Wife of ex-Army chief charged with receiving RM77,000 in proceeds from unlawful activities

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 22): Salwani Anuar @ Kamaruddin, wife of former Chief of Army Tan Sri Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan, was today charged in the Sessions Court with four counts of receiving RM77,000 in proceeds from unlawful activities.

Salwani, 27, pleaded not guilty after all four charges were read out to her before Judge Rosli Ahmad.

On the first to fourth charges, the woman, as the controller of Wany Venture, was accused of receiving proceeds from unlawful activities involving sums of RM50,000, RM7,000, RM10,000 and RM10,000, which were deposited into a bank account belonging to the company at a bank’s Damansara Heights branch at Wisma UOA II here between Nov 24, 2024 and Nov 25, 2025.

The charges were framed under Subsection 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001, read together with Subsection 87(1)(a) of the same Act, and are punishable under Subsection 4(1) of the Act.

The section provides for a maximum jail term of 15 years and a fine of up to five times the sum or value of the proceeds from the unlawful activities or RM5 million, whichever is higher, upon conviction.

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