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KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): An administrative employee of the Perlis Fisheries Department was charged in Session Court here on Tuesday (December 8) of failing to explain an excessive amount of money, totaling RM368,162.98, in his account bank.
Mohd Zainal Murad @ Jusoh, 50, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge before Judge Rozina Ayob.
It is alleged that the defendant, a fisheries assistant in the department’s resource management division, did not provide a satisfactory explanation of the money in the bank account, which is excessive, relative to his present and past emoluments.
He was charged with committing the crime at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters in Putrajaya on January 30, 2020.
The charge, framed in Section 36 (3) of the MACC Act 2009, provides for prison terms of up to 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the value of the excess, or RM10,000, whichever is greater, if He is found guilty. .
MACC Deputy Prosecutor Maziah Mohaide offered bail of 10,000 ringgit with bail, however Mohd Zainal, who was not represented, requested a lesser bail, saying that he had been suspended from work since last February and was fined 10,000. ringgit by a court in Kangar on November 26, also for an offense under the MACC Act.
The man, who lives in Kangar, was accompanied by his wife in court on Tuesday.
Rozina posted bail of RM5,000 with a guarantee and also ordered the man not to leave the country until the case was resolved.
She set Jan. 7 for the filing of documents to be mentioned and for Mohd Zainal to appoint an attorney. – Bernama
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