The customers are believed to have purchased prepaid cards to carry out illegal activities.

Judge Rozilah Salleh allowed the application, saying she was satisfied the prosecution had fulfilled all the conditions for the money to be confiscated.

Following a report in 2020, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), with the assistance of Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd, conducted an investigation into the purchase of 773 cards by 593 subscribers which involved the deposit of a large sum of money.

Investigators believe the money was used mainly for online betting and prostitution activities.

In February 2021, MACC froze a sum of RM4.24 million which was being held by the company.

Sixty clients, who held 127 cards, responded to investigators and the company, and successfully proved that their purchases were for genuine purposes.

About RM835,000 was returned to them.

However, 533 others who collectively paid RM3.4 million failed to respond, leading MACC to file an application in January this year to forfeit the money.

Digi, which was named a respondent to the forfeiture application, did not object to the application. The company was represented by its senior legal counsel, V Muraliharan.

Deputy public prosecutors Allan Suman Pillai and Shahrom Idris represented MACC.