KUALA LUMPUR:
The sessions court here has fixed Jan 20 to decide on former Perlis menteri besar Azlan Man’s false claims and money laundering cases over return flight tickets and hotel stays.
Judge Azura Alwi fixed the date after hearing submissions from deputy public prosecutors Nuralis Mat and Haresh Prakash Somiah, and Azlan’s lawyer, Burhanudeen Abdul Wahid, today.
Azlan is charged with five counts of submitting false claims of up to RM1.18 million, and another five money laundering charges amounting to RM1.06 million.
He faces five alternative charges of misappropriation of property amounting to RM1.06 million.
If found guilty of submitting the false claims, he will face a jail term of below 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the RM1.18 million.
The penalty for money laundering is a jail term of below 15 years and a fine of less than RM5 million.
For dishonest misappropriation, Azlan will face a jail term of between six months and five years as well as a fine, if convicted.
Earlier today, Nuralis told the court that Azlan ought to answer all the charges against him.
She said evidence presented by the prosecution had shown that Azlan had, between 2013 and 2017, instructed his then private secretary to cancel the flights and hotel bookings after they were confirmed and paid for by the state government.
The refund from the cancellations was subsequently returned to Azlan’s account, she said.
Burhanudeen told the court the state government allocated yearly...
KUALA LUMPUR: The sessions court here has fixed Jan 20 to decide on former Perlis menteri besar Azlan Man’s false claims and money laundering cases over return flight tickets and hotel stays. Judg...