The first day of the trial is scheduled for May 27, Bernama reported.
“I have asked the defence whether the witness statements can be submitted 14 days before they are called to testify,” deputy public prosecutor Farah Yasmin Salleh was quoted as saying during case mention before judge Suzana Hussin.
Adam Radlan’s lawyer, Alaistair Brandah Norman, responded that he would seek instructions from the lead lawyer.
Earlier in the proceedings, Suzana granted the prosecution’s request for all charges to be tried together because they involved the same transactions.
She then fixed case mention on March 27 for the parties to update the status of documents and submission of witness statements.
The trial will be held from May 27-29, June 10-12, July 9-11, July 22-24, and Aug 5-7, 2024.
On Feb 21 last year, Adam Radlan was charged with one count of soliciting a cash bribe of between 3.5% and 7% of a RM47.8 million road construction project from Mat Jusoh Mamat, the managing director of MIE Infrastructure & Energy Sdn Bhd.
He was also charged with another count of accepting a bribe of RM500,000 from Mat Jusoh as an inducement to help the company secure the same project under the Jana Wibawa initiative when Perikatan Nasional was in control of the government.
The offences were allegedly committed at a restaurant in Dutamas and CIMB Bank Bukit Tunku Branch, Taman Tunku, here, in March 2021 and on Nov 26, 2021, respectively.
On Feb 22, last year, Adam Radlan was once again charged with two counts of receiving RM4.1 million in bribes from Lian Tan Chuan and Mat Jusoh for helping Nepturis Sdn Bhd and MIE obtain two similar Jana Wibawa projects.
Then on Feb 28, he was charged with soliciting RM2 million from Lian as an inducement to help Nepturis secure a project, also related to Jana Wibawa.
All the charges were framed under Section 16(a)(A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 and are punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to five times the value of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction.
Adam Radlan also faces seven money laundering charges of more than RM3 million under Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorist Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.