Ex-Tabung Haji COO faces another charge of illegally accepting RM8k in house renovation
He faces three other similar charges in the Shah Alam Sessions Court.
On September 25, Datuk Adi Azuan Abdul Ghani, the former chief operating officer (COO) of Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH), appeared before the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur yet again. This time, Adi Azuan faced a charge related to accepting payment for house renovation costs, specifically RM8,882.77 for a house situated at Jalan Tanjung SD 13/4, Bandar Sri Damansara. The charges stem from an incident that allegedly took place on March 7, 2017.
Adi Azuan, who was a public servant at the time of the offense, pleaded not guilty to the charges that were read out before Judge Suzana Hussin. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Deputy Public Prosecutor, Irna Julieza Maaras, informed the court that Adi Azuan had been previously charged in the Shah Alam Sessions Court under the same section of the Penal Code. The prosecution sought to transfer the case to the Shah Alam Sessions Court, citing the involvement of the same witnesses and investigation papers.
The defense lawyer, Wan Azwan Aiman Wan Fakhruddin, confirmed the previous charges against Adi Azuan and requested that the bail and bail conditions imposed in the Shah Alam Sessions Court be applied to this case. The MACC prosecutor argued that the case should be heard together due to the similarities with the earlier charges. Judge Suzana Hussin agreed to the prosecution's request, allowing the case to be transferred to the Shah Alam Sessions Court and maintaining the previously set bail amount and conditions.
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