Former PAS No 2 Nasharudin’s trial to start on June 8
Former Pas deputy president Nasharudin Mat Isa’s trial for 33 counts of money laundering and criminal breach of trust (CBT) involving almost RM4 million will run for 20 days from June 8.
Shah Alam Sessions Court judge Rozilah Salleh set the trial dates during the mention of the case as Nasharudin (photo) looked on from the dock this morning.
The judge set the date after being informed by DPP Mohd Zaki Mohd Salleh that the prosecution has handed court documents to the defence before the commencement of the trial, per Section 51A of the Criminal Procedure Code...
Former Pas deputy president Nasharudin Mat Isa’s trial for 33 counts of money laundering and criminal breach of trust (CBT) involving almost RM4 million will run for 20 days from June 8.
Shah Alam Sessions Court judge Rozilah Salleh set the trial dates during the mention of the case as Nasharudin (photo) looked on from the dock this morning.
The judge set the date after being informed by DPP Mohd Zaki Mohd Salleh that the prosecution has handed court documents to the defence before the commencement of the trial, per Section 51A of the Criminal Procedure Code.
Rozilah also allowed defence counsel Mohd Shukri Ahmad Mansor’s application for Nasharudin’s 33 charges to be heard jointly, with Zaki informing the court that the prosecution has no objection to the joint-hearing bid.
When met after the proceedings, Zaki said that among the witnesses to be called by the prosecution are those from the Nassar Foundation and non-governmental organisation (NGO) Global Movement for Moderates (GMM).
Nasharudin used to be the foundation’s chairperson and was also formerly GMM’s CEO.
On Oct 22 last year, Nasharudin claimed trial to three charges of money laundering and 30 counts of CBT amounting to nearly RM4 million.
He was charged with three counts of indirect involvement in money laundering under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities (Amla) Act 2001.
He was accused of channelling the proceeds from unlawful activities amounting to RM302,069.60 to three recipients through a bank account belonging to his company Wasatiyah Centre For Peace Sdn Bhd.
The funds were Finance Ministry allocations meant for GMM.
The three Amla offences allegedly took place in November and December 2018, about four months after Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad ordered an end to GMM’s operations.
Nasharudin was appointed as the NGO’s executive chairperson on Oct 28, 2015, until its last day on July 31, 2018.
The 30 CBT charges under Section 409 of the Penal Code, meanwhile, allegedly took place between 2015 and 2018, involving RM3,721,683.80 in funds linked to Nasharudin's then position as chairperson of Nassar Foundation and GMM CEO.
Entrusted with managing assets belonging to Nassar Foundation, Nasharudin was accused of, among others, dishonestly making payment of RM51,000 on Aug 22, 2016, as catering fees for his son's wedding, making a payment of RM25,756 on Feb 1, 2018, to a local private college for his son's tuition fees, and offering a RM34,000 loan to his daughter.
He was also accused of dishonestly accepting RM321,274 in total as salary for being Nassar Foundation's chairperson between 2015 and 2018.
He had also allegedly used over half a million ringgit of the foundation funds to purchase several shop lot units in Bandar Baru Bangi.
As then GMM CEO, the former Bachok MP was accused of channelling RM2.6 million in research grants from the NGO to his own company, Wasatiyah Centre for Peace.
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