SHAH ALAM: A former senior executive was charged in the Sessions Court with nine counts of using forged documents to obtain personal advances and claims from an industrial and technology research organisation between 2022 and 2023.
Mohd Nizam Ibrahim, 50, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to him before Judge Awang Kerisnada Awang Mahmud.
He was accused of fraudulently submitting a company's quotations, cash documents and cash payment receipts to the organisation as genuine to obtain personal advances and claims totalling RM15,288.
The offences were committed at the organisation's office between April 22, 2022 and Nov 2, 2023.
The charges were framed under Section 471 of the Penal Code and are punishable under Section 465 of the same Act, which carries up to two years' jail, a fine, or both upon conviction.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) prosecuting officer Mohd Alimi Mustapha proposed bail of RM20,000 with one local surety, and that the accused report to the Selangor MACC office.
Mohd Nizam, who was unrepresented, pleaded for a lower bail, saying he had been unemployed for two years and relied on income as a freelance graphic designer.
He said he also bore the medical expenses of his wife, who has a growth on her hand and his mother, who has a heart condition.
"I hope a reduction in bail can be granted," he said.
The court allowed him bail of RM10,000 with one local surety, with additional conditions that he report to the Selangor MACC office in...
SHAH ALAM: A former senior executive was charged in the Sessions Court with nine counts of using forged documents to obtain personal advances and claims from an industrial and technology research ...