Ex-Ampang AMK chief loses appeal to set aside conviction, six months' jail, fine

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction and six months' jail term and RM30,000 fine on former Ampang Angkatan Muda Keadilan (AMK) chief, Datuk Adam Rosly Abdullah for giving false statements and submitting fake documents to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

A three-member bench comprising Datuk Yaacob Md Sam, Datuk P. Ravinthran and Datuk Wira Ahmad Nasfy Yasin dismissed Adam Rosly's appeal on Monday.

The court affirmed the Sessions Court's decision on April 26, 2018 which sentenced Adam Rosly to six months' jail and fined him RM30,000 after finding him guilty of six counts of giving false statements and submitting fake documents to the MACC during an investigation in 2017 into claims of his extraordinary wealth.

Justice Yaacob, who delivered the court's unanimous decision, held that Adam Rosly's conviction was safe and supported by evidence.

He issued a warrant of committal against Adam Rosly, 33, for his jail sentence to take effect from Monday (Mar 1).

On the first two charges, Adam Rosly was accused of giving false recorded statements to two MACC investigating officers, under Section 32(8)(c) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act (AMLATFPUAA) 2001.

The false statements were related to his career as a businessman, his income, luxury vehicles, RM1.2 million bungalow in Kampung Melayu, Ampang which was bought in cash, RM200,000 loan from his mother-in-law and late grandmother, and RM500,000 loan from an “Ah Long”.

On the other four charges, he allegedly used two fake loan agreement documents from two individuals and two cash vouchers from his company, Gegas Mentari Holding Sdn Bhd, to mislead the MACC investigating officers, an offence under Section 89 of the same Act.