MACC Deputy Public Prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib said the Attorney General's Chambers needed time to study the representation.
"We request that the hearing of the forfeiture application which was supposed to take place today be postponed because the respondent had submitted a representation on April 8," he said, adding that the prosecution did not object to it.Lawyer Loi Yap Loong, representing the businessman, confirmed the matter.On Sept 29, 2021, the MACC filed a notice of motion to forfeit money belonging to Goh amounting to RM60,232.01 in his three bank accounts and RM10,588.94 and RM16,721.
The application was filed on the grounds that the money, which was seized in December 2020 and January 2021 was allegedly proceeds obtained from unlawful activities namely online gambling and cryptocurrency trading, which is an offence under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.
Goh had previously escaped from the MACC headquarters on Oct 11, 2020, shortly after he was released on bail and was about to be rearrested for another offence.Article type: metered
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