TAWAU: A company owner was charged in the Special Anti-Corruption Court here for submitting false documents to the Social Security Organisation (Perkeso) to claim incentives under the Penjana Kerjaya 2.0 programme involving a total value of RM28,200, two years ago.
Dayang @ Jessie Ambukon, 51, however, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read before Judge Jason Juga.
According to the charges, she was accused of providing to an agent, namely a Perkeso officer, with the intention to deceive her principal by "locking in" six employees of the company JR Samudera Logistic Sdn Bhd into the Penjana Kerja 2.0 programme.
The accused also submitted documents which contained false particulars, namely a list of six employees who were not actually employees or staff in her company.
The offence was committed at the Employment Insurance Unit (SIP) of the Perkeso office in Tawau on March 15, 2021.
She was charged under Section 18 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 and can be punished under Section 24(2) of the same act.
As for the alternative charge, the accused is alleged to have fraudulently used a false document as genuine, on behalf of JR Samudera Logistic Company dated March 15, 2021, for the purpose of applying for the Penjana Kerjaya 2.0 incentive, which the accused knew or had reason to believe was false.
The offence is under Section 471 of the Penal Code and can be punished under Section 465 of the same code.
MACC prosecuting officer Dzulkarnain Rousan Hasbi prosecuted, while the accused was represented by lawyer Nabila Norsahar.
The court allowed the accused to be released on RM10,000 bail with a deposit of RM2,000, in addition to surrendering her passport and reporting to the nearest MACC office once every three months.
The next hearing for the case is scheduled for Dec 13.
