KUANTAN – An assistant agriculture officer at the Lipis district Orang Asli Development Department (Jakoa) pleaded not guilty at the sessions court here today to two charges of accepting bribes totalling RM300.
Ahmad Akmi Mohamad, 39, made the plea before judge Datuk Ahmad Zamzani Mohd Zain.
The man, from Kg Bukit Kelulut, Temerloh, was alleged to have received a total of RM300 without consideration from an individual known to have a connection with his official work.
Akmi was charged with committing the offence at a restaurant in Tempoyang, Kuala Lipis, Lipis around 4pm on January 5 this year and a bank branch in Mentakab, Temerloh around 1pm on January 7.
Both the charges were framed under Section 165 of the Penal Code which provides imprisonment for up to two years, fine or both if convicted.
The court allowed Akmi bail of RM4,000 with one surety and also ordered him to report himself to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) office every month, as well as to surrender his passport. Date for the next mention is set for June 20.
Deputy public prosecutor from MACC, Siti Sarah Zainal Abiddin prosecuted Akmi who was unrepresented. – Bernama, May 19, 2022
