IPOH: Former Pertubuhan Kebajikan Serantau Muslim chairman Mohd Hakim Mohd Nor has claimed trial to 10 more charges of misusing funds meant for humanitarian missions abroad amounting to about RM630,000.
The 39-year-old, who is already facing seven other charges framed under Section 403 of the Penal Code, pleaded not guilty before Sessions Court judge Meor Sulaiman Ahmad Tarmizi yesterday.
Mohd Hakim was said to have committed the offences at several banks here, as well as in Batu Gajah and Seri Iskandar, between January 2018 and December 2021.
The funds were intended for humanitarian missions to Myanmar, Yemen, Syria and Palestine.
On Monday, the accused claimed trial at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court to one charge involving about RM207,000.
He also claimed trial to six charges at the Melaka Sessions Court involving about RM576,000 on the following day.
In Melaka, Mohd Hakim was allowed bail of RM35,000 with one surety, with March 13 set as the next mention date.
Lawyer Azizzul Shariman Mat Yusoff requested that the 10 cases be transferred to the Melaka Sessions Court to be jointly heard with the cases there.
He also requested that the bail allowed in Melaka be applicable here.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission deputy public prosecutor Muaz Ahmad Khairuddin did not object to both requests, which were then allowed by Meor Sulaiman.
The offence under Section 403 carries a jail term of up to five years, whipping and a fine.
