Trial of Abdul Azeez’s corruption, money laundering case to begin Aug 18

Abdul Azeez, who is Umno Supreme Council member, is facing three counts of receiving bribes totalling RM5.2 million over road projects in Perak and Kedah, and nine counts of money laundering of nearly RM140 million.

Issue

Pantai Baru Coastal Expressway (Lebuhraya Persisiran Pantai Baru)
Bribery case involving MP for Baling Abdul Azeeza Abdul Rahim by Syarikat Menuju Asas Sdn Bhd of RM4 million to secure limited tender road project from Works Ministry

Directly implicated parties

Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim
Abdul Azeez bin Abdul Rahim is a Malaysian politician currently serving as the Member of Parliament of Malaysia for the seat of Baling in the state of Kedah. He is a member of United Malay National Organisation.
Syarikat Menuju Asas Sdn Bhd
Company involved in bribery case to secure a road project through limited tender from Works Ministry

Indirectly implicated parties

Implicated parties through circumstantance

Disclosing Parties

Source

Link

The Sun Daily / Bernama,  (18 May, 2020).  Trial of Abdul Azeez’s corruption, money laundering case to begin Aug 18.  Retrieved 22 May, 2020,  from https://www.thesundaily.my/local/trial-of-abdul-azeez-s-corruption-money-laundering-case-to-begin-aug-18-ND2423429

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Abdul Latif, 62, represented by lawyer Fudhail Zulaini, is accused of abetting Abdul Azeez who allegedly received RM4 million from Mohammad Redzuan as gratification to help Syarikat Menuju Asas Sdn Bhd to secure a road project through limited tender from the Works Ministry.

The project involved the Pantai Baru Coastal Expressway, upgrading works of Federal Road FT005 (Teluk Intan to Kampung Lekir, Perak) worth RM644,480.