KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here was told on Thursday (May 12) that lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah had tried to hide the 'identity' of the RM9.5 million received from Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak as a loan, when the money was paid for legal services rendered to UMNO and Barisan Nasional (BN).
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission investigating officer Mohamad Farid Jabar said that based on two recordings of statements taken by the MACC in 2017 and 2018, Muhammad Shafee said that the RM9.5 million was for legal fees, but in another recorded statement and a media statement, the lawyer said the money was a loan.
The eighth prosecution witness said this during re-examination by Deputy Public Prosecutor Afzainizam Abdul Aziz in the trial of Muhammad Shafee, who is charged with receiving RM9.5 million in funds obtained from illegal activities from Najib, and two counts of making false statements to the Inland Revenue Board .
"My investigation also found that, based on the recordings and media statements, he tried to hide the true identity of the RM9.5 million he received as a loan, when the RM9.5 million was actually payment for legal services provided by Tan Sri Shafee to UMNO and BN,” he said. After the final prosecution witness finished testifying, Afzainizam informed Judge Datuk Muhammad Jamil Hussin that the prosecution had rested its case.
Judge Muhammad Jamil then ordered both parties to submit the notes of the proceedings on June 12 for the court to examine and compare them with the court recording transcript to determine the accuracy. On Sept 13, 2018, Muhammad Shafee pleaded not guilty to receiving proceeds from unlawful activity via cheques issued by Najib, which were remitted into Muhammad Shafee's CIMB Bank Berhad account. He allegedly received a cheque for RM4.3 million on Sept 13, 2013, and another for RM5.2 million on Feb 17, 2014.
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