2 pegawai SPRM, bekas pegawai diperintah bela diri kes rompak hampir RM950,000

Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur rejected the ruling that released two SPRM officials and one ex-official accused of embezzling nearly RM1 million from a Chinese businessman. Kuala Lumpur: The Mahkamah Tinggi ordered two serving SPRM officials and one ex-official to be held in custody pending trial for allegedly stealing cash worth nearly RM1 million and several luxury items from a Chinese businessman's home on December 10, 2021.

Justice Arief Emran Arifin upheld the appeal against their release by the Magistrate's Court last year, ruling that the prima facie case had been proven. He said the Magistrate's Court had erred in terms of law and facts when it decided that the evidence against Haffiz Radzi, Fahmee Nor, and ex-SPRM official Azwan Asli was insufficient.

All three were charged with embezzling RM952,690 and 1,225 yuan, in addition to bags and a Louis Vuitton bag, from the businessman's home in Jalan Ampang. During the appeal hearing, Arief questioned why the seized assets from the investigation were brought to the officials' homes instead of the SPRM headquarters. "If there was an investigation, why didn't they bring the assets to SPRM to record them?

I'm worried about this," he said. Attorney Azizzul Shariman Mat Yusoff, representing Haffiz and Fahmee, argued that any failure to follow SPRM's standard operating procedures was a procedural issue. The judge disagreed, questioning the existence of the complaint and investigative documents. Dzulkifli Ahmad, representing Azwan, contended that the officers were conducting initial inquiries based on the information they received and that there was no evidence they had taken the assets to their homes.

Arief rejected this argument, questioning whether the police could enter someone's home and take their belongings. "There are serious issues here. Can the police come to my house now and take my TV?" he asked. The judge upheld the appeal, sending the case back to the Magistrate's Court for further proceedings, with RM12,000 and RM10,000 bail for Haffiz and Fahmee, and RM10,000 for Azwan.

The case will be heard again on October 29 before a new Magistrate's Court judge. The prosecution is represented by Nordin Ismail, Fadhly Zamry, and Hench Goh, while Guok Ngek Seong and Ahmad Nur Zharif Rosdi act as observers for the defense.