Bersatu Information Chief, Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to two charges of soliciting and accepting a bribe of RM6.9 million in relation to the Jana Wibawa project.
Two charges against Wan Saiful, 48, who is also a Member of Parliament for Tasek Gelugor, were read before Judge Azura Alwi.
For the first charge, he is alleged to have asked for a bribe from Lian Tan Chuan as an inducement for him to help the Nepturis Sdn Bhd company get the ‘Central Spine Road: Certificate to East Coast Highway Interchange’ project from the Malaysian government in pre-qualification which totals RM232,000,000.
Wan Saiful is also accused of receiving a bribe for himself, which is a sum of RM6,962,694.54 in cash through the CIMB Bank Berhad account owned by his company WSA Advisory Group Sdn Bhd from the Maybank Islamic Berhad account owned by Nepturis Sdn Bhd Company as a reward for helping the Nepturis company obtain a Letter of Acceptance for the project .
The former chairman of Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional (PTPTN) is accused of committing both acts at the Royal Lake Club, Taman Tasik Perdana here, around April 2022 and at CIMB Bank Berhad Bukit Tunku Branch, Taman Tunku, Bukit Tunku here between 8 July 2022 to 30 Sept 2022.
The prosecution was handled by Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin while Wan Saiful was represented by lawyer Datuk Hisyam Teh Poh Teik.
