A HUSBAND and wife who operate as business partners pleaded not guilty in the Special Corruption Court here today to charges of submitting fraudulent claims amounting to more than RM3.6 million under the Small and Medium Industry Assistance Programme (IKS).
Anita Mohamed, 54, and Ang Ka Fat @ Kenny, 57, are accused of submitting false invoices to the Department of Industrial Development and Research (DIDR) in 2022 and 2023. Both entered their pleas before Sessions Court Judge Jason Juga.
Each accused faces two individual charges and one joint charge. For the first charge, they are alleged to have conspired to submit false documentation for MeSTI and Halal certification services under the 2022 Sabah IKS Assistance Programme (BAIKS), involving RM500,000, for services that were allegedly never provided.
The second charge involves submitting false documents related to MeSTI, My Food Tag, and Halal certifications under BAIKS 2023, valued at RM2.7 million, which purportedly included renovation works that were also never carried out. These charges are brought under Section 28(1)(c) of the MACC Act 2009, read with Section 18 of the same Act.
For the joint charge, Anita and Ang are accused of submitting a dated invoice on 7 November 2023 along with 13 false delivery orders for the supply of various retort machines, DOSH registration and approval, hydrostatic testing, and premises registration, amounting to RM414,400.
This offence is charged under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009, read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment and a fine of no less than five times the amount involved or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction.
The court set 23 September for pre-trial case management. Bail was fixed at RM20,000 for each charge, with a RM3,000 deposit and one local surety. Additional conditions include surrendering their passports, reporting to the MACC office every two months, and refraining from contacting prosecution witnesses.
The prosecution was led by MACC Prosecuting Officer Dzulkarnain Rousan Hasbi on behalf of Deputy Public Prosecutor Rustam Sanim, while both accused were represented by counsel Azhier Farhan Arisin. - August 14, 2025
