Kuala lumpur: Former Chief of Army Tan Sri Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan was charged in the Sessions Court today with four counts of receiving proceeds from unlawful activities amounting to more than RM2.12 million. Muhammad Hafizuddeain, 58, pleaded not guilty after all four charges were read out to him before Judge Azura Alwi. 'I understand the charges and ask for a trial,' he said after the charges were read out one by one.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, he is the first Chief of Army to be charged in court in connection with money laundering cases linked to Malaysian Army (TDM) procurement tenders. For the first to fourth charges, he was accused of receiving proceeds from unlawful activities, namely RM969,000, RM474,850, RM488,550, and RM190,000, which were deposited into three bank accounts belonging to the accused.

The offences were allegedly committed at three banks at three different locations along Jalan Melaka, Bukit Damansara, and the federal capital between Feb 2, 2024, and Nov 7, 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, punishable under Subsection 4(1) of the same Act.

The section provides for, upon conviction, 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. Under Ops Parasit, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on Jan 7 detained a senior officer and his two wives in connection with army tender procurement projects, with the officer remanded for seven days and his wives remanded for three and six days respectively the following day.