KUALA LUMPUR - Tan Sri Musa Aman has claimed trial at a Sessions Court here to 16 new money-laundering charges, involving USD$37.8mil and S$2.5mil, amounting to about RM160mil.The alleged offences occurred from 2006 to 2008
The 68-year-old pleaded not guilty after the charges were read out to him before Sessions Court judge Rozina Ayob here on Tuesday (March 5).
The charges were framed under Section 4(1)(a) of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001 which carry a jail term of up to 15 years and can be fined no less than five times the amount of illegal proceeds or RM5mil, whichever is higher, if convicted.
On Nov 5, 2019, Musa claimed trial to 35 counts of graft amounting to US$63mil (about RM243mil) relating to timber concessions in Sabah. The offences were allegedly committed between Dec 24, 2004 and Nov 6, 2008.
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