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SEGAMBUT Bersatu deputy chief Adam Radlan Adam Muhammad has been acquitted of all 12 charges of corruption and money laundering connected to the controversial Jana Wibawa programme.
The decision was handed down by Sessions Court Judge Suzana Hussin, following submissions from Deputy Public Prosecutors Farah Yasmin Salleh and Fadhly Zamry, and defence counsel Datuk Seri Rajan Navaratnam.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Farah Yasmin informed the court that the Attorney-General’s Chambers had accepted a representation from the accused, who had offered to settle the matter through a compound under Section 92(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.
She confirmed that the RM4.1 million compound was paid by Adam Radlan on 18 August.
While the prosecution initially applied for a discharge not amounting to an acquittal under Section 254(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code, the defence argued that a full acquittal was appropriate given the payment had been made and there were no further matters pending.
Judge Suzana ruled in favour of the defence and granted an acquittal.
Adam Radlan was previously charged with soliciting and receiving bribes in relation to a RM47.8 million government road construction contract awarded through direct negotiations.
He was accused of demanding between 3.5 and 7 percent of the contract value from Mat Jusoh Mamat, managing director of MIE Infrastructure & Energy Sdn Bhd, and of accepting RM500,000 from the same individual to assist in securing the project for the company.
Further charges brought in February 2024 alleged that Adam received RM4.1 million from Lian Tan Chuan and Mat Jusoh to aid Nepturis Sdn Bhd and MIE in obtaining additional Jana Wibawa projects.
He was also accused of soliciting RM2 million from Lian as an inducement to secure another contract for Nepturis.
The corruption charges were framed under Section 16(a)(A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009, which provides for a maximum penalty of 20 years’ imprisonment and a fine of not less than five times the bribe amount or RM10,000, whichever is higher.
He also faced seven separate charges under Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, involving over RM3 million, for offences allegedly committed in Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya between March 2021 and January 2023.
The acquittal brings to a close one of the highest-profile cases associated with the Jana Wibawa scheme, a government initiative aimed at expediting economic recovery which has been widely scrutinised over alleged cronyism and procedural irregularities. - August 20, 2025