Deputy public prosecutor Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin said today that his team faces an "uphill battle" in the case against former army chief Hafizuddeain Jantan and one of his wives.

This morning, Hafizuddeain and third wife Salwani Anuar @ Kamaruddin, pleaded not guilty in two separate Sessions Courts to money laundering charges involving more than RM2 million.