KOTA KINABALU: A government official has been charged with soliciting bribes amounting to RM22,300 on six occasions between May and July 2020.
Zainal Aliasan, 33, who was arrested on Sept 13, pleaded not guilty to all the charges before Sessions Court Judge Abu Bakar Manat at the Special Corruptions Court here on Tuesday (Sept 20).
The agriculture officer with the Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (Risda) in Keningau was accused of soliciting bribes from one Fong Yoon Hing to help arrange for faster payments for the works carried out for the authority.
The court allowed Zainal to be released on a RM20,000 bail, with a deposit of RM5,000, with two local sureties.
He was also instructed to report himself to the Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) office once in two months.
He was also ordered to surrender his passport to the court and not allowed to tamper or have any contact with the prosecution
