SHAH ALAM: A director of a security systems firm and a former director of an electrical contracting company have pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of offering bribes totalling RM1.352mil and RM1.05mil respectively to secure tenders for data centre projects in 2024 and 2025.
Seow Kian Ang, 52, was charged in the Sessions Court on Wednesday (Feb 11) with four counts of giving bribes of RM338,000 each on four separate occasions to a 34-year-old man, a contract manager for a company, via a 38-year-old intermediary.
The money was allegedly given as inducement to help his company secure a subcontractor tender for the design, planning, supply, delivery, installation, testing, commissioning, warranty and comprehensive maintenance of a security system.
Meanwhile, Yong Chun Jiat, 37, was charged with six counts of giving cash bribes of RM100,000, RM96,000, RM154,000, RM150,000, RM150,000 and RM400,000, respectively, to the same man.
The payments were allegedly made as an inducement to assist his company in obtaining a subcontractor tender for the design, planning, supply, delivery, installation, testing, commissioning, Warranty and comprehensive maintenance of electrical low-voltage works (external LV package).
Seow is alleged to have committed the offences in Bandar Sunway and Ara Damansara between Aug 1, 2024, and July 10, 2025, while Yong allegedly committed his offences in Bandar Sunway, Ara Damansara, and Temasya Square, Glenmarie, between Aug 5, 2024, and May 18, 2025.
The charges were framed under Section 16(b)(A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 and are punishable under Section 24(1) of the same Act, which provides for a prison term of up to 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the amount of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction.
The prosecution requested that bail be denied to the two accused but proposed that, if granted, it be set at RM500,000 each with one surety.
Judge Datuk Mohd Nasir Nordin, however, set bail at RM100,000 each with one surety for both accused, subject to additional conditions that they surrender their passports to the court and refrain from interfering with witnesses.
The court fixed March 16 for the re-mention of the case. – Bernama
