Former Kota Tinggi MP slapped with two charges of accepting bribes

JOHOR BARU: Former Kota Tinggi MP Datuk Noor Ehsanuddin Mohd Harun Narrashid was slapped with two charges of accepting bribes at a Sessions Court here.

The 56-year-old, who was formerly a board member of Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd, was charge for accepting RM50,000 from printing company Karya Hidayah Sdn Bhd on Sept 6 2013.

Noor Ehsanuddin also faces a second charge of accepting a plot of land said to be valued at RM180,000 from the same company on March 23, 2014, at the Kota Tinggi Land Office.

Noor Ehsanuddin pleaded not guilty and was represented by two attorneys - Datuk Thrichelvam and Vincent Lawrence.

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) deputy public prosecutor Khazrin Haffiz Khalil prosecuted in front of Sessions Court judge Kamarudin Kamsun on Sunday (Feb 10).

The deputy public prosecutor suggested the court set bail at RM40,000 for the two charges, which was approved.

The court then set March 27 for the case re-mention.

It was reported that the suspect had used his position within Felda by suggesting and then approving the appointment of a printing company that he had an interest in to print the 1Suara newsletters in Felda between 2012 and 2015, worth more than RM13mil.

In return, the one-term MP allegedly received RM50,000 cash in 2013 and obtained a piece of land in Kota Tinggi worth RM180,000 in 2014.

More to come.