Hasbie had been Mohamed Yakcop’s political secretary. — file pic
Hasbie Satar, 37, from Sarawak, allegedly committed the offence in an apartment unit in Teluk Air Tawar here, at 3.30pm on February 11 last year.
He was charged under section 4 (1) of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001, which carries a fine of up to RM5 million or a jail term of up to five years or both.
Hasbie was unrepresented.
Sessions Court judge Mohd Zairan Aman set bail at RM60,000 with two sureties and fixed March 14 for mention.
He tendered his resignation as Nor Mohamed’s political secretary on February 14 last year after being detained by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers.
Hasbie was appointed to the post in April 2008 when Nor Mohamed was Second Finance Minister under then-Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
It was reported that MACC officers raided the apartment unit and found bundles of RM5, RM10, RM50 and RM100 notes totalling RM2,134,656 and also seized two vehicles, a four-wheel drive and a BMW car.
Economic recovery is measured by many yardsticks. Some literally drive you to the “yard” — stick or no stick. After a long while, many campaigns, chargesheets and resignations, the powers feel that “remand” may actually fuel supply of more information, even if that be shooting the foot in the mouth, in many different ways.
Former telecom minister A Raja quietly walked into the CBI van. That’s the way it’s always done. Like an Indian wedding. A protocol to record and broadcast the event before the public. The serene confidence he had on his face, he could well have reached the desired place in his personal vehicle. He showed absolutely no concern or regrets. In fact, he is the only one who has refrained from either defending himself, or naming anyone else. It seems he was a man given a job others would have felt less comfortable with, or perhaps he was the chosen one. There are media reports and infamous tapes that lobbyists wanted him in that seat. As part of a government, now repeatedly spelt as a “coalition ”, he surely carried out the procedures, and signed as “Minister of Communications” on a file that should have been through its mandatory path with at least the finance, home, defence, and law ministries’ noting on it. Finally, the transaction was sealed and delivered. Raja now basks in “remand”. He has not felt the need of calling a press conference. Such a steely temperament could actually be a political “hot potato”, when he or someone else opens his mouth. The “gulp down” could be heart burning. Well, everyone is innocent till proved otherwise, but unofficially, everyone is suspect to some irregularity till proved too wise.
The CBI in this country is perhaps the most democratic autonomous body, but it is common sense that it need not work beyond the influence of the government. Notably, it gives you sufficient benefit of doubt, makes scathing discoveries about a case, can publicly accuse, and yet in its own sense of justice, pronounce foreclosure of a case, rather than waste precious time of the judiciary. It can indict and relieve at the same time. If proofs be found later, it has the right to open a case again. Let’s stop at this. You know what this remand may supply.READMORE http://themalaysiantribune-taxidriver.blogspot.com/2011/02/tan-sri-nor-mohamed-yakcop-and-tun.html
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