Former PAS deputy chief charged with 33 counts of corruption involving RM4mil

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SHAH ALAM: Former PAS deputy president Datuk Dr Nasharudin Mat Isa (pic) claimed trial to three counts of money laundering and 30 counts of criminal breach of trust (CBT) amounting to about RM4mil at the Sessions Court here on Tuesday (Oct 22).

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Nasharudin pled not guilty to all 33 charges read to him in front of Sessions Court judge Rozilah Salleh.

For the three counts of money laundering, Nasharudin, 57, was charged under Section 4(1)(a) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (AMLA), which carries a prison term of a maximum of 15 years or a fine of five times the amount of money gained from the illegal activity or RM5mil, whichever is higher, upon conviction.

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He had allegedly committed the offence at the Country Heights CIMB Bank branch between November and December 2018.

He had allegedly committed the offence at the Country Heights CIMB Bank branch and Menara Felda Maybank branch between 2015 and 2018. -The Star