KUALA LUMPUR: Twelve people, including company owners and a husband-and-wife pair, have been brought before Sessions Courts in Kelantan, Kedah and Perak over allegations of submitting false claims for incentives under PERKESO’s Daya Kerjaya 2.0 Programme.
All pleaded not guilty to their respective charges.
In KELANTAN, six individuals comprising five company owners and a company manager, including a father-and-son duo, were charged before Kota Bharu Sessions Court Judge Dazuki Ali. They were identified as Saipuddin Mohamad, 47; Eadzelin Azmi, 41; Mohamad Faiz Harith Hazman, 30; Nur Shahalwani Ab Hamid, 37; and father-and-son pair Nik Muhammad Afiq Rifqi Nik Araman, 29, and Nik Araman Yusoff, 54.
Saipuddin was charged with six counts, while Nur Shahalwani faces four charges. The other accused, including the father and son, each face a single charge.
The accused, who are owners of their respective companies, were charged with submitting Daya Kerjaya 2.0 Employee Verification Forms containing false information to PERKESO agents, with the intention of misleading the organisation.
The alleged offences were committed in Kota Bharu between May 18 and October 9, 2024.
Deputy Public Prosecutors from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), Mariah Omar and Asmah Che Wan, led the prosecution, with all the accused represented by lawyers except Nur Shahalwani.
The court granted bail of between RM8,000 and RM14,000 to each accused and set Sept 13 for further case proceedings.
Meanwhile, in KEDAH, four individuals were charged at the Alor Setar Sessions Court, including Fuad Trading Industry Sdn Bhd owner Hafizoh Hamid, 50, who faced two counts of making false claims, while her husband Fuad Osman, 65, was accused of abetting the offence.
Hafizoh was charged with two counts of submitting Daya Kerjaya 2.0 Employee Verification Forms containing false statements to an agent from the PERKESO Monitoring and Development Branch at No. 929, Jalan Sultan Badlishah here, on June 13, 2024 and Oct 2, 2024.
Meanwhile, Westfield Retailing Sdn Bhd director Lee Zi Hao, 35, was charged with six similar offences allegedly committed at Jalan KLC 4, Kulim Landmark Central, on March 1, Sept 6 and Oct 25, 2024. His father, Lee Kai Fuat, 63, claimed trial to five charges of abetting the offences.
Judge N Priscilla Hemamalini allowed Hafizoh and Fuad, represented by lawyer Datuk Ghazali Cha, to be released on RM7,000 bail each with one surety, and fixed Sept 27 for further case proceedings.
Zi Hao and Kai Fuat, represented by lawyer Hari Prassaad Rao, were granted bail of RM8,000 each with one surety, with the case set for mention again on Sept 8.
MACC Deputy Public Prosecutor Kamarusan Kamis led the prosecution.
In PERAK, two owners of cleaning companies claimed trial at the Ipoh Sessions Court to seven similar charges allegedly committed between May and August 2024.
Neoh Wooi Lee, 50, and Shareen Noordin David Noordin, 53, were accused of jointly submitting a Daya Kerjaya 2.0 Employee Verification Form on behalf of Century Super Solution to two PERKESO agents, allegedly containing false information intended to mislead the organisation.
Shareen also claimed trial to nine similar charges linked to SN Super Clean Solution, allegedly committed between March and September 2024.
Neoh was also charged with abetting Shareen on nine counts of altering documents containing false statements to deceive three PERKESO agents into approving incentive claims under the same programme between March and September 2024.
All the alleged offences took place at No. 51, Lorong Chengal, Taman Sunlight, Ipoh, between March 31 and Sept 4, 2024, involving the companies Century Super Solution and SN Super Clean Solution.
MACC prosecuting officer G. Nanthini led the prosecution, while Neoh was represented by lawyer R. Sheshalini.
Judge Ainul Sharin Mohamad allowed each accused to be released on RM8,000 bail and fixed Sept 10 for further case proceedings.
The charges were brought under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009, punishable under Section 24(2) of the same Act with up to 20 years’ imprisonment and a fine of at least five times the amount of the false particulars or RM10,000, whichever is higher, if convicted.- Bernama
