KUALA LUMPUR: Forty-six documents related to the case of former director-general of the Research Division in the Prime Ministers Department Datuk Hasanah Abdul Hamid, charged with criminal breach of trust (CBT), have been handed over to the defence.
Deputy public prosecutor Muhamad Iskandar Ahmad said this when the case came up for mention at the sessions court before Judge Rozina Ayob today.
“This afternoon we have handed over 46 documents to the defence team and more documents will be submitted,“ said Muhamad Iskandar.
Among documents submitted to the defence, today were Hasanah’s appointment letter as director-general, seizure list, invoices, photographs of evidence, recorded conversations and photographs of the Research Division office.
Documents yet to be submitted include forensic reports from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), Immigration Department and several other departments as well as copies of closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage.
Khairul Azam Abdul Aziz, a lawyer representing Hasanah, 61, confirmed receiving the documents.
The court then told the prosecution to submit the rest of the documents as required under Section 51A of the Criminal Procedure Code latest by Jan 3, and set the same date for mention of the case.
Lawyer Datuk Shaharudin Ali also representing Hasanah told the court that Hasanah could not pay the legal fees as her account had been frozen and requested that the account be released.
Judge Rozina then asked the prosecution to refer the matter to the MACC and to reply to the defence request.
Meanwhile, when met by reporters outside the courtroom, Shaharudin said he would file an application to transfer the case to the High Court and for the case to be heard before a judge who is not involved in handling the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) case because Hasanah’s case had nothing to do with 1MDB.
On Oct 25, Hasanah pleaded not guilty to criminal breach of trust involving US$12.1 million (RM51 million) belonging to the Malaysian government.
She was charged with committing the offence at the office of the Director-General, Research Division, Prime Minister’s Department (JPM), Kompleks JPM, Federal Government’s Administrative Centre, Putrajaya, between April 30 and May 9, 2018.
The charge was framed under Section 409 of the Penal Code which provides an imprisonment for up to 20 years, and whipping, and is liable to a fine, if found guilty. — Bernama
