Prosecution Hands Over Three Volumes of Documents in Former Army Chief’s Money Laundering Case
KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution has submitted three volumes of case documents to the defence in the money laundering case involving former Malaysian Army Chief General Tan Sri Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan and his wife, marking another step in preparations for the upcoming trial.
The documents were provided in accordance with Section 51A of the Criminal Procedure Code, which requires the prosecution to disclose relevant evidence and materials to the defence before trial proceedings begin.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Mahadi Abdul Jumaat informed the Sessions Court that although three volumes of documents had already been handed over, several additional records were still being obtained from relevant agencies.
According to him, the remaining documents are expected from the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM), the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) and Bursa Malaysia before the disclosure process can be completed.
“We have delivered three volumes of documents under Section 51A to both accused persons. However, several additional documents are still pending from SSM, Mindef and Bursa Malaysia, and we will submit them once they are received,” he told the court.
The accused were represented by defence counsel Fahmi Abd. Moin during the proceedings.
The court subsequently fixed July 27 for the next case mention to allow the prosecution additional time to complete the remaining document disclosure.
Muhammad Hafizuddeain previously pleaded not guilty to four charges of receiving proceeds allegedly derived from unlawful activities amounting to RM2.122 million.
Under the first charge, he is accused of receiving RM969,000 deposited into his Bank Muamalat account between May 7 and June 25, 2025, at the bank’s Jalan Melaka branch in Kuala Lumpur.
The remaining three charges allege that he received RM1,153,400 through deposits into his Maybank account between February 2, 2024, and November 7, 2025, involving transactions carried out at Menara Maybank and the Bukit Damansara branch.
Combined, the alleged proceeds involved in the charges total RM2,122,400.
His wife, Salwani Anuar @ Kamaruddin, also faces multiple charges related to allegedly receiving proceeds from unlawful activities.
As the company controller of Wany Venture, she is accused of receiving RM57,000 deposited into the company’s CIMB Islamic Bank account between November 24 and December 4, 2024, at the Damansara Heights branch.
She further faces two additional charges involving RM20,000 allegedly received through separate transactions between January 25 and November 25, 2025, at the same banking location.
Both accused have been charged under Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001, read together with Section 87(1)(a) of the same legislation.
If convicted, they face imprisonment of up to 15 years and a fine amounting to five times the value of the alleged unlawful proceeds or RM5 million, whichever is higher.
