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SUPP’s forfeiture suit hearing Nov 22

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KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has set November 22 to hear the forfeiture application by MACC against the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) in relation to funds linked to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

SUPP is among 41 individuals and groups from whom MACC is seeking to forfeit assets worth a total of RM270 million.

MACC is seeking to forfeit RM188,138.26 from the party.

High Court Judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali also set the dates to hear the forfeiture application by the prosecution against two other entities, namely Kedah Umno and Habib Jewels Sdn Bhd.

He fixed Nov 5 and 13 to hear the main forfeiture suits against jeweller Habib Jewels Sdn Bhd and Kedah Umno respectively.

The MACC’s suits target RM100,485.66 from Habib Jewels and RM1,054,019.22 from Kedah Umno.

According to a Malayasiakini report yesterday, Justice Nazlan reminded Deputy Public Prosecutor Allan Suman Pillay of MACC that the cause papers against Kedah Umno and SUPP must be amended to include the names of their office bearers, in order to comply with the requirements of Section 9 (c) of the Societies Act 1966.

Pillai replied that the prosecution would comply and amend the cause papers.

Under Section 9 (c), a society may sue or be sued in the name of its members registered as its public officers with the Registrar of Societies.

Earlier, the High Court allowed a sum of RM369,662 frozen from the bank accounts of Naza Quest Auto Sdn Bhd and Maran MP Datuk Seri Dr Ismail Abd Muttalib in the 1MDB investigation to be forfeited to the Malaysian
government. 

The government had sought to forfeit RM269,662 from Naza Quest Auto and RM100,000 from Ismail. 

Counsel Md Yunos Sharif who is representing Naza Quest Auto told Justice Nazlan that his client who is the respondent in the application agreed that RM269,662 in its Maybank Islamic current account be forfeited to the Malaysian
government.  

Pillay said MACC is withdrawing its application to forfeit after MACC had received the sum of money from Naza Quest Auto.

For Ismail, Allan said the MP also agreed to surrender the money through a letter dated June 24 2019.

So far, eight of the 41 entities had surrendered money from their respective accounts to the Malaysian Government. 

The forfeiture applications were made by the prosecution under Section 56 (1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act (Amlatfaa) 2001.

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