Deputy V-C denies asking for and accepting bribe

Avoiding the cameras: Dr Abdul Aziz trying to hide his face from press photographers at the Sessions Court in Johor Baru. -Bernama

JOHOR BARU: A Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) deputy vice-chancellor pleaded not guilty at a Sessions Court here to soliciting and accepting a bribe of RM15,000 from a contractor in 2010.

Prof Ir Dr Abdul Aziz Abdul Samad, 52, who heads the university’s academic and international division, pleaded not guilty to the charges before Sessions court judge Mohamad Haidar Abdul Aziz.