SHAH ALAM — Former army chief Tan Sri Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan is to be charged again at the Sessions Court here today, in connection with a money laundering case.
A check on the court system shows the case is to be mentioned before Judge Datuk Mohd Nasir Nordin at 9 am, Bernama reports.
Yesterday, Muhammad Hafizuddeain was charged in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court with four counts of receiving proceeds from unlawful activities, amounting to more than RM2.12 million.
Muhammad Hafizuddeain, 58, pleaded not guilty to all four charges, after they were read out before Judge Azura Alwi.
Last Wednesday, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said the former army chief and his wife, Salwani Anuar @ Kamaruddin, were each expected to face four charges under Section 4(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 at the Kuala Lumpur Special Corruption Court.
According to the MACC, the former senior Malaysian Armed Forces officer was expected to face two additional charges under the same section and Act at the Shah Alam Special Corruption Court today (Friday), while his wife was expected to be charged with one additional count under the same provision at the Jertih Sessions Court in Terengganu on Monday.
Meanwhile, former Chief of Defence Force Tan Sri Mohd Nizam Jaffar, 59, will be charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today with four counts, including abuse of power and breach of trust. Court records show the case will be mentioned before Judge Rosli Ahmad at 9 am.
MACC had also said previously that Mohd Nizam faces two charges under Section 23 of the MACC Act 2009 over alleged abuse of power and matters involving the Armed Forces Welfare Fund (TKAT).
He also faces one count of breach of trust under Section 409, and one under Section 165 of the Penal Code.
Yesterday, MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said two more senior officers of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF), both with the title ‘Datuk’, are expected to be charged next week, subject to the approval of the Attorney-General’s Chambers.
MACC’s probe into army procurements, called Op Parasit, began on October 7, 2025, and is classified as sensitive, due to its involvement of high-ranking officers and matters of public interest.
The army-related procurements under investigation date back to 2023.
As of January 15, 23 individuals, including two high-ranking officers and four senior Malaysian Armed Forces officers, were detained by the MACC to assist in investigations into alleged corruption and abuse of power, involving procurement matters and the use of public funds, as well as claims of receiving bribes from several companies, linked to the procurement of supplies for the Armed Forces Welfare Fund (TKAT) and MINDEF. – January 23, 2026