PKR man told to enter defence over false statements to MACC
KUALA LUMPUR: Ampang PKR chief Datuk Adam Rosly Abdullah has been ordered by the Sessions Court here to enter his defence against six charges of submitting false statements and documents to the MACC during a probe into his wealth last year.
Justice Allaudeen Ismail made the ruling after the prosecution, which called 11 witnesses during the trial that began on Jan 9, succeeded in proving a prima facie case against Adam Rosly.
“The court has read, gone through, heard and evaluated all the witnesses’ testimony. The court decided there is a prima facie case,” he said, fixing April 4 to 6 for the defence.
The case was prosecuted by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) deputy prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib while Adam Rosly was represented by his counsel Datuk Ahmad Zaidi Zainal and Datuk Sulaiman Ismail.
Adam Rosly was accused of giving false statement to two MACC investigating officers while having his statement recorded under
Section 32 of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act.
The false statement was over his career as a businessman, his income, luxury car and bungalow worth RM1.2mil in Kampung Melayu Ampang, which was bought by cash, a RM200,000 loan from his mother-in-law and late grandmother as well as a RM500,000 loan allegedly from an ah long.
For the other four charges, Adam Rosly was accused of using a forged document comprising two loan agreements from two individuals and two cash vouchers from his company, Gegas Mentari Holding Sdn Bhd, with the intention to mislead the officers under Section 89 of the MACC Act.
He was charged with committing the offences at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya between 9am and 12.15pm on Feb 10, 2017, and between 9am and 2pm on Feb 22 in the same year.
All charges carry a fine of up to RM3mil or five years in jail or both. — Bernama