuesday that Shafee’s MySejahtera status showed orange.
Hariharan said Shafee was under home surveillance until Dec 20.
Shafee had come in close contact with a lawyer who tested positive at his law firm on Dec 6.
The trial was to have resumed for three days from Dec 8 after the last hearing on Oct 26.
Afzainizam later told FMT the prosecution intended to call two more witnesses – an income tax officer and the investigating officer – before closing its case.
Shafee is charged with receiving proceeds from unlawful activity via cheques issued by Najib, which were remitted into his CIMB Bank Bhd account.
He allegedly received a cheque for RM4.3 million on Sept 13, 2013, and another for RM5.2 million on Feb 17, 2014.
He is also facing two charges of being involved in the transactions of proceeds from unlawful activity by making inaccurate statements and in contravention of the Income Tax Act 1967 for financial years ending Dec 31, 2013 and Dec 31, 2014. - FMT

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