KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has rejected a government suit to forfeit RM677,872.55 seized from Johor Umno which was allegedly linked to the 1Malaysia Development Bhd scandal.
Judge Muhammad Jamil Hussin, dismissing the prosecution’s forfeiture application against the Johor Umno liaison committee, said the court found that the applicant had failed to prove the money was proceeds from unlawful activities.
He also said that Johor Umno had submitted evidence to prove that it had received the money from other sources.
Deputy public prosecutor Nik Haslinie Hashim appeared for the prosecution, while counsel Syahrul Syazwan Salehin represented Johor Umno.
The forfeiture application was filed under the anti-money laundering act.
The MACC had filed civil forfeiture applications against 41 people and entities, to recover RM270 million allegedly taken from 1MDB.