THE Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court has fixed 15 days, starting May next year, for the hearing of businessman Adam Radlan Adam Muhammad’s three charges involving the Jana Wibawa project.

Judge Suzana Hussin set the date during the mention of the case with deputy public prosecutor Farah Yasmin Salleh and lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, who is representing Adam, today.

“The court sets the trial dates for May 27 to 29, June 10 to 12, July 9 to 11, July 22 to 24 and August 5 to 7 next year,” said the judge, who also set case management for October 31.

Earlier, during the proceedings, Farah informed the court that the prosecution would file an application to transfer Adam’s two other cases before Sessions Court judge Azura Alwi to be tried together with the three cases in this court.

“The prosecution will file the application within two weeks,” said Farah.

“Today, we are submitting the witness list to the defence. About 20 witnesses will be called for the prosecution’s case.”

On February 21, the businessman was charged at the Sessions Court on one count of soliciting a cash bribe of 3.5-7% of the project value from MIE Infrastructure & Energy Sdn Bhd managing director Mat Jusoh Mamat.

The second count involves receiving RM500,000 in his CIMB Bank account from Jusoh as an inducement to help the company obtain the same letter of agreement for the RM 47.8 million road construction project from Jalan Sungai Adam to Kampung Banat, Perlis.

Adam is alleged to have committed the offences at a restaurant in Dutamas and the Bukit Tunku branch of CIMB Bank in Taman Tunku, Kuala Lumpur, in March 2021 and November 26, 2021.

The third charge involves receiving RM2.1 million in relation to the Jana Wibawa project.

The charges were framed under section 16(a) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act and are punishable by imprisonment of up to 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the bribe amount or RM10,000 or whichever is higher, upon conviction. – Bernama, September 14, 2023.