IPOH: A former Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) technician was today charged with submitting false claims for payment of maintenance works amounting to RM19,301.70, four years ago.
Abdul Hadee Ahmad, 37 however pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him before Judge Ainon Shahrin Mohamad.
According to the charge sheet, the accused is alleged to have submitted a document containing false details in the name of the ZG Engineering Sdn Bhd amounting to RM19,301.70
The accused's actions were to deceive the principal namely TNB, where the works were carried out by TNB's employees and not the company in question.
The accused was alleged to have committed the offence at the TNB Bidor branch in Batang Padang on Oct 28, 2020.
He was charged under Section 18 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009, punishable under Section 24 of the same Act which carries a maximum jail term of 20 years and a fine of five times the value of the offence committed, or RM10,000, whichever is higher.
MACC's prosecuting officer Sharul Azuan Ghazali offered bail at RM15,000 with one surety with the condition that the accused report to the MACC office every month.
Counsel Ahmad Shamil Azad Abdul Hamid, however, requested RM5,000 bail as his client currently works as a freelance technician and needs to support his wife and three children including two with autism.
The court then set RM10,000 bail with one surety and fixed July 26 for mention.
