Deputy public prosecutor Nik Haslinie Hashim said the AGC’s team was still studying the matter.

“For the court’s information, the decision on Abdul Azeez’s application at the Court of Appeal to strike out all his charges will be delivered on July 1,” she said at the case mention proceedings before sessions court judge Azura Alwi.

Azeez’s lawyer, Hamzah Arshad, confirmed the representation.

The court then fixed Aug 30 for case re-mention on the status of the representation and the decision on the appeal.

Azeez, 55, is facing three charges of receiving RM5.2 million in bribes in connection with road projects in Perak and Kedah and 10 counts of money laundering involving a total of RM13.9 million that he allegedly received from Menuju Asas Sdn Bhd.

He is accused of committing the offences at CIMB Bank, Jalan Tun Perak, here on Dec 8, 2010, and at Affin Bank in Pusat Bandar Puchong, Selangor, on June 13, 2017, and April 10, 2018, while the money laundering acts were allegedly committed around the Klang Valley between March 8, 2010 and Aug 30, 2018.

On March 12, the High Court dismissed Azeez’s application to quash three corruption charges against him pertaining to road projects in Perak and Kedah, as well as 10 charges for money laundering.

The court also allowed Azeez, who is Baling MP, to adjourn the hearing of his case in the sessions court pending the outcome of the appeal in the Court of Appeal.

Seven prosecution witnesses had been called to testify in the sessions court hearing that began on Aug 19, 2020.