money laundering

His lawyer says Zahid Hamidi has been 'unnecessarily and over-prosecuted'.

The case was originally set for trial at the Sessions Court.

The charges were brought against him under the Anti-Money Laundering Act.

The charges will be brought at the Johor Bahru Sessions Court tomorrow.

The anti-graft agency says the money will be transferred to 1MDB's trust account.

The ruling came after the prosecution withdrew the three charges against Hafarizam, who agreed for the cases to be compounded.

Investigations have to do with lucrative contracts from a foreign government, the profits of which were never declared by the businessman.

The lawyer is under self-quarantine until Aug 1 following close contact with a person who tested positive for Covid-19.

China banned trading in cryptocurrencies in 2019 and is increasingly tightening restrictions on bitcoin mining.

The inquiry's report says 53% of the 6,779 passports issued were granted illegally, because of a due diligence vacuum or insufficient background checks.

The hearing has been pushed to Thursday as his lawyer says he has yet to recover from an eye surgery which he underwent last week.

The senior lawyer pleaded not guilty to the charges in September 2018 but his trial dates were vacated to make way for the trials of former PM Najib Razak.