While some have come to or are nearing their conclusion, others remain at various stages before the courts.
With the 15th general election rumoured to be around the corner, Malay Mail has compiled a list of high-profile cases that have taken place over the last four years and their current status.The former prime minister was charged on July 4, 2018 and August 8, 2018 at the Sessions Court with a total of seven charges over the misappropriation of RM42 million sum from SRC International Sdn Bhd.
A former Negri Sembilan mentri besar, Mohd Isa was charged in December 2018 with nine counts of receiving over RM3 million in gratification and one count of criminal breach of trust relating to the purchase of the Merdeka Palace Hotel & Suites in Kuching, Sarawak. Separately, the money laundering charges related to US$37.8 million and US$2.5 million in proceeds from illegal activities from several individuals he allegedly received.On June 9, 2020, the prosecution withdrew all criminal charges levelled against Musa, with the High Court acquitting on all charges before trial even began.
On September 23 this year, the High Court acquitted Ahmad Zahid from all 40 charges after finding that the prosecution failed to show prima facie against the Bagan Datuk MP. On December 21 the same year, the High Court found Tengku Adnan guilty and sentenced him to 12 months’ prison and a RM2 million fine in his other corruption trial involving a RM2 million bribe.
On September 21, 2021, the High Court acquitted and discharged Ahmad Maslan with the prosecution withdrawing the charges after he paid RM1.1 million to compound the offence.Azeez, who is also Baling MP, was charged with three counts of accepting bribes amounting to RM5.2 million in connection with road projects in Perak and Kedah and 10 counts of money laundering involving a total of RM13.9 million which he allegedly received from a company at the Sessions Court on January 16, 2019.
The IPIC and money laundering trials have yet to start while the main 1MDB and audit tampering trials are currently before the High Court.Rosmah is facing 12 money laundering charges for allegedly depositing RM7,097,750 said to be derived from unlawful activities and five counts of failure to declare her income to the IRB.
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