Shah Alam Umno chief charged with six counts of misappropriation, forgery


SHAH ALAM: Shah Alam UMNO division leader Datuk Azhari Shaari pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here on Tuesday (Feb 14) to six charges of dishonestly misappropriating RM440,000 in funds and forgery.

On the charges for dishonest misappropriation of funds, Azhari, 53, was charged in his capacity as the sole signatory of bank accounts belonging to Persatuan Belia Kampung Kuantan Timur, Persatuan Belia Bersatu Teguh Shah Alam and Persatuan Belia Kampung Kuantan Utara, to have misappropriated RM120,000; RM120,000 and RM200,000, belonging to the associations, respectively.

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