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The Sessions Court was presented with evidence of an RM78,800 transaction from Wan Saiful & Associates Sdn Bhd to an automobile company in 2022. Public Bank Berhad's Banking Services Manager, Low Mong Tuan, 44, confirmed the transfer to Tagami Auto Enterprise Sdn Bhd took place on August 12, 2022. Low, previously stationed at Public Bank’s Sg Chua branch, clarified that the Tagami Auto account, opened on January 7, 2008, required one of two authorized signatories: Yet Kam Looi or Thin Poh Sin.
The trial revolves around former Bersatu Information Chief Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan, who faces 18 charges of money laundering and two charges of bribery connected to the Jana Wibawa project. Prosecutors allege that as director of WA Advisory Group Sdn Bhd, Wan Saiful transferred RM78,800 from a CIMB Bank Berhad account to a Public Bank Berhad account owned by Tagami Auto Enterprise Sdn Bhd to purchase a Ford Ranger vehicle.
During cross-examination by lawyer Chetan Jethwani, Low was asked if the transaction was deemed suspicious. Low responded, “I do not know.” Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Rasyidah Murni Adzmi further questioned Low on her awareness of the transaction’s suspicious nature, to which Low revealed she only became aware after being informed by higher authorities and subsequently interviewed by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
The prosecution's eighth witness, Mohamad Norazman Md Salleh, an assistant bank manager at Bank Rakyat’s Seberang Jaya branch, testified about another transfer of RM36,550 from WSA Advisory Group to Pertubuhan Penggerak Muafakat Bagan Seberang Perai Utara’s bank account on October 10, 2022. When queried by lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad about suspicious activity, Norazman stated he was not questioned by MACC officers regarding this.
However, during re-examination by DPP Rasyidah, Norazman noted that at the time of the transaction, another assistant bank manager, Mr. Roslan, would have been responsible for reporting any suspicious activity.
The trial, overseen by Judge Rozina Ayob, is set to continue on July 10.
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