KUALA LUMPUR: Otman Arsahd, the former youth and sports ministry senior officer re-arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) yesterday, now faces 64 charges of money laundering amounting to about RM17 million.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today announced that Otman and three company directors face a total of 191 charges of money laundering.
Otman Arsahd, 57, Abdul Ghafar Abdurahiman, 42 and his wife Siti Rohanah Hussien, 42 as well as Halmi Khalid, 35, were tried in three separate courts in the Jalan Duta Court Complex here today.
They pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
Justice Alaudeen Ismail set bail at RM100,000 for Otman, and RM60,000 for Halmi. They have been ordered to surrender their passports.
The next mention of the case will be on May 31, 2016.
Siti Rohanah faces 63 charges of money laundering amounting to RM 15.723 million.
Justice Sohaini Alias set bail at RM70,000. The next mention has been set for May 24, 2016.