KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — Putrajaya MP Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor today was charged with abusing his position as then Federal Territories minister to obtain RM3 million  from businessmen over the sale of several plots of land owned by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).

The offences were alleged to have been committed between 2013 and 2016 involving a total amount of RM3 million given in cheques

The first charge was read out under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 and an alternative charge offered under Section 163 of the Penal Code.

In the first charge, Tengku Adnan was accused of receiving a sum of RM1 million in the form of a cheque from one Tan Eng Boon on December 27, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur.

He was accused of receiving the money as a form of reward for approving an application by Nucleus Properties Sdn Bhd (now known as Paragaon City Development Sdn Bhd) for the increase of a plot ratio in respect to the development of Lot 228, Jalan Semarak in the capital.

The charge was read under paragraph 16(a)(A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 and punishable under Section 24(1) of the same act.

The alternative charge for the first offence accuses Tengku Adnan of knowingly accepting the supposed bribe while being aware of Tan’s position as a director of Nucleus Properties, and the connection it had with his official function as a minister.

The second charge was for graft under the Penal Code with the offence said to have been committed in 2016.

For the second charge, Tengku Adnan was accused of receiving a sum of RM2 million in the form of a cheque from one Chai Kin Kong on June 14, 2016 in Kuala Lumpur.

The cheque in question was deposited from an account held by Aset Kayamas into an account belonging to Tadmansori Holdings Sdn Bhd.

The transactions were done with Tengku Adnan supposedly knowing both accounts were of his interest and connected to his official function as a minister.

Tengku Adnan pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Judge Azman Ahmad then set RM1 million as bail amount with two sureties.

Datuk Tan Hock Chuan, Datuk S. Satharuban, Quek Ming Sen and Kee Shu Min made up the defence team, while Datuk Umar Saifuddin Jaafar led the prosecution.