Former CEO, COO of a waste company pleads not guilty to taking bribes

ALOR SETAR: Two former executives from a public cleaning and solid waste management concessionaire in Kedah pleaded not guilty in the Court of Sessions here today of receiving 170,000 ringgit in bribes to approve false claims in 2017 and 2018.

The defendant, Environment Idaman Sdn Bhd (E-Idaman), former CEO Mhd Saiful Anuar Zainal, 51, and former COO (CEO) Azmi Amin Sarji, 51, pleaded guilty after being read the charges before Judge Murtazadi Amran.

In the first count, the two defendants were jointly charged with receiving a bribe of RM170,000 from Syarikat Azhar Prestige Environment Sdn Bhd as an incentive to approve payment to the company despite the fact that no work was performed.

In the second charge, both were jointly accused of having confirmed the completion of the work, as recorded in the tax invoice of Syarikat Syumul I Nur Sdn Bhd, for an amount of RM 426,935.14, when in fact no such statement had been provided. service.

They were charged with committing the crimes at E-Idaman’s office here between May 2017 and February 2018.

Meanwhile, in the same court, Azmi faced two other charges, namely receiving a bribe of RM181,177 from Syarikat Dinamik Fihn Jaya Sdn Bhd as an incentive to approve payment for work that had not been performed and for confirming that the work it had been done. by Syarikat Abiwatan Sdn Bhd when no such work had been done.

For each of the charges brought under the Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009, both defendants face a jail term not to exceed 20 years and a fine of RM10,000 or not less than five times the amount. or the value of the bribe, whichever is greater, if convicted.

The court allowed a bond of RM20,000 for each position with a guarantor. Both defendants were ordered to hand over their travel documents to the court and report to the nearest MACC office once a month.

Murtazadi then set January 17 to be mentioned.

The prosecution was led by Deputy Prosecutor Tan Sew Ping. Saiful was represented by lawyer Muhamad Samsul Nizam Sohhimi and Azmi by lawyer Shamsul Sulaiman.