HIGH COURT MALAYA KUALA LUMPUR
RIZA SHAHRIZ ABDUL AZIZ – Appellant
Versus
PP – Respondent
[Criminal Application No: WA-44-203-08/2019]
| Table of Content |
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| 1. application filed for transfer under s 417 of the cpc. (Para 1 , 3 , 4 , 6) |
| 2. applicant argues for transfer citing complexity and constitutional rights. (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 3. explanation of prosecution's resistance to transfer. (Para 10 , 11) |
| 4. summary of relevant provisions of the cpc. (Para 12 , 13) |
| 5. court's view on the difficulty of law for transfer. (Para 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 6. insistence on extraordinary grounds for transfer. (Para 17 , 18) |
| 7. rejection of transfer due to commonality in laws. (Para 19 , 20 , 21) |
| 8. competence of sessions court judges affirmed. (Para 22 , 23) |
| 9. emphasis on qualifications of judges. (Para 24 , 25 , 26) |
| 10. equality before the law and criteria for transfer. (Para 28 , 36 , 51) |
| 11. emphasis on judicial efficiency. (Para 33) |
| 12. judicial discretion in determining transfer. (Para 34 , 40) |
| 13. public interest in trials for public figures. (Para 44 , 45) |
[1] This is an application filed by the applicant pursuant to s 417 of the Criminal Procedure Code ("the CPC ") for an order that the case against him which was registered at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court as Arrest Case No WA-62R-23-07/2019 be transferred to and heard before the High Court of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur.
[2] At the conclusion of the hearing, I dismissed the application by the applicant, and highlighted the primary reasons for the same. This judgment contains the full reasons for my decision.
Key Background Facts
[3] On 5 July 2019, the applicant was charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court with five charges under s 4(1)(a) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 ("AMLATFPUAA"). The charges against the applicant read as follows:
Pertuduhan Pertama
Bahawa kamu di antara 12 April 2011 dan 12 Mei 2011 di City National Bank, Los Angeles Main, 525 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, California di negara United States of America, telah melibatkan diri dalam pengubahan wang haram, iaitu menerima hasil daripada aktiviti haram berjumlah USD 1,173,104.00 melalui satu transaksi pemindahan wang daripada akaun bernombor 11116073 milik Good Star Limited di RBS Coutts, Zurich, Switzerland ke akaun City National Bank, Los Angeles, USA bernombor 123284291 milik Red Granite Productions Inc., yang mana wang tersebut adalah hasil daripada penyelewengan ke atas dana 1 Malaysia Development Berhad, oleh itu kamu telah melakukan satu kesalahan di bawah perenggan 4(1)(a) Akta Pencegahan Pengubahan Wang Haram dan Pencegahan Keganasan 2001 [Akta 613] yang boleh dihukum di bawah subseksyen 4(1) Akta yang sama."
Pertuduhan Kedua
Bahawa kamu di antara 10 September 2012 dan 10 Oktober 2012 di City National Bank, Los Angeles Main, 525 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, California di negara United States of America, telah melibatkan diri dalam pengubahan wang haram, iaitu menerima hasil daripada aktiviti haram berjumlah USD 9,000,000.00 melalui satu transaksi pemindahan wang daripada akaun bernombor 11116073 milik Good Star Limited di RBS Coutts, Zurich, Switzerland ke akaun City National Bank, Los Angeles, USA bernombor 123284291 milik Red Granite Productions Inc., yang mana wang tersebut adalah hasil daripada penyelewengan ke atas dana 1 Malaysia Development Berhad, oleh itu kamu telah melakukan satu kesalahan di bawah perenggan 4(1)(a) Akta Pencegahan Pengubahan Wang Haram dan Pencegahan Keganasan 2001 [Akta 613] yang boleh dihukum di bawah subseksyen 4(1) Akta yang sama.
Pertuduhan Ketiga
Bahawa kamu pada 18 Jun 2012 di BSI Bank Ltd, 7 Temasek Boulevard, #31-01 Suntec Tower One, di negara Singapura, telah melibatkan diri dalam pengubahan wang haram, iaitu menerima hasil daripada aktiviti haram berjumlah USD 133,000,000.00 melalui satu transaksi pemindahan wang daripada akaun bernombor 81134378 milik Aabar Investments PJS Limited di BSI SA, Lugano ke akaun BSI Bank Ltd Singapore bernombor 6C02250A milik Red Granite Capital Ltd, yang mana wang tersebut adalah hasil daripada penyelewengan ke atas dana 1 Mala
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