KUALA LUMPUR: A former aide to Seputeh Member of Parliament Teresa Kok has pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court to two counts of cheating and corruption, linked to the procurement of interactive smartboards for schools in Seputeh.
Edmund Teoh Kheng Yaik, 40, pleaded not guilty to the charges after they were read out before Sessions Court judge Suzana Hussin here on Monday (May 11)
According to the charge sheet, Teoh allegedly misled Kok into believing that only two schools in the Seputeh constituency had applied for a contribution of the Interactive Smart Boards, when he knew there were 16 schools that made the applications.
Teoh's alleged act had caused Kok to approve him making an application for the contribution through the MyKhas system under the Projek Mesra Rakyat programme for the Seputeh parliamentary constituency, whereby Kok would not have done had she not been deceived.
The charge under Section 417 of the Penal Code, which provides imprisonment of up to five years, or a fine, or both, upon conviction.
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