Deputy public prosecutor Nik Haslinie Hashim told High Court judge Muhammad Jamil Hussin today that the prosecution had accepted a representation from the family on Feb 15 to resolve the forfeiture bid.

The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) had turned down the family’s earlier representation last month, prompting the court to fix a hearing date on June 21 for the forfeiture application.

The judge allowed the government to withdraw its application and vacated the June 21 hearing date.

The government wanted to forfeit RM16 million from the accounts belonging to Azeez’s wife Khadijah Mohd Noor, and their four children – Mohamed Khairul Anwar, Mohamed Khairul Azman, Khaleeda Azwav and Khaleeda Azeera – and also a shop lot in Bandar Sunway owned by their company.

Azeez, who is also an Umno Supreme Council member, has an ongoing corruption case before the sessions court here.

He has been slapped with three corruption charges amounting to RM5.2 million, and nine money laundering charges amounting to RM139.3 million.

He is said to have received the RM5.2 million from Mohammad Redzuan Mohanan Abdullah, a director of Syarikat Menuju Asas Sdn Bhd, in the Klang Valley between December 2010 and April last year.

He is also accused of receiving RM139.3 million from four companies – Menuju Asas Sdn Bhd, Mangkubumi Sdn Bhd, Pintas Utama Sdn Bhd and AVP Engineering Sdn Bhd.

He has sought to strike out the corruption and money laundering charges on the grounds that they are defective.

Azeez’s striking-out bid is pending a decision before the Court of Appeal.