Nordin Hassan JCA:

[1] There are four appeals before us in the present case which are as follows:

(i) Appeal No: J-06A-7-2020 is an appeal by the Public Prosecutor against the decision of the High Court in granting the stay of the forfeiture of the appellant's seized property to the Government of Malaysia;

(ii) Appeal No: J-06B-31-07-2020 is an appeal by Mohd Ismail bin Syed Merah against the order of the High Court in granting the forfeiture order of the appellant's seized property to the Government of Malaysia;

(iii) Appeal No: J-06B-32-07-2020 is the appeal by Mohd Ismail bin Syed Merah against the conviction and sentence by the High Court; and

(iv) Appeal No: J-06B(H)-33-07-2020 is the Public Prosecutor's appeal against the sentence.

[2] The main appeal here is the appeal by Mohd Ismail bin Syed ("the appellant") against the conviction and sentence by the High Court for eight offences of money laundering under s 4(1)(a), of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 ("the AMLATFA"). Seven charges proffered against the appellant were for using the proceeds of unlawful activities whilst one charge was for offence of posses