KOTA KINABALU: An operations director claimed trial at the Special Corruption Court here for making a false claim over a skills training programme involving RM469,050.
Ag Ruzi Ag Tahir, 52, who works at a training provider company, pleaded not guilty before Sessions Court judge Jason Juga.
He was charged under Section 18 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act (MACC) 2009, punishable under Section 24 (2) of the same Act 2009.
The punishment provides for a maximum 20 years' jail, and a fine five times the amount involved, or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction.
Ag Ruzi was accused of submitting an invoice dated Jan 25, 2018, which contains false details, to the chief assistant director of the Sabah State Economic Planning Unit with the intention to deceive the principal on Feb 23, 2018, at Wisma Sedia, Penampang.
The false document was to claim the implementation of the Special Skills Training Capacity and Capability Enhancement Programme: Welding and Bosiet for 2017 worth RM469,050, when in fact there was no such programme.
Earlier, deputy public prosecutor Nurul Izzati Sapifee proposed a bail of RM100,000 with a local surety.
She asked the court to impose additional conditions on the accused to submit his international passport to court, report to the MACC office once a month, and not tamper with the prosecution witnesses pending disposal of the case.
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