KUALA LUMPUR: Former Kuala Lumpur Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief SAC Ku Chin Wah was charged at the Sessions Court here today with money laundering.
He was accused of failing to obey the Public Prosecutor’s notice under Section 49(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001 and failing to declare how he obtained a “commission” of RM961,500 in a sworn statement he gave on January 8, 2014.
He faces a maximum jail term of one year, or a RM1 million fine, or both, if found guilty.
Ku, currently serving in Bukit Aman’s CID Secretariat, pleaded not guilty.
Judge Mohd Nasir Nordin granted bail of RM30,000 in one surety and set February 23 as the next mention date.
The prosecution was represented by Budiman Lutfi Mohamed and Muhammad Saifuddin Hashim while Ku was represented by Geethan Ram Vincent.