Malaysian Bar President George Varughese speaks to Malay Mail at the Bar Council in Kuala Lumpur. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Hafarizam, who is counsel for former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Umno’s legal adviser, was charged last month with money laundering for allegedly putting RM15 million of illegal funds from Najib into his law firm’s client account. “So if they are suspicious of monies that come into their account, they must notify Bank Negara,” said George.
“For example, you’re buying a house — the buyer may not be comfortable just passing the money on to the vendor, so it goes through the law firm.
Not to forget that lawyer too, the one that was bitten by his dog
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