Jana Wibawa: Bersatu leader freed of graft after paying RM4m compound

The Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today acquitted and discharged Segambut Bersatu deputy chief Adam Radlan Adam Muhammad of all 12 corruption and money laundering charges related to the Jana Wibawa project.

His acquittal came after he paid a compound of RM4.1 million.

Judge Suzana Hussin made the ruling after hearing submissions from deputy public prosecutor Farah Yasmin Salleh that MACC had accepted Adam’s representation letter on June 3.

“The court has decided that the accused be acquitted and discharged of all charges as the prosecution has withdrawn all charges and no longer intends to pursue the case,” said Suzana.

Earlier, Farah said the representation letter had been accepted, and the MACC agreed to a proposal for the RM4.1 million compound to be paid by Adam under Section 92(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.

“Therefore, the prosecution requests that the accused be granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal since the prosecution has agreed to withdraw all charges filed against him,” she said.

Lawyer Rajan Navaratnam, representing Adam, 44, urged the court to grant a full acquittal since the prosecution has agreed to withdraw all charges filed against him.

Deputy public prosecutor Fadhly Zamry said that Section 254(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code stipulates that when the public prosecutor requests that a case be withdrawn, a discharge not amounting to an acquittal must be given to the accused.

“However, the decision is up to the court,” he said during the mention of the case for the representation decision.

Case background

The trial began on July 9, 2024, with 11 prosecution witnesses testifying.

Adam was charged with one count of soliciting a cash bribe of between 3.5 and seven percent of the value of a project to be awarded by Mat Jusoh Mamat, the managing director of MIE Infrastructure & Energy Sdn Bhd.

He was charged with another count of accepting a bribe of RM500,000 from the same individual as an inducement to help the company secure the same project, which spanned from Jalan Sungai Adam to Kampung Banat in Perlis, from the government through direct negotiations, valued at RM47.8 million.

Adam also faced three charges of receiving bribes totalling RM4.1 million from Lian Tian Chuan and Mat Jusoh as payment for helping Nepturis Sdn Bhd and MIE Infrastructure & Energy secure two Jana Wibawa projects.

Additionally, he was accused of soliciting a bribe of RM2 million from Lian in exchange for assisting Nepturis in obtaining the same projects.

All the charges were framed under Section 16(a)(A) of the MACC Act 2009 and are punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a fine of not less than five times the amount of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher.

Adam also faces seven money laundering charges amounting to more than RM3 million under Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorist Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.

The offences were allegedly committed around Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya between March 2021 and January 2023.

- Bernama

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