THE Kuala Lumpur High Court was today told that former director-general of the Malaysian External Intelligence Organisation Hasanah Abdul Hamid, who is facing a criminal breach of trust charge involving RM50.4 million in government funds, has filed a representation on her case to the Attorney-General.

Hasanah’s lawyer Shaharudin Ali told Judicial Commissioner Ahmad Shahrir Mohd Salleh that he had filed the written representation on January 14.

“I requested for the trial date to be in August 2020,” he said during case management.

Deputy public prosecutor Muhamad Iskandar Ahmad confirmed receiving the representation on January 15.

Shaharudin also said he would like to file an application to obtain some old documents from the National Archives, the Prime Minister’s Department, the Home Ministry, Wisma Putra, the Special Branch and the British government.

“It relates to the establishment, function, role and authority of the Research Department involving my client,” he said.

The court set February 20 for case management.

Meanwhile, when met outside the court, both parties declined to disclose the purpose of the representation.

On October 25, 2018, Hasanah claimed trial in the sessions court to a CBT charge involving RM50.4 million belonging to the Malaysian government. 

Hasanah, in her capacity as a civil servant, is alleged to have committed the offence at the office of the Director-General, Research Division, Prime Minister’s Department, Kompleks JPM, Putrajaya between April 30 and May 9, 2018.         

The charge, under Section 409 of the Penal Code, carries a maximum 20 years’ jail, whipping, and a fine upon conviction. – Bernama, January 20, 2020.