According to an affidavit obtained by the media, the prosecution argued that the requested three bank statements were irrelevant to Wan Saiful’s charges.
“Those bank statements are unrelated to the charges brought against the applicant (Wan Saiful) under Section 16(a)(A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 and Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001,” the prosecution said in the affidavit.
The prosecution further argued that all necessary documents, including Nepturis’s Maybank bank statements, had already been provided to the defence under Section 51A of the Criminal Procedure Code.
The prosecution is also seeking to strike out two respondents – Raja Aiman Raja Sa’adi, a Maybank branch executive and the 15th prosecution witness, and Maybank Islamic Bhd – from Wan Saiful’s application.
Wan Saiful filed a motion and supporting affidavit in the sessions court here on Jan 16, naming the prosecution, Raja Aiman and Maybank Islamic as respondents.
The Tasek Gelugor MP is seeking a court order to obtain three Nepturis bank statements from January 2021 to December 2023 in either physical or digital form.
In the supporting affidavit, Wan Saiful claimed that Raja Aiman, who was called to testify about the Nepturis bank account, had not been excused from the witness stand, as the prosecution had yet to complete its examination.
Wan Saiful further noted that during Raja Aiman’s testimony on Sept 19 and 20, 2024, the witness had referred to and confirmed several documents, including Nepturis’s Maybank bank statements.
However, the bank statements provided to the defence only covered the periods from July 2022 to December 2022 and January 2023 to June 2023.
“These documents (bank statements) are necessary as they relate to the charges against me. They are relevant to enable the court to obtain a comprehensive and holistic understanding of the material facts, evidence in this case and my defence to reach a fair decision,” he said in the affidavit.
During today’s case mention, deputy public prosecutor Farah Ezlin Yusof Khan informed sessions court judge Rosli Ahmad that the prosecution had filed an affidavit opposing Wan Saiful’s application and seeking to remove the two respondents.
Judge Rosli set Feb 27 to hear the prosecution’s application, while the trial will continue tomorrow with new witnesses.
Meanwhile, Wan Saiful’s lawyer, Amer Hamzah Arshad, said the defence would oppose the prosecution’s bid to strike out the two respondents.
Wan Saiful, 49, is accused of soliciting a bribe from Lian Tan Chuan as an inducement to assist Nepturis secure a RM232 million government project under the Central Spine Road: Sertik to East Coast Highway intersection initiative.
He is also accused of receiving RM6,962,694.54 from Neptruis into his company WSA Advisory Group Sdn Bhd’s CIMB Bank Bhd account as payment for securing the project’s security, safety and technical requirements.
Both offences were allegedly committed at the Royal Lake Club, Taman Tasik Perdana, in April 2022, and at CIMB Bukit Tunku Branch between July 8 and Sept 30, 2022.
Additionally, Wan Saiful faces 18 money laundering charges involving RM5.59 million, including transferring and utilising illegal proceeds to buy a Ford Ranger, making payments to the National Sports Council of Malaysia, and transferring money to various companies, including Sinar Karangkraf Sdn Bhd, between Aug 12 and Nov 13, 2022.