Lawyer Datuk Mohd Hafarizam Harun is pictured at the Kuala Lumpur High Court August 3, 2020. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
When the three charges were read out to him this morning at the Sessions Court, Hafarizam repeatedly declared in a loud and clear voice that he was claiming trial.Under the first charge, Hafarizam was accused of having been involved in money laundering on April 17, 2014 by receiving RM7.
Under the third charge, Hafarizam was similarly accused of having between January 22, 2015 and February 12, 2015 received proceeds of unlawful activity amounting to RM3.5 million via an AmIslamic Bank Berhad cheque belonging to Najib and dated January 21, 2015, with the cheque again deposited into the law firm’s same client account.