The Magistrate’s Court on Thursday heard the returning case of three foreign nationals who are facing charges of money laundering and conspiring.
Messrs Yusof Halim and Partners lawyer Pengiran Khairul Nizam bin Pengiran Haji Mohd Yassin is now representing Vietnamese man Bui Van Tam, 36, and Vietnamese woman Le Thi Ngoc Tien, 32.
Lawyer Ahmad Basuni Abas from the firm Abrahams Davidson and Co is representing Vietnamese woman Nguyen Thi Huong, 38.
While the trio have not entered any pleas, Bui Van Tam is alleged to have committed money laundering by transferring VND64,574,000 from his bank account in Vietnam to another account at the same bank.
Nguyen Thi Huong and Le Thi Ngoc Tien are purported to have conspired in the money laundering offence allegedly committed by Bui Van Tam.
Magistrate Syaffina binti Shahif adjourned the case to November 4, making way for the lawyers to look into their clients’ case. Prosecutor Syafina binti Abdul Hadzid’s charges on money laundering and conspiring carry penalties of BND500,000 in maximum fines and imprisonment of up to 10 years, or both. – Fadley Faisal
