This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily on May 28, 2019

KUALA LUMPUR: Former federal territories minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor’s (pic) corruption trial is scheduled to begin on Sept 3.

The case was called for mention yesterday, and deputy public prosecutor Mohamad Firdaous Mohamed Idris told High Court Judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali that the prosecution had delivered all the related documents to the defence pursuant to Section 51(A) of the Criminal Procedure Code.

  On Nov 15, 2018, Tengku Adnan pleaded not guilty to a charge of receiving gratification of RM1 million for himself from a businessman, Tan Eng Boon, through a Public Bank cheque belonging to Pekan Nenas Industries Sdn Bhd that was deposited into a CIMB Bank account belonging to Tengku Adnan, to obtain approval for an application by Nucleus Properties Sdn Bhd (now known as Paragon City Development Sdn Bhd) to raise the plot ratio of the site with development at Lot 228, Jalan Semarak, Kuala Lumpur.

The offence was allegedly committed at CIMB Bank Bhd, Putra World Trade Centre branch, Level 2, Podium Block, Putra World Trade Centre, Jalan Tun Ismail here, on Dec 27, 2013.

The charge was made under Section 16(a) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009.

Tengku Adnan also faces an alternative charge where, in his capacity as the federal territories minister, he is alleged to have received for himself RM1 million without consideration from Tan through a Public Bank cheque belonging to Pekan Nenas Industries which was deposited into his account, despite knowing that Tan, who is a director at Nucleus Properties, was concerned with his official function.

He was charged under Section 165 of the Penal Code for the offence.  The case will be called for mention again on Aug 16.