BUSINESS consultant Khairul Khuzaini Zamsani, 29, faced charges at the Shah Alam Sessions Court today, accused of seven counts of money laundering amounting to RM53,144 three years ago.

Before Judge Awang Krisnada Awang Mahmud, he pleaded not guilty. The charges include four counts of disposing of RM22,254, believed to be proceeds from unlawful activities, from his savings account.

Khairul Khuzaini Zamsani is also accused of three charges related to transferring RM30,890, alleged proceeds from illegal activities, to savings accounts held by three local women aged 26 to 58.

The transactions are said to have occurred at a bank in Pandamaran, Klang, between April 13 and May 15, 2021.

These charges fall under section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.

If convicted, the penalty includes imprisonment for up to 15 years and a fine of not less than five times the amount or value of the proceeds from the unlawful activities or RM5 million, whichever is higher.

The judge allowed bail of RM5,000 with one local surety for all the charges and ordered the accused to surrender his passport to the court.

DPP Julianazriana Jaafar appeared for the prosecution, while lawyer Sabrina Mohd represented Khairul Khuzaini.

The court fixed February 13 for mention of the case.

On July 27, 2021, Khairul Khuzaini pleaded not guilty in the Kuala Lumpur magistrate’s court to a charge of deceiving actor Mohd Fairus Zainal Abidin, better known as Fizz Fairuz, over a cleaning project of Kuala Lumpur City Hall. – Bernama, January 4, 2024.