MACC drops all money laundering charges against Najib’s former PR chief Paul Stadlen, Umno lawyer Hafarizam | Malay Mail

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MACC drops all money laundering charges against Najib’s former PR chief Paul Stadlen, Umno lawyer Hafarizam

KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has dropped its money laundering charges against former Apco Malaysia boss Paul Geoffrey Stadlen, who also previously aided Datuk Seri Najib Razak in his publicity campaigns after he, the Attorney General's Chambers and lawyer Datuk Mohd Hafarizam Harun came to an agreement.

“The MACC would like to state that an agreement has been made between the AGC, Paul Geoffrey Stadlen and Datuk Mohd Hafarizam Harun who was charged under Section 4 of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 for misappropriating a sum of RM15 million.

“In addition MACC and the AGC have decided that the case against Hafarizam will also be dropped once he pays a compound of RM590,587.26 as he too is being charged under Section 92 Act 613.” Under the first charge, Hafarizam was accused of engaging directly in two transactions that involved proceeds from illegal activity, by causing RM11.5 million through two AmIslamic Bank Berhad cheques belonging to Najib to his law firm Hafarizam Wan & Aisha Mubarak’s client account in CIMB Bank Berhad., an arrest warrant was issued for him in February 2019.

 

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