Shahrir, 71, is accused of money laundering for failing to declare his true income on the Income Tax Return Form for Assessment Year 2013 — a violation of Section 113(1)(a) of the Income Tax Act 1967 — and for failing to include the RM1 million allegedly received from Najib via an AmIslamic Bank Bhd cheque dated November 27, 2013. (Photo courtesy of The Edge/Mohd Suhaimi Mohamed Yusuf)
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (July 2): The trial of former Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) chairman Tan Sri Shahrir Abdul Samad, who is accused of failing to declare RM1 million received from former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to the Inland Revenue Board (IRB), will begin in April next year, according to the High Court here.
The court ordered the trial for 11 days from April 6-8, 11-14, and 18-21, followed by another six days from May 17-19 and 23-15, according to Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Mohd ‘Afif Ali.
“Judge Datuk Ahmad Shahrir Mohd Salleh will preside over the trial. The court has scheduled the next case management date for August 11th “After virtual case management before senior assistant registrar Nur Azizah Jaafar today, he told reporters through WhatsApp.
Deputy Public Prosecutors (DPPs) Natrah Fareha Rahmat and Rasyidah Murni Azmi, as well as Shahrir’s lawyer Syahrul Syazwan Salehin, were present at the hearing.
Shahrir, 71, is accused of money laundering for failing to declare his true income on the Income Tax Return Form for Assessment Year 2013 — a violation of Section 113(1)(a) of the Income Tax Act 1967 — and for failing to include the RM1 million allegedly received from Najib via an AmIslamic Bank Bhd cheque dated November 27, 2013.
On November 28, 2013, the check was purportedly put into Shahrir’s Public Islamic Bank account.
He is accused of perpetrating the crime on April 25, 2014, at the IRB’s Duta Branch, Government Office Complex, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim in Kuala Lumpur.
If proven guilty, the charge, which is framed under Section 4(1)(a) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing, and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001, has a maximum punishment of RM5 million or a five-year prison sentence, or both./n
