JUDGMENT

Mohd Radzi Abdul Hamid JC:

Introduction

[1] The Public Prosecutor ('Applicant') filed an application under s 56(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Financing of Terrorism and Proceeds of Unlawful Activity Act 2001 ('AMLFTA') by way of a Notice of Motion as appearing in encl 1. Essentially the Applicant prayed for this Court to grant an order under s 56(2) of AMLFTA for the forfeiture of monies in bank accounts and of certain movable and immovable properties belonging to the respective respondents named in the Notice of Motion ('Application').

[2] The Application is supported by the Affidavits of Syafinas binti Shabudin for the Applicant (Enclosure 2), Sarjan Mohd Fadzlee bin Mohd Khalid as the Predicate Offence Investigating Officer (Enclosure 3), and Inspector Sopawan A/P Kin as the AMLFTA Investigating Officer (Enclosure 8).

[3] The Application is premised on the grounds that: (a) each of the respondent had committed the predicate offence of participating in, receiving proceeds from and making payments for an unlawful activity of online gambling under s 4B of the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953 (' CGHA '); (b) that the respondents' bank accounts were used to receive unlawful p