SHAH ALAM, Feb 24 — A contractor pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here today to six counts of abetting to falsify bank statements for the purpose of cheating the Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) last year.
Sairi Norhafi, 57, was charged with committing the offense by instructing a man to falsify bank statements of a company dated October 31, November 30, and December 31, 2021, with the intention of deceiving MBSA.
The charges are framed under Section 109 of the Penal Code and read together with Sectionf the same Act, which provides imprisonment for up to seven years and fine, upon conviction.
Sairi also claimed trial to six optional charges of abetting the same man to fraudulently use as genuine forged documents, which he knew were fake.
The charges were made under Section 109 of the Penal Code, and read together with Section 471 of the same Act and areunishable under Section 465, which carries a jail term of up to two years or witha ine or both if convicted.
Sairi allegedly committed all the offences at Bahagian Tender dan Ukur Bahan, MBSA, from Jan 25 to March 10, 2022.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Comission (MACC) deputy public prosecutor A. Kalaivani prosecuted while lawyer Datuk Ahmad Zaharil Muhaiyar represented the accused.
Judge Rozilah Salleh allowed bail of RM40,000 with one surety and fixed March 15 for mention.
— Bernama
