PETALING JAYA, March 30 — A car workshop owner was charged in the Sessions court here today, with two counts of money-laundering involving more than RM500,000.
Mohd Hezzam Arfaei Mat Hassan, 39, pleaded not guilty to the charges which were read out before Judge Hilmiah Yusof.
For the first and second charge, the accused was alleged to have received money amounting to RM268,251.10 and 255,954.46, respectively which were the result of money-laundering activities, into his account at Malayan Banking Berhad, B-1, Block B, Persiaran Perdana Academy in Seri Kembangan, between Nov 23, 2014, and Jan 1, 2015.
The father of four was charged under Section 4 (1) (b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act, 2001.
The court set bail at RM10,000 in two sureties for Mohd Hezzam Arfaei who should report to the nearest police station every month.
The court also allowed the prosecution’s application for the case to be transferred to the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court for trial, along with several other cases involving similar charges and fixed May 3 for mention. — Bernama
