Singapore has designated a wide range of crimes as predicate offences to money laundering – including corruption, bribery and fraud, said MAS. This is in line with the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force.
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Fate of lawyers linked with video to be known by tomorrow
By Vanes Devindran, vanes@thestar.com.my
The Star/ANN
KUCHING – Advocates Association of Sarawak (AAS) will reveal its stand and the next course of action in regard to the fate of two prominent lawyers who were said to be involved in corruption over land deals in Sarawak within the next 48 hours.
The association yesterday convened an impromptu video conferencing with its counterparts here, in Miri, Bintulu and Sibu to discuss the matter following the circulation of a YouTube video featuring an interview by an environmental group, Global Witness.
The video, said to have been captured, under a covert operation, featured a Caucasian man posing as an investor to buy land in the state from Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud’s cousins which subsequently revealed the transaction procedures.
The video also featured the two lawyers elaborating on the transaction process.
The video conferencing, attended by AAS’ executive committee members and chaired by its president Khairil Azmi Mohd Hasbie, was held around 3pm.
The conferencing lasted about an hour and the half, after which Khairil told pressmen that the association had made its decision on the matter.
“The decision has been made but I cannot reveal the decision yet. Once action has been taken only then we will let the press know accordingly,” he said.
When prodded further on what action would be taken, he said he could not reveal it just yet.
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