Umno lawyer Hafarizam charged with two counts of money laundering (Updated)


KUALA LUMPUR: Umno’s top lawyer Datuk Mohd Hafarizam Harun has been charged at the Sessions Court here with two counts of money laundering by way of depositing RM15mil in total from former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak into his law firm’s bank account.

The 47-year-old pleaded not guilty after the charges were read out before Sessions Court judge Azman Ahmad on Thursday (Feb 21).

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