The accused, Muhammad Syakireen Othman, 36, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read before Judge Rohatul Akmar Abdullah. ― Reuters pic
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ALOR SETAR, Jan 24 — A company owner was charged in the Sessions Court here today, with five counts of submitting false documents to claim the Penjana Kerjaya 2.0 incentives, amounting to RM17,500, from the Social Security Organisation (Socso) in 2021.
The accused, Muhammad Syakireen Othman, 36, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read before Judge Rohatul Akmar Abdullah.
He is alleged to have committed the act at Wisma Perkeso, Jalan Teluk Wanjah, here, between June 2021 and July 2021, by submitting a document in the name of the company, Round Globe Enterprise, containing false details, being a list of names of individuals who are not employees of the company, to the Socso agent.
All charges are framed under Section 18 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 and punishable under Section 24 (2) of the same law which provides imprisonment for up to 20 years and a fine not less than five times the value of the subject matter of the offence or RM10,000 whichever is higher, upon conviction.
MACC prosecuting officer, Mohd Zulfadli Azharudin, pressed the court to impose bail of RM50,000 in one surety on the accused for all charges.
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