KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution team in Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's money laundering trial at the High Court today described the case against the UMNO president as similar to Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's SRC International Sdn Bhd case.
Deputy public prosecutor Harris Ong Mohd Jeffery Ong in his submission said this was because both accused failed to determine whether the money they allegedly received as 'donations' were from unlawful or illegal sources.
Harris also read out excerpts of the judgment in Najib's case where the former prime minister was found guilty of criminal breach of trust, abuse of position and money laundering involving RM42 million of SRC funds.
He highlighted High Court judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali's ruling which said that it was hard to believe that Najib had not known or having reasonable suspicion that the monies deposited into his accounts were proceeds of unlawful activity.
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The DPP said the accused also never complained about the manner money changer Omar Ali Abdullah converted RM7,511,250.20 into 35 cheques.
Harris further said that Ahmad Zahid has the power to manage and utilise the monies by way of purchase of shares and bungalows at Country Height in Kajang, Selangor.
"My Lord, buying bungalows had nothing to do with charity, as claimed by the defence. There was no evidence to show that the money was spent for charitable purposes, except for the fact it was for the accused's benefit," he said in his submission to rebut the defence's argument on 27 money laundering charges before judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah.
On the involvement of law firms being used 'to launder money', the prosecutor said, it was a serious issue that did not just happen here but everywhere around the world.
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Harris said that the prosecution has adduced credible evidence on each essential ingredient of the money laundering offences, which were unshaken despite cross-examination.
"The evidence from direct, circumstantial and documentary evidence led in the trial warrants the accused to enter his defence on all charges of money laundering," he said.
Ahmad Zahid, 68, is facing 47 charges - 12 for CBT, eight for corruption and 27 for money laundering - involving tens of millions of ringgit belonging to Yayasan Akalbudi.
The prosecution will continue its submission on Oct 11.
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Wed Oct 06 2021
The prosecution team in Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's money laundering trial at the High Court today described the case against the UMNO president as similar to Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's SRC International Sdn Bhd case. - BERNAMA photo
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