KUALA LUMPUR – Labuan MP Datuk Rozman Isli has claimed trial to a corruption charge at the sessions court here today.
The prosecution charged Rozman under Section 23(1) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 for using his office or position for gratification.
The Warisan lawmaker was accused of committing the offence on March 21, 2018, at the Transport Ministry office in Putrajaya, when he was Labuan Transportation Board deputy chairman.
The charge further reads that Rozlan committed the offence by receiving a bribe – a works contract for Labuan Liberty Port Management Sdn Bhd, a company in which the accused’s father and sibling have interests in.
If found guilty, Rozlan faces imprisonment of not more than 20 years and a fine not less than five times the value of the gratification.
Bail was set at RM100,000 and he was ordered to surrender his passport.
The next mention of Rozlan’s case is set for November 19. – The Vibes, October 14, 2021
