Friday, 30 September 2016
PWD director charged.
MALACCA: State Public Works Department director Datuk Khalid Omar claimed trial at the Sessions Court here to 16 charges of graft and money laundering involving more than RM1.28mil.
Khalid, 56, looked calm when the plea was recorded before Judge Meor Sulaiman Ahmad Tarmizi here yesterday.
He pleaded not guilty to 13 counts for corruption and three counts for money laundering.
On the corruption charges, Khalid was alleged to have received bribes amounting to RM196,200 at Batu Berendam and the Malacca Public Works Department at Jalan Taming Sari here between March 2014 and August this year.
Eight of the charges were made under Section 165 of the Penal Code for accepting valuable things from person concerned in any business transacted by a public servant.
The offence carries an imprisonment for up to two years, or with fine, or any two of the punishments, if found guilty.
The five other charges were made under Section 17(a) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act for accepting gratification, which provides an imprisonment for up to 20 years and fine of not less than five times the sum or value of the gratification, or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction.
Khalid also faces three charges for money laundering involving more than RM1.08mil, by having in his possession RM206,396.16 in an Amanah Saham Bumiputera 2 account; RM506,735.92 in a Tabung Haji account and cash of RM375,200, allegedly obtained from illegal proceeds.
The charges were made under Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act which provides for an imprisonment for up to 15 years, or fine of not less than five times the aggregate sum or value of proceeds from the illegal activities, if found guilty.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib prosecuted while Khalid was represented by counsel Azrul Zulkilfli Stork.
Meor Sulaiman then set bail at RM100,000 for the corruption charges and RM150,000 for the money laundering charges with one surety. Khalid posted the bail.
He also ordered Khalid to surrender his passport to the court and to report to the Malacca MACC office every month.
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