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The Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar has said, “I am aware the people are saying that if you throw a stone, you will hit a Datuk but I can add this — if you throw a stone now, it will hit a Datuk; it will then rebound and hit another Datuk.”
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26 May 2017
The Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today acquitted former Kuala Lumpur CID chief Ku Chin Wah on the charge of failure to declare income…
Published on May 25, 2017
The Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today acquitted former Kuala Lumpur CID chief Ku Chin Wah on the charge of failing to declare all sources of his income.
Sessions judge Sohaini Alias, in her judgment, said the defence has managed to create doubts in the case.
“The prosecution has failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt. As such, the accused is hereby acquitted and the bail to be returned,” she said.
The former senior police officer was charged with intentionally failing to abide by the prosecutor’s notice dated Dec 23, 2013, under Section 49(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001, to declare all sources of his income.
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Former Kuala Lumpur CID chief Ku Chin Wah is accused of failing to obey the Public Prosecutor’s notice under Section 49(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001 and failing to declare how he obtained a “commission” of RM961,500 in a sworn statement he gave on January 8, 2014.
He is now with the Bukit Aman CID secretariat.
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17 May 2016
Witness: Ku did not declare commission of RM800,000
MACC investigation officer says the commission was police officer’s income as a broker in the sale of properties in Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru, but this was not declared to MACC.
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KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court was told that the former Kuala Lumpur CID chief Ku Chin Wah did not declare a commission of RM800,000 to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) as the money was used to buy shares.
MACC investigation officer Mohamad Firdaus Ahmad Sabry said the commission was Ku’s income as a broker in the sale of properties in Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru.
He said Ku only informed the MACC about the commission in three conversations recorded on Dec 23, 2013; June 23, 2015; and Jan 21, 2016.
During cross-examination by Ku’s lawyer Geethan Ram Vincent, the fifth prosecution witness said Ku only declared a commission of RM30,000 for the purchase of a property in Tanjung Puteri, Johor Bahru, in the asset declaration form.
However, Mohamad Firdaus agreed with Geethan’s suggestion that Ku had no intention to hide from the MACC the information about the commission he received as recorded in the conversations.
Geethan: As early as Dec 23, 2013, my client had informed MACC that he had received a commission of RM30,000 from the sale of a property in Johor Bahru and another RM800,000 commission from the sale of other properties.
Mohamad Firdaus: Correct.
Geethan: On June 23, 2015, which is the continuation of the conversation on Dec 23, do you agree that Ku had given the details about the commission?
Mohamad Firdaus: Agreed.
Geethan: In the same conversation, when asked about the declaration, my client explained that he did not declare because the money was used to buy shares.
Mohamad Firdaus: Correct.
To a question on the declaration of shares owned by Ku, the witness said:
“I did not deny that Ku declared his shares, but for the commission (used to buy shares), no.”
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The trial before Judge Sohaini Alias resumes on May 30.
– BERNAMA
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December 26, 2013
MACC confirms senior cop questioned over money laundering case – Bernama
A newspaper today reported that a senior police officer had been called to give a statement to assist the MACC in a case against three police officers over a RM6-million money-laundering case.
In November, the daily also reported that the three police officers, with the rank of DSP, ASP and Sergeant, were nabbed separately by the MACC and that during the arrests, the MACC found RM500,000 in cash, three Rolex watches as well as jewellery.
An initial investigation by the MACC revealed a money-laundering activity involving millions of ringgit, it said.
Two of the arrested officers had been transferred to Johor and the third, to Negeri Sembilan, it said, adding that one of the officers was suspected to have been involved in laundering RM1.7 million and another, RM4.3 million. – Bernama, December 26, 2013.
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