Businessman pleads not guilty to Jana Wibawa-linked graft worth RM12.8mil


The accused Datuk Teo Wee Cheng, 65, arriving at the Johor Baru Sessions Court for the charges relating to the Jana Wibawa programme. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

JOHOR BARU: A 65-year-old businessman has pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here to nine counts of asking and receiving bribes worth RM12.8mil linked to the Jana Wibawa programme.

Datuk Teo Wee Cheng claimed trial to the charges that were read to him in Mandarin before judge Datuk Ahmad Kamal Arifin Ismail here on Wednesday (Feb 22).

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