KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 — A chief executive officer of a communication content service company was charged in the Sessions Court here today with 26 counts of giving bribes amounting to RM85,000 to a male employee of a telecommunications company eight years ago.
Lim Eng Hoong, 46, however, pleaded not guilty to all the charges which were read out to him before Judge Rozina Ayob.
On all the charges, Lim was charged with giving bribes totalling RM85,000, through a bank account belonging to a woman, to the employee of the telecommunications company as a reward for providing him information on complaints by customers of the telecommunication company to his company.
The offence was allegedly committed at HSBC Amanah Wangsa Maju Branch here between December 3, 2014, and September 1, 2016.
The charges were framed under Section 16 (b) (A) of the Malaysian Anti -Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009, which provides an imprisonment for up to 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the value of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher, if found guilty.
Rozina allowed Lim bail of RM30,000 with one surety for all charges and also ordered him to report himself at the nearest MACC office and not intimidate witnesses in the case.
The court set February 23 for mention.
Deputy public prosecutor from MACC Mohd Asri Abdul Rahman Sidik prosecuted, while lawyer Emily Shir Lay represented Lim.
— Bernama
