Former MACC director: You may have the power, but I have Allah on my side

KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): After the conviction of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak on Tuesday, Datuk Bahri Mohammad Zin, the former director of the Special Operations division of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) remembers putting everything on the line during investigations into the 1MDB scandal in 2015.

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Najib's SRC Trial: Tuesday is D-Day for Najib verdict in SRC case

The case of SRC funds totalling RM42 million Total number of charges: 7 3 counts of criminal breach of trust Offence: Section 409 of the  Penal Code Penalty: Maximum 20 years’ jail + whipping + a fine 1 count of abuse of power Offence: Section 23(1) of MACC Act 2009 (punishable under Section 24 of the same act) Penalty: Maximum 20 years’ jail + a fine of not less than five times the amount of the bribe, or RM10,000, whichever is higher 3 counts of money laundering Offence:  Section 4(1)(b) of AMLATFPUAA 2001 Penalty: Maximum 15 years’ jail + a fine of RM5 million, or five times the amount, whichever is higher, for each charge ALL eyes will be on the Kuala Lumpur High Court (Criminal 3) on Tuesday, when former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak learns whether he will be acquitted of all seven charges against him in relation to RM42 million belonging to SRC International Sdn Bhd or whether the court will find him guilty of several, if not all, of the charges.

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