SHAH ALAM: Four individuals were charged in the Sessions Court here on Friday (Aug 7) over false statements in applications for incentives under the Social Security Organisation's (PERKESO) Daya Kerjaya 2.0 career programme, dating back two years.
Among them were a father and son, Chong Foo Yon, 75, the owner of a plastic packaging company, and his son, Chong Kok Woo, 51, who pleaded not guilty after the charges were read out separately before Judge Datuk Mohd Nasri Nordin.
Foo Yon is accused of submitting a Daya Kerjaya 2.0 Employee Confirmation Form on behalf of his company to a PERKESO agent at Taman Bukit Serdang, Seri Kembangan, on Nov 2, 2024.
The document allegedly contained false statements regarding material particulars of importance, with the intention of misleading the principal.
He was charged under Section 18 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009, which provides for imprisonment of up to 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the value of the false material particulars, if such value can be ascertained, or RM10,000, whichever is higher.
As for Kok Woo, he is accused of abetting his father in committing the same offence at the same place, on the same date and time.
The charge against him was brought under Section 28(1)(c) of the MACC Act 2009, punishable under Section 24(2), which provides for imprisonment of up to 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the value of the false material particulars, if such value can be...
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