PUTRAJAYA, Oct 7 — When money from an investment scam landed in a company’s bank account, the government moved to seize everything in it, but the Court of Appeal has now drawn a line on how far such confiscation can go.

A three-judge panel ruled that authorities can take money proven to be linked to a crime, but cannot automatically seize the rest of the money in the same account without evidence connecting it to the offence, news outlet Free Malaysia Today (FMT) reported today.

The ruling came after LWC Good Service Sdn Bhd challenged a High Court order allowing the government to forfeit RM1.36 million from two of its bank accounts under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (Amla).