KOTA KINABALU: Five people faced a total of 23 charges at the Special Corruption Court here on Wednesday (Sept 30) over allegations of submitting documents containing false particulars and using forged documents to obtain payments for house repair works under the Hardcore Poor Housing Programme (PPRT).
The accused, comprising four men and a woman, pleaded not guilty separately before Judge Andi Razalijaya A. Dadi to charges under Section 18 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009. The woman also faced additional forgery charges under Section 471 of the Penal Code.
All offences were committed at the GiatMara office in Kota Kinabalu in 2021 with the claims and invoices involved amounts ranging from about RM14,000 to RM15,000 for individual projects carried out in 2021.
Judge Andi Razalijaya granted bail ranging from RM10,000 to RM20,000. The accused were also ordered to report to the MACC monthly, surrender their passports and refrain from contacting prosecution witnesses.
Aidah Mustapha, 54, faced the highest number of charges, with 11 counts comprising five offences under the MACC Act and six under the Penal Code.
Five charges under Section 18 of the MACC Act relate to the alleged submission of invoices worth between RM14,996.50 and RM15,000 for PPRT repair works in April 2021 that allegedly did not comply with the required BQ.
She also faces six charges under Section 471 of the Penal Code for allegedly using documents she had reason to believe were forged. The documents include work completion certificates, PPRT application forms, land-use consent forms, verification and recipient declaration forms, as well as PPRT participant profile forms.
Meanwhile, Ashar Usman, 45, faced one charge under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009 for allegedly submitting a purchase order valued at RM14,933 containing false particulars to the director of GiatMara Sabah in April 2021.
Shariff Wahya, 55, faced one charge of allegedly submitting purchase orders containing false particulars relating to PPRT repair works that did not comply with the job specification. He was accused submitting a purchase order worth RM14,999 to the director of GIATMARA Sabah between February and March 2021.
Kenidi Musa, 41, faced five charges involving invoices for repair works allegedly not carried out according to the required specifications that contained false particulars as repairs for five aid recipients were said not to have complied with the stipulated work specifications.
The invoices involved amounts ranging from RM14,996 to RM14,998, while the value of works allegedly not carried out according to specifications ranged from RM2,878 to RM5,886.
Mohd Nur Musa, 42, was charged with five counts involving purchase orders valued between RM14,934 and RM15,000 for PPRT repair works in 2021 that were allegedly either not undertaken or not completed in accordance with the approved Bills of Quantities (BQ).
The court fixed Oct 28, 2026 for case management. Deputy public prosecutor Dzulkarnain Rousan Hasbi appeared for the prosecution.
If convicted, the offences under Section 18 of the MACC Act carry a jail term of up to 20 years and a fine, while Section 471 of the Penal Code provides for up to two years' imprisonment, a fine, or both.
