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KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Two Malaysian men who are wanted by the US Department of Justice for alleged money laundering and cybercrimes in the country will remain in prison until their extradition request is heard by the Court of Sessions next week .
This followed the High Court decision here on Tuesday (December 15) to deny bail to businessman Wong Ong Hua, 46, and computer analyst Ling Yang Ching, 32, who will be charged in the United States of 23 counts, including identity theft. access device fraud, violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) and falsely register domain names.
Judicial Commissioner Datuk Aslam Zainuddin rejected the request for bail after hearing arguments from Deputy Prosecutor Mohd Ashrof Adrin Kamarul and attorney Datuk Zamani Ibrahim, who was representing Wong and Ling.
In his sentence, Aslam said that the bail request was rejected because the procedures for the extradition request of the two men were already scheduled for next Monday (December 21).
“If they are allowed bail today, they still have to pass the two-week quarantine before they are allowed to return, when in fact the internment process will take place during the period,” he said.
Previously, Zamani said that his clients needed time to resolve personal matters before being extradited to the United States and that they were willing to accept additional conditions from the court.
“Since the country’s border is not yet open, we guarantee that our clients will be present in court for extradition proceedings next week,” said the lawyer.
On September 3, the US authorities requested the extradition of the two suspects to the country and the Attorney General’s Chamber agreed to comply with the request in accordance with the Extradition Act of 1992 and the extradition agreement between the governments of Malaysia and the United States. . – Bernama
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