KUALA LUMPUR: The case of former Felda chairman Tan Sri Shahrir Abdul Samad, who is charged with failing to declare RM1 million which he received from Datuk Seri Najib Razak to the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) will be heard in the High Court here.
Judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan made the decision after allowing Shahrir's application to have the case transferred from the Sessions Court to the High Court.
Lawyer Syahrul Syazwan Salehin representing Shahrir said the decision was made on the grounds that it would expedite the trial process as there were constitutional issues to be raised by the defence team.
"The court also took judicial notice that Tan Sri Shahrir's case was similar to lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah's case (related to the IRB) which was transferred to the High Court without objection from the deputy public prosecutor," he said when contacted by reporters after the hearing of the application was conducted via Zoom today.
The proceeding was also attended by lawyers Datuk Firoz Hussein Ahmad Jamaluddin, Datuk Syed Faisal Al-Edross and Tan Sri Dzulkifli Ahmad, as well as deputy public prosecutors Natrah Fareha Rahmat and Mohd Afif Ali.
The trial of the case was was supposed to take place before Sessions Court Judge Azura Alwi on June 29 and 30.
Meanwhile, Syahrul Syazwan said his party would wait for a notice from the High Court on a new date for the trial and case mention.
Shahrir filed an application to transfer his case from the Sessions Court to the High Court on March 23.
On June 20, 2020, Shahrir was charged with money laundering by not stating his real income in the Income Tax Return Form for Assessment Year 2013, which is a violation of Section 113(1)(a) of the Income Tax Act 1967, on the RM1 million, believed to be from unlawful activities, which he received from Najib through an AmIslamic Bank Bhd cheque dated Nov 27, 2013.
The cheque was then deposited into Shahrir's Public Islamic Bank account on Nov 28, 2013.
He was charged with committing the offence at IRB, Duta branch, Government Office Complex, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim here on April 25, 2014.
The charge, framed under Section 4(1)(a) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001, provides a maximum fine of RM5 million, or imprisonment for up to five years, or both, if found guilty.
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Fri May 21 2021
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Syahrul Syazwan said his party would wait for a notice from the High Court on a new date for the trial and case mention. Filepic/AWANI
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