KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court has ordered the forfeiture of RM1.15mil seized by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) from a bank account belonging to a petroleum product sales and distribution company.
Judge Rosli Ahmad made the ruling after allowing an application by MACC Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohamad Fadhly Mohd Zamry.
"The court grants the applicant's request to forfeit the RM1.15mil to the Malaysian government through the Chief Commissioner of the MACC under Section 41(1) of the MACC Act 2009," he said during proceedings on Thursday (April 2).
The prosecution team also included Deputy Public Prosecutor Hazel Tan Jia Qi, while lawyers Awang Armadajaya Awang Mahmud and Muhammad Ridhwan Jalaludin represented IPTB Sdn Bhd as the respondent.
On Aug 6, 2025, the Public Prosecutor filed an application to forfeit the sum, which had been seized from the company's bank account, under Section 41(1) of the MACC Act 2009, read together with Section 376 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
The court ordered the forfeiture despite no criminal charges being filed, after being satisfied that the funds constituted proceeds of, or were connected to, an offence under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009. - Bernama
