Wan Saiful charged with RM6.9 million bribery

Tasek Gelugor MP Wan Saiful Wan Jan was today charged with soliciting and accepting RM6.9 million in bribes in relation to a JanaWibawa project.

He claimed trial to the two charges, brought against him at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court a day after his arrest by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). 

Wan Saiful, the Bersatu information chief, was alleged to have solicited a bribe from one Lian Tan Chuan as an inducement to help a company, Nepturis Sdn Bhd,  secure the "Central Spine Road: Sertik To East Coast Expressway Interchange" project, worth RM232,000,000, from the Malaysian government.

He was also charged with receiving RM6,962,694.54, which was transferred from a Maybank Islamic account owned by Nepturis to a CIMB Bank account owned by his company, WSA Advisory Group Sdn Bhd, as a reward for helping the company obtain a letter of acceptance for the project.

The former chairman of the National Higher Education Fund Corporation was charged with committing both offences at the Royal Lake Club, Taman Tasik Perdana in Kuala Lumpur in April 2022 and at CIMB Bank Bukit Tunku branch, Taman Tunku, Bukit Tunku between July 8, 2022 and Sept 30, 2022.

The prosecution was conducted before judge Azura Alwi by deputy public prosecutor Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin, while Wan Saiful was represented by lawyer Hisyam Teh Poh Teik.