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KUALA LUMPUR: An office staff from the Perlis Fisheries Department was charged in Sessions Court here today for failing to explain the excessive amount of money, totaling RM368,162.98, in his bank account.
However, Mohd Zainal Murad @ Jusoh, 50, 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 of 2009, establishes a prison sentence of up to 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the value of the excess, or 10,000 ringgit, whichever is greater. if found. guilty.
MACC Deputy Prosecutor Maziah Mohaide offered bail of RM10,000 with a guarantee, however, Mohd Zainal, unrepresented, requested a lower bond, saying he had been suspended from work since last February and was fined RM10,000. by a court in Kangar on November 26, also for a crime under the MACC Act.
The man, who lives in Kangar, was accompanied by his wife in court today,
After which, Rozina posted a bond 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. – Called
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