MELAKA: The vice-chancellor of a university here has claimed trial at the Sessions Court in Ayer Keroh for allegedly deceiving the university’s former vice-chancellor concerning the appointment of a chief consultant, which involved a payment of RM20,000.
The plea of the accused, Prof Dr G. Jayakumar, was recorded before judge Elesabet Paya Wan yesterday.
The accused, who was then a senior lecturer at the university, deceived Jaspal Singh, who was then the vice-chancellor, into appointing a lecturer from Universiti Perdana Kuala Lumpur as the Chief Consultant for the Curriculum Programme and Academic Development.
The appointment was allegedly made to develop an occupational therapy programme module with a payment of RM20,000, despite the appointment contravening the individual’s employment contract with Universiti Perdana.
The offence was allegedly committed at the university’s office in Melaka on May 3, 2021.
The charge was framed under Section 417 of the Penal Code, which provides for imprisonment of up to five years, or a fine, or both, upon conviction.
Earlier, the prosecution, led by Deputy Public Prosecutor of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Sharina Farhana Nor Sa’ari, proposed a bail of RM20,000 with the condition that the accused report once a month to the Melaka MACC office.
The court later granted bail of RM20,000 with one surety and fixed March 9 as the re-mention date.
