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JOHOR BARU: A former director of a government agency has been indicted in the Court of Sessions here on four counts of making false claims in the amount of RM47,800.
Defendant Rajali Mudin, 56, pleaded not guilty to all the charges that were brought before Judge Kamarudin Kamsun on Tuesday (September 8).
According to the charge sheets, the crimes were committed between November and December 2015 when Rajali was serving as the director of the Johor Department of National Unity and Integration.
The defendant, who currently works at the Putrajaya Department of National Unity and Integration, allegedly filed four false complaints at the Johor office.
The first three claims were filed under the company name Ctam Retail and Wholesale Sdn Bhd for a value of RM13,200, RM10,400 and RM11,800 for an event that never took place.
The other claim is also for a non-existent event under the company name TE Catering and Canopy worth RM12,400.
The act is an offense under section 18 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009, which is punishable under section 24 (2) of the same law.
The charges stipulate a jail term of up to 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the amount of the bribe or RM 10,000, whichever is greater, upon conviction.
The prosecution was conducted by Deputy Prosecutor Zander Lim Wai Keong and the accused was represented by Iskandar Shah Ibrahim.
During the bail filings, Lim requested that the bail be set at RM20,000 due to the severity of the case, with additional terms for the defendant to surrender his passport to the court and report to the nearest MACC office each month.
Iskandar Shah, in his defense, requested a lower bond, saying that the defendant is currently caring for his elderly mother and has two children who are still studying.
The court then set a bond at RM20,000 with a guarantee and set October 12 for the next summons along with additional terms.
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