KUALA LUMPUR: Prominent lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah has claimed trial at a Sessions Court here to four charges of money laundering involving RM9.5mil that he received from Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
The 66-year-old is accused of receiving proceeds of unlawful activity totalling RM4.3mil on Sept 13, 2013, and RM5.2mil on Feb 17, 2014, through two AmIslamic Bank Bhd cheques issued by the former prime minister. The cheques were remitted into Muhammad Shafee’s CIMB Bank account.
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