THE Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court has set July 1 and 2 to hear the case of Umno legal adviser Mohd Hafarizam Harun, who is facing three counts of money-laundering, involving RM15 million, which he allegedly received from former prime minister Najib Razak.

His lawyer, Hasnal Rezua Merican, said judge Suzana Hussin fixed the dates when the case came up for mention yesterday.

The court also set March 10 for mention, he said today.

On the first count, Hafarizam was charged with receiving RM7.5 million, which was proceeds from unlawful activities through an AmIslamic Bank Berhad cheque dated April 16, 2014 from Najib, which was deposited into the account of his legal firm, Messrs Hafarizam Wan & Aisha Mubarak.

The offence was allegedly committed at CIMB Bank Berhad, Putra World Trade Centre, Jalan Tun Ismail on April 17, 2014.

For the second and third charges, Hafarizam was alleged to have received RM4 million and RM3.5 million, which were proceeds from unlawful activities through two cheques, dated November 7, 2014 and January 21, 2015, from Najib and deposited into the account of the same legal firm.

He was charged with committing the offences on November 12, 2014 and February 12, 2015, at the same place. – Bernama, February 11, 2021.